Messi wins inaugural best player in Europe award (Reuters)

Messi wins inaugural best player in Europe award (Reuters)
Japan PM resigns amid public dismay (AP)
VIDEO: Muslim athletes train for Olympic Ramadan
Libya's rebels to govern from Tripoli
NASA Teams Up With Tor/Forge to Write Novels
VIDEO: US braced for hurricane Irene
VIDEO: What role will the UN play in Libya?
VIDEO: Suspected meteorite lights up Peru sky
VIDEO: Thomas Lubanga trial due to end
VIDEO: Suspected meteorite lights up Peru sky
VIDEO: Thomas Lubanga trial due to end
VIDEO: US braced for hurricane Irene
Fat camp shows China battling the bulge (Reuters)
VIDEO: What role will the UN play in Libya?
Fat camp shows China battling the bulge
China issues protest over US report on military (AP)
Joint U.S.-China operation busts child porn ring
Monsoon rains trigger floods, kill 33 in Pakistan (AP)
Japan's Kan Resigns as Party Leader
Japan's prime minister announces resignation

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Lionel Messi won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award on Thursday, finishing ahead of Barcelona team mate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Japan PM resigns amid public dismay (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:39 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced Friday he was resigning after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.

VIDEO: Muslim athletes train for Olympic Ramadan

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Ramadan will coincide with the London 2012 Olympics, forcing Muslim athletes to work around their religious fasting.

Libya's rebels to govern from Tripoli

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT

In transition to post-Gaddafi era, NTC leadership begins move from Benghazi to the capital to begin governing country.

NASA Teams Up With Tor/Forge to Write Novels

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:25 PM PDT

NASA and Tor/Forge are teaming up to craft realistic science fiction.

VIDEO: US braced for hurricane Irene

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:28 PM PDT

The US is preparing for the approaching hurricane Irene, after it destroyed about 100 homes in the Bahamas.

VIDEO: What role will the UN play in Libya?

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT

The United Nations has called on all sides in the Libyan conflict to take steps to ensure there are no acts of violence and revenge.

VIDEO: Suspected meteorite lights up Peru sky

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:35 PM PDT

A suspected meteorite streaked across the sky over the city of Cusco in Peru.

VIDEO: Thomas Lubanga trial due to end

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT

The first man to be tried by the International Criminal Court in The Hague is appearing for the final day of his trial.

VIDEO: Suspected meteorite lights up Peru sky

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:35 PM PDT

A suspected meteorite streaked across the sky over the city of Cusco in Peru.

VIDEO: Thomas Lubanga trial due to end

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT

The first man to be tried by the International Criminal Court in The Hague is appearing for the final day of his trial.

VIDEO: US braced for hurricane Irene

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:28 PM PDT

The US is preparing for the approaching hurricane Irene, after it destroyed about 100 homes in the Bahamas.

Fat camp shows China battling the bulge (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Reuters - On the grounds of the Bodyworks weight loss campus in Beijing, 30 tubby men and women sweat profusely, gasping for air as they pound the treadmills in an exercise room.

VIDEO: What role will the UN play in Libya?

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT

The United Nations has called on all sides in the Libyan conflict to take steps to ensure there are no acts of violence and revenge.

Fat camp shows China battling the bulge

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:17 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - On the grounds of the Bodyworks weight loss campus in Beijing, 30 tubby men and women sweat profusely, gasping for air as they pound the treadmills in an exercise room.

China issues protest over US report on military (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:53 PM PDT

AP - China has formally protested over a Pentagon report on the Chinese military that it calls a distortion of facts.

Joint U.S.-China operation busts child porn ring

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:51 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A joint U.S.-China police operation has cracked a Chinese-language child pornography ring in New York, Chinese police said, an unusual public example of cooperation between the countries' law enforcement agencies.

Monsoon rains trigger floods, kill 33 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 09:35 PM PDT

AP - Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept through a village in northwestern Pakistan, killing 33 people and leaving dozens others missing, disaster management officials said Friday.

Japan's Kan Resigns as Party Leader

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced his resignation as head of the ruling party, ending a tumultuous year in power and setting the stage for the country's sixth leader in five years.