A Russian traffic policeman stops a car in the Siberian village of Oktyabrskoye in 2005. A Siberian traffic policeman was arrested for taking a 2,000-ruble (67-dollar) bribe and then trying to conceal his crime by eating the money, investigators said…... [more »]

Date: 9 March 2010, 1:04 pm

US Representative Eric Massa, pictured in 2009, resigned suddenly this week facing harassment allegations from a former male staffer. In his most colorful parting shot, on a radio show on Sunday, he accused the White House chief of staff of cornering…... [more »]

Date: 9 March 2010, 12:38 pm

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel gives an address in Washington, DC in 2009. The legend of Emanuel, revered as a master of the US capital's dark arts by allies and foes alike, is being further embroidered by a tour-de-force of score settli…... [more »]

Date: 9 March 2010, 12:38 pm

A view of a superconducting solenoid magnet at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva. A German woman fearing that Earth would be sucked into oblivion in a black hole failed on Tuesday in her court attempt to halt the world…... [more »]

Date: 9 March 2010, 11:12 am

A kangaroo is seen in an enclosure in the zoo in Dhaka. People in a Japanese mountain region have reported a number of kangaroo sightings, and journalists are now trying to stalk the marsupials.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)... [more »]

Date: 8 March 2010, 8:25 am

File photo of British competitor Ben Pridmore. Pridmore, who memorized a randomly shuffled deck of 52 cards in 24 seconds, won last year's world championship. Ronnie White will take part in the next world championships in Guanghou, southern China…... [more »]

Date: 6 March 2010, 9:17 pm

Ronnie White, who is able to memorize a deck of cards in 1.5 minutes, will go on to represent the United States at the World Memory Championships in Guangzhou, China in November.(AFP/Getty Images/Larry W. Smith)... [more »]

Date: 6 March 2010, 9:17 pm

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (L) in Moscow on March 5. Putin made clear Friday in typically vivid terms what he wanted from Ukraine, inviting the country's new leader to export…... [more »]

Date: 5 March 2010, 2:47 pm

Sumo wrestlers train in Tokyo in 2009. A sumo wrestler ripped a cash machine out of a Moscow store on Friday, walking off with the bulky 90-kilogram (200-pound) machine on his shoulders, police said.(AFP/File/Zeller Frank)... [more »]

Date: 5 March 2010, 11:46 am

Iraqi men wave thir national flag as they ride at the back of a truck during an election campaign rally in Baghdad. Iraq's politicians, fearing that voters have wearied of speech-making that often proves to be little more than hot air, have hired…... [more »]

Date: 5 March 2010, 10:57 am

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