Holy week around the world

2011-04-21 10:01:56

Hundreds of processions take place around the clock in Spain during Holy Week, drawing thousands of visitors.

Heavy rains hit Colombian city

2011-04-21 08:52:21

Residents walk through a flooded street in the municipality of La Virginia after heavy rains in Pereira province April 20, 2011.

Too much TV puts children's hearts at risk

2011-04-21 07:57:45

Lead author says parents need to get kids moving and off couch

Lovely white Tiger cubs

2011-04-19 20:57:50

Zookeeper Jeanette Wurm (R) and zoo manager Susanna Stubbe try to hold four Bengali White Tiger cubs that were born two months ago on Valentine's Day in the Zoo Safari Park Stukenbrock near the western German city of Bielefeld April 19, 2011.

Road accidents killed 55 during Lao New Year

2011-04-19 15:19:15

Road accidents killed 55 people in Laos during the week of the Lao New year celebrations (April 11-17 ).

Hold on, buckaroo

2011-04-19 10:31:37

A gaucho is unseated by an untamed or unbroken horse during the celebration of "Criolla" (Creole) Week in Montevideo, Uruguay, April 18, 2011.

40 Mediterranean fish species could vanish

2011-04-19 11:03:43

A new study suggests that more than 40 fish species in the Mediterranean could vanish in the next few years.

Costa Rica rock hunt goes below ocean surface

2011-04-19 08:59:41

Scientists set off from Costa Rica to drill a hole deep under the sea and directly extract rocks from record depths that could add to the understanding of climate change.

Solar-powered airplane test flight

2011-04-18 22:02:13

Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg performs a low altitude go-round procedure with the solar-powered HB-SIA prototype aircraft during a test flight at Payerne airport April 18, 2011.

1 killed, 16 injuried in Czech bus crash

2011-04-18 21:28:56

Firefighters survey the scene of a crash of a public bus in Prague April 18, 2011. According to local media reports, the driver was killed and 16 people suffered injuries in the crash.

Car bombs in central Baghdad kill 9

2011-04-18 17:02:07

Suicide bombers detonated two explosives-packed cars Monday outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, killing at least nine people and wounding 23

Forest fire ravages Santiago city

2011-04-18 10:50:53

A forest fire near a house is seen in Vina del Mar city, about 121 km (75 miles) northwest of Santiago, April 17, 2011.