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Miss Asia Pacific World is a new beauty pageant/model search spotlighting the gorgeous, talented women from all over the world. The U.S. is hosting its own pageant to select a lucky girl to represent the country in the Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 pageant.

Ever since Rihanna was spotted arriving at Ashton Kutcher's Hollywood mansion around midnight and leaving at 4 a.m. and the blurry photographs were leaked to TMZ the rumor mill has been whirring with speculation that that the two are getting romantically serious and may even be planning to spend the summer together in England, where Rihanna will be performing in June and July.

The second annual Runway For A Cause pageant will take place on April 14 outside Las Vegas, Nev., in the stateline community of Primm.

The long-fingered frog was recently discovered after being thought extinct for over 60 years. Here are some other species that were thought to be extinct.

Facebook (NYSE: FB) pledged to “vigorously defend” itself against claims it infringed upon 10 critical patents held by Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 2 search engine.

Recently, Activision announced that a sequel to the popular first-person shooter “Call of Duty: Black Ops” is in the works. And leaks about the upcoming game’s details have already leaked on to the Web, sparking excitement throughout its fan base.

Harry Harling, a 15-year-old British national living in Dubai, fell to his death on Saturday in a possible suicide. After leaving a party where drinking allegedly took place, he fell from a balcony 11 stories high.

Much has changed since James Cameron's epic movie Titanic premiered in 1997 and on VHS in 1998 and now with the 2012 digitally remastered release of Titanic 3D. However, the faces of the film - Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio - haven't aged a day in 15 years, as seen in photos on the red carpet. View the slideshow to see photos of Titanic actors Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Zane along with director James Cameron then and now.

Details on Sony’s next console are already beginning to leak, even though no official release date has been set for the gaming system. Referred to as the PlayStation 4, rumors about the device’s name, controller features, and more are sprouting up across the Web. But with other mega forces in the gaming world preparing to put out new consoles, such as the Xbox 720 and Nintendo Wii U, the competition is sure to be fierce. Here’s a rundown of the top five rumors and information leaks on the PlayS...

Austin Carroll, a student at Garrett High School and resident of Indiana, was expelled from school last week after he posted offensive language on his personal Twitter account.

In exclusive interviews, two Florida officials have discussed the status of Trayvon Martin's autopsy report.

Stephenie Cutter, a top aide in Obama's re-election campaign, lashed back at GOP candidate Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich for their assertion that Obama had played the race card in his commentary on the Trayvon Martin case, calling their reactions abysmal and despicable and accusing them of being the truly divisive politicians in the case.

A gas leak from the North Sea forced an evacuation of two rigs as the as coastguards from neighboring countries banned ships and aircrafts from travelling anywhere near the accident, while the company owning the rig dismisses a chance of an explosion

The latest release in the classic zombie-horror franchise, “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City” will be getting some free downloadable content in the near future. According to MSNBC’s In Game, the new DLC will arrive on April 10th, and contains the Spec-Ops squad from “Resident Evil 3: Nemesis.”

The 3-foot, 300-pound bronze Lorax statue that sits outside of the San Diego home of Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, was stolen over the weekend. The statue was stolen from the backyard garden of Seuss's home, where his 90-year-old widow Audrey Geisel lives, in La Jolla, Calif. and reported missing Monday morning.

Director Spike Lee recently retweeted a Sanford, Fla., address that was erroneously linked to George Zimmerman, the man who claims he shot and killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in self-defense, which local police have cited as the reason for not arresting him.

Johnson and his partners are buying the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion, yet another chapter in the life of a perennial comeback kid and a sign that the Dodgers are in good hands. Take a look back at Johnson's tumultuous but ultimately legendary career in our timeline of the American icon here, and see how his struggles in the past could help the L.A. Dodgers in the future.

Steam just released a beta version of a new patch for “The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim,” which is said to fix some of the bugs caused by a previous update. Called 1.5.26, the Bethesda’s solution to issues caused by the 1.5 upgrade is available for PCs.

Former NBA all-star Dennis Rodman, is reportedly extremely sick and also broke, according to court documents. He is also in no position to pay child or spousal support payments and could face jail time if he doesn't pay up to his third wife, Michelle Rodman.

Adrian Vasquez, 18, was rescued by the Ecuadorian navy after he drifted 600 miles from his home port in Panama. He and his two friends, who died at sea, had set out 28 days ago on a fishing trip.

Samsung is preparing to launch its next generation smartphone, the Galaxy S3, which is said to be a worthy competitor to Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5. However, there may also be another device in the works.

Courtney Stodden is back, this time in a new public service announcement video campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA.

After another drawing, it appears that no one won the $356 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot. This was the third-largest prize in the game's history.

The Trayvon Martin case continues to become further polarized as fallout builds after the 17-year-old's death. From hoodies to trademarks to forced relocation, it seems as if the Trayvon Martin case is churning in a pressure cooker ready to explode.

Atlanta firefighters rescued a man buried alive in mud on Saturday in a dramatic episode caught on video.

Excavated at a 42-hectares site of Abu Tbeirah, located around 12 miles from the city of Ur, the tomb may provide insights into the Sumerian civilization that flourished in southern Mesopotamia, the modern day Iraq, from 4000 to 3100 BC until the Akkadian Empire took over around 2270 BC.

New Orleans police officer Jason Giroir, who was suspended for posting offensive comments online about slain 17-year-old Florida boy, has resigned.

Emily Leach, a California woman who won a million-dollar lottery in January, has claimed she hit another jackpot of $260,000 last week but accidently gave away the ticket to a homeless man.

A 102-year-old baseball card belonging to an unidentified Houston businessman and regarded as one of the sport's most famous collectible is expected to fetch around $1.5 million in an online auction starting March 28, 2012.