Hundreds of bikini clad women descend on Johannesburg to participate in a bid to break the world record for the largest bikini parade and raise breast cancer awareness.
Chinese state television has broadcast emotional scenes of parents reunited with their children years after they were abducted and sold.
Two T-34 tanks followed by rows of soldiers in World War Two Soviet military uniform re-enact a historic parade held on November 7, 1941.
British finance minister Alistair Darling urges his G20 counterparts work towards a $100 billion deal to tackle climate change at a summit in Scotland.
Rescuers race to save a leopard after it plunged down a dry well in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
A natural disaster has been declared in parts of Australia's east coast as torrential rains cut main roads and leave thousands of people stranded.
A Mexican mother has been reunited with her one-year-old daughter after the baby girl was allegedly sold to another woman by a baby-selling ring in Mexico City.
One person was killed and five injured by a gunman who opened fire in a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida.
The U.S. unemployment rate surged to a more than 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and economists fear the rate will climb even further.
President Barack Obama said the jump in the unemployment rate to 10.2 percent in October was a "sobering" figure that underscored the economic challenges ahead.
Paris confectioner builds a chocolate replica of the Berlin Wall to mark 20th anniversary of its fall.
A Czech family blames "high energy" for unexplained small fires and other "paranormal" activities in their home.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown demands that Afghan President Karzai combats corruption and defends the British strategy in Afghanistan.
At least 34 people are killed when an overcrowded bus plunges into a gorge in Kangra valley in India's northern Himachal Pradesh state.
The city of Rome introduces a fleet of "tourist angels" on chariot-shaped Segways to improve the city's tourist services.
71-year-old Beijing retiree Han Fushan finds an environmentally friendly way to create his artwork. He turns unwanted plastic bags into kites.
Chinese designers showcase their latest collections on Beijing catwalks.
China stresses its peaceful intentions as modernising air force celebrates 60 years.
Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti says he will install a national unity government without the participation of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Japan firm makes "First Lady" masks ahead of President Barack Obama's Tokyo visit.
A delay in flu vaccines has prompted Mongolians turn to traditional flu remedies, such as eating horse meat.
Queensland's south east covered in white after hail pelts the state, damaging properties.
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14 people are charged with fraud and conspiracy, as an investigation into insider trading in America's hedge fund community, deepens.
At least 12 people were shot and killed and more than 30 wounded in an attack at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas -- one of the the largest military installations in the world.
The U.S. Department of Defense released video of authorities and law enforcement responding to a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood U.S. Army base in Texas.
With the US unemployment rate near 10 percent, job losses have been felt across the country including in one of the poorest states, West Virginia.
The Buddhist organization Tzu Chi runs a program that recycles bottles to make polyester blankets, scarves and clothes for disaster victims.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the seizure of an alleged arms shipment to Hezbollah proves Israel's enemies are guilty of war crimes.
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The ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo arrives in Kenya to request an investigation into suspected crimes against humanity, committed during the post-election violence in 2008.
Footage released by Pakistani services Public Relations shows its military engaged in combat against a Taliban insurgent base in South Warziristan.
Thousands of German Opel workers go on strike to protest against GM's decision to keep European unit Opel, even though British Vauxhall staff were pleased with the move.
Large numbers of kangaroos invade a drought-striken Australian town under nightfall in search of food and water.
The U.N. will evacuate hundreds of its international staff members from Afghanistan, following deadly attack last week.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson speaks about dealing with his inner demons and the hard times many boxers face.