WWF takes images of rare tigers

2011-05-09 10:50:19

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has recorded images of 12 endangered Sumatran tigers, including a mother playing with cubs.

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.