Graduation ceremony for Saudi air force cadets
2011-01-05 11:04:24
Saudi air force cadets attend their graduation ceremony at King Faisal military college in Riyadh Jan 4, 2011.
Gunmen kill 3 in Mexico, including 13-year-old boy
2011-01-05 06:49:17
Gunmen opened fire on people gathered at a street corner in the northern city of Monterrey, killing two adults and a 13-year-old boy, authorities said Tuesday.
Partial solar eclipse visible over Mideast, Europe
2011-01-04 19:50:33
The partial eclipse was visible near sunrise over most of Europe and northeastern Asia on Tuesday.
Egypt sees Qaeda link to blast
2011-01-04 10:39:30
Egypt is screening people who arrived recently from countries where al-Qaeda is known to recruit after early findings suggested the militant network was behind a New Year's church bombing, security sources said.
Afghan clowns raise laughs in Kabul
2011-01-04 08:10:50
Two Afghan policemen stand paralyzed by fear in front of a plastic cup. But this is not some farcical scene from the battle against the Taliban - it is a sketch from a new clown show in Kabul.
Australian floods toll rises
2011-01-04 08:10:50
Raging Australian floodwaters claimed two more lives on Monday, when a man drowned after his car was washed into a flooded creek and the body of another swept from a small boat was recovered.
Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year's Mass, 21 dead
2011-01-01 09:19:58
A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least 21 people.
2 moderate earthquakes occur in Vietnam
2010-12-31 13:20:38
Two earthquakes happened early Friday morning in Vietnam's northern province of Son La, and they have caused no damages or casualties so far.
Fewer journalists killed in 2010
2010-12-31 09:23:11
Fewer reporters were killed worldwide in 2010 than in the previous year, but media advocacy groups have warned that while the number slain in war zones has fallen, criminals and traffickers have become a greater threat to journalists.
Competition to find the most beautiful camel
2010-12-31 06:56:19
Men lead their white camels during the Mazayen al-Ibl competition, to find the most beautiful camel, in the desert region of Um Rgheiba, 400 km (248 miles) from Riyadh, Dec 30, 2010.
Biggest piano to mark end of Chopin Year
2010-12-31 06:55:43
Pianists perform on the Stolemowi Klawer, which is in contention for the title of the world's biggest concert piano, during an event to mark the end of Chopin Year at a museum in Shymbark, northern Poland Dec 30, 2010.
Queensland flooded
2010-12-30 15:25:25
Flooding continues in parts of Queensland, Australia, with the government declaring disaster zones in the towns of Chinchilla, Theodore and Dalby.