Prime Minister Rudd has backed the embattled South Australian Premier Mike Rann amid a sex scandal that threatens his career.
A town in Cumbria cut in two after its last standing bridge was closed due devastating floods.
Speed boat catapults out of water in Australia
The South African Mint Company manually presses a FIFA 2010 World Cup coin at the renovated Soccer City stadium that will host the first and final matches of the tournament.
Bulls broke free from a film set in the southern Spanish town of Cadiz Sunday. "Knight & Day" stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz hadn't arrived in town yet. Two women were slightly hurt, and filming has been suspended. (Nov 23)
Following a tradition that goes back hundreds of years, Hamburg's swan representative takes his birds to their winter abode.
The Eternal City cracks down on crooked restaurants and taxi drivers
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard set a record in 1999 circumnavigating the globe in a hot-air balloon -- and now he's set for an equally daunting challenge. This time his "Solar Impulse" airplane will operate solely on solar power. Duration: 01:31.
Prosecutors gave closing arguments against the exchange student this weekend.
Rescue workers free 18 people trapped in a van caught up in an avalanche in Turkey.
Hundreds of Malaysian boys begin the journey into adulthood at mass circumcision ceremonies.
Bartenders from around the world show-off their bottle juggling skills with the hope of winning the Grand Slam in flair bartending in Warsaw, Poland.
Thousands of Pakistanis are displaced as the government offensive against the Taliban on the Afghanistan border picks up.
A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression said she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. (Nov. 23)
An Australian couple competing in a speedboat race in Temora Australia escape a spectacular accident without injury.
France's financial watchdog began hearings on Monday into insider trading allegations against more than a dozen current and former executives of European aerospace giant EADS. Duration: 00:31