Some 25 hours after a crowded ferry sank off Indonesia's Sumatra island, a woman has been pulled from the choppy waters. At least 29 people drowned and 20 others are missing after the ferry was hit by towering waves during an inter-island trip. (Nov. 23)
Nearly 1000 residents in Enlgand have returned to their flood damaged homes to find out what can be salvaged.
An Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people has rejected claims the vessel was overcrowded.
An Australian discovery about cancer cells has opened the way for better diagnosis and treatment.
In Spain a group of bulls has escaped from a set of a movie starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
Indonesian fisherman are being recruited as people smugglers earning thousands of dollars.
Pillaging and plundering with pirates
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
Many Cambodians believe the area around Tuol Sleng prison is still haunted by the ghosts of 15,000 people tortured before being executed at "killing fields" outside Phnom Penh. Duration: 01:59.
Mexican guitarists Rodrigo y Gabriela used to play heavy metal, but one day chucked the electric sound for nylon-strung guitars, settled in Europe and have never looked back. The duo's acoustic cover versions of Led Zeppelin or Metallica hits, played with Latin bravado, have earned them a worldwide following. Duration: 02:21
It is twelve months since ten gunmen attacked India's financial capital Mumbai and for those who survived, the year has been spent piecing their lives back together. 166 people died in the attacks, and more than 300 others were injured. Duration: 02:22
Family members search in vain for answers after their loved ones were killed in a gas explosion in China's northeast.
The latest weather forecast for South Australia.
Britain is still recovering from floods which devastated parts of the nation a the weekend.
At least 29 people have been killed after a ferry sank near Indonesia.
The Australian Federal police will investigate a brawl between 150 detainees at the Christmas Island Detention Centre.
Ferry crashes in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands, killing at least 29 people.
The world's last running narrow-gauge passenger steam train is still going strong in mountainous rural China, but that's not necessarily a good thing for the locals.
Residents of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca held an unusual beauty pageant celebrating a group of homosexual men who don elaborate makeup, wear traditional dresses and crown a queen, all with the support and excitement of the local community.
Australian Federal Police are investigating a weekend riot at the detention centre on Christmas Island.
At least 25 people have been killed after a ferry sank off Indonesia.
Australian Federal Police are investigating a weekend riot at the detention centre on Christmas Island.