CNN's Larry King exits after 25 years
[2010-12-17 12:30]Marking the occasion with bright red suspenders, TV host Larry King pulled the curtain down on his CNN talk show after 25 years.
Drug war claims 3,000 lives in Mexican city
[2010-12-15 14:49]This year's death toll in drug-related violence in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, the hardest hit by Mexico's drug war, rose to 3,000 Tuesday after two men were shot dead on a street.
Hollywood icon MGM files for bankruptcy
[2010-11-04 10:43]Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc filed for bankruptcy, marking a climax to a drawn-out restructuring for the storied Hollywood studio.
UK’s Warrington toasts world’s biggest mosaic
[2010-10-20 11:21]A British artist uses a picture of her mother-in-law to create the world's largest toast mosaic in Cheshire, UK, on Oct 17, 2010.
Nepal teen stands tall as world's shortest man
[2010-10-14 16:07]A Nepalese fruit seller's son with the body of a toddler turned 18 on Thursday and was officially declared the world's shortest man by Guinness record officials.
Michelle Obama ranked world's most powerful woman
[2010-10-07 11:38]US first lady Michelle Obama beat others to rank as the world's most powerful woman in Forbes magazine's annual listing.
DPRK leader Kim Jong-il's son promoted to general
[2010-09-30 15:02]Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-il (C), poses with the newly elected members of the central leadership body of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the participants in the WPK Conference, Sept 30, 2010.
Assange free from prison, back to leaking secrets
[2010-12-17 14:17]WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange was released on bail Thursday and free to get back to work spilling US government secrets on his website.
Queen's swans may suffer grisly fate in UK drive to cut govt costs
[2010-08-21 10:39]Sell off the Queen's swans. Make lawmakers work for free. Force prison inmates to generate cheap power on the treadmill.
Special Coverage: Pakistan Floods
[2010-08-16 19:14]The worst floods in decades in Pakistan have left millions without clean water, food and homes.
Victims of 'Love Parade' stampede commemorated
[2010-07-29 09:45]The Love Parade death toll rose by one to 21 Wednesday as Germans, who cherish order and organisation, struggled to understand how such a tragedy could happen.
Former US Secretary of State Rice performs with orchestra
[2010-07-28 14:09]Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plays the piano during a performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Philadelphia.