152 confirmed dead in plane crash in Islamabad
[2010-07-28 21:23]A total of 152 people were confirmed to have been killed in a plane crash that occurred Wednesday in the Margalla hills in Islamabad.
Four-day-old Zedonk, rare cross
[2010-07-28 15:36]A four-day-old Zedonk, a rare cross between a zebra and a donkey, stands next to her mother at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve in Lumpkin County, Ga. on Monday.
1st black elected to office in Russia
[2010-07-26 06:25]People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never seen a black man. Now they say they see in him something equally rare — an honest politician.
Afghans pay the price for flexing their muscles
[2010-07-24 09:38]Arif Sakhi preened and posed his well-oiled muscles to win the "Mr Afghanistan" crown earlier this year, but behind that perfectly sculpted physique his vital organs were breaking down under the strain of steroid abuse.
Dutch child care wants to keep control of sailor
[2010-07-20 22:49]Child care authorities asked a Dutch court to extend their guardianship over 14-year-old sailor Laura Dekker for another year, a move that would further delay her global solo sail.
Goat 'beauty contest' in Lithuania
[2010-07-06 10:54]Goats and their owners wait for the start of a goat "beauty contest" in Ramygala, about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital Vilnius, July 5, 2010.
Bulls chasing revellers at Spanish festival
[2010-07-06 10:19]During the "Bous a la Mar" festival revellers emerging from protective barriers provoke bulls to chase them until they both fall into the sea. The bulls are then rescued by small boats who tow them to safety.
Defending champ wins annual eating contest
[2010-07-05 15:24]Contestants take part in Nathan’s annual hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, New York, July 4, 2010. Defending champion Joey Chestnut claimed his fourth consecutive world title by wolfing down 54 hot dogs.
Troubled Toyota recalls about 92,000 cars in Japan
[2010-07-05 14:42]Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in Japan over defective engines - the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.
The dawn of the dinosaurs
[2010-07-02 21:36]Abel Martinez rebuilds a replica skeleton of 8 metres long 'Fasolasuchus', one of the largest terrestrial predator in the late Triassic age which fossils have been found in Argentina, in preparation at an exhibition hall at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo July 2, 2010.
One of Russian woman spies has been identified
[2010-06-30 16:44]Chapman, along with 10 others, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the US attorney general.
Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic
[2010-06-11 09:30]A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy.