A Virginia man who says he got caught being unfaithful, has had to undergo an unusual punishment, as demanded by his wife.

TYSONS CORNER, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 26, 2009) NBC - A Virginia man ...   more »

Tens of thousands of Chinese march in the first rehearsal for a parade to be held on October 1st to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic.

BEIJING, CHINA (AUGUST 29, ...   more »

On Saturday, many in Washington, DC and around the nation are expected to pause to remember Edward Kennedy, who will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 28, 2009) REUTERS - ...   more »

The LA coroner's office has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AEG LIVE - Pop star Michael Jackson's death was a homicide caused by acute intoxication from the drug propofol ...   more »

South African President Jacob Zuma has told Zimbabwean leaders the problems facing their fractious unity government can be overcome.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai set up a coalition government in ...   more »

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is taking legal action against Italian and foreign media organisations which run negative stories about him, his lawyer has said.


L'AQUILA, ITALY (FILE - JULY 2009) RAI POOL - Italian ...   more »

Forty years on from the bloodless coup that brought him to power, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is now Africa's longest serving leader.


TRIPOLI, LIBYA (16, 1969) REUTERS - Forty years ago on Tuesday (September 1) a ...   more »

Scientists say a new pocket of gas in lake Kivu, on the Congo-Rwanda border puts thousands of people at risk from a possibly imminent eruption of the gas.

LAKE KIVU, RWANDA REUTERS - Gases trapped ...   more »