Urban areas with at least one million inhabitants in 2006. By the end of the twentieth century, 47% of the world's population lived in cities, a figure which has risen from 3% since 1800.
Ben E. King, best known for the classic soul song Stand By Me, has died at 76. One of the most distinctive voices of 1950s and '60s R&B has died. Ben E. King, best known for the song Stand By Me, died yesterday in New Jersey of natural causes. He was 76.
Artistfacts for Neil Diamond. Diamond is probably the most famous Jewish male musician. He began his career as a songwriter, working in New York City near the end of the Tin Pan Alley era in the mid-'60s. His songs were recorded by Jay and the Americans, Cliff Richard and The Monkees.