Diana's dresses sell for $276,000
2011-05-08 11:41:55
Two dresses worn by Princess Diana have sold for a record $276,000 at an auction in Beverly Hills.
Gender stereotype easing more for girls
2011-05-08 09:34:46
Gender stereotypes for America's children are less rigid than in the past, but they remain a pervasive part of popular culture.
4 UN workers killed in Bolivia plane crash
2011-05-08 13:39:32
Four UN anti-drug workers and two Bolivian pilots were found dead after their plane crashed in western Bolivia on Friday, authorities said Saturday.
Eight killed, 109 injured in Cairo sectarian clash
2011-05-08 12:37:37
At least eight people were killed and 109 others were injured after Muslims and Coptics clashed Saturday in an area west of Egyptian capital Cairo.
Photos of bin Laden in Judo gi released
2011-05-08 10:23:12
An undated photograph provided by Taiwanese judo coach Jimmy Wu shows what Wu says is Osama Bin Laden dressed in his judo gi in Riyadh.
Muslim-Christian clashes kill 5 in west Cairo
2011-05-08 08:18:09
Christians and Muslims fought in the streets of western Cairo on Saturday in violence triggered by word of a mixed romance.
17 killed, 2 missing in landslide in Indonesia
2011-05-07 13:01:51
Seventeen people were killed, two people went missing and four others suffered from injuries in landslides in West Java of Indonesia, officials said on Saturday.
Swimmers battle power of ocean
2011-05-05 21:57:24
Underwater photographer Mark Tipple's latest work gives viewers a spectacular turtle's eye view of swimmers as they roll in the wake of 15 feet high waves.
Space craft reaches glide-test milestone
2011-05-05 15:50:16
High over the Mojave Desert, the stubby-winged SpaceShipTwo bent itself into a near-right angle shape and plunged nearly straight downward.
NASA probe confirms space-time theories
2011-05-05 15:43:43
The US NASA announced that its Gravity Probe B mission has confirmed two key predictions derived from general theory of relativity.
Pacific rim earthquake risks
2011-05-05 13:40:27
Portable seismographs will be installed in New Zealand to help scientists better understand earthquake hazards in the Pacific region.
Scientists set to study Pacific rim earthquake risks
2011-05-05 13:40:27
Portable seismographs will be installed at 900 locations in New Zealand's lower North Island as part of a study to help scientists better understand earthquake hazards in the Pacific region.