Daniel Tovrov

The death toll has risen to 53 people in Sikkim, India, where a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Sunday night. About ten of the deaths occurred in Nepal, primarily in the capital of Katmandu, where a series of building collapses trapped people under debris.

Around 50 people were killed during two days of anti-government protests in Sanaa, Yemen. According to reports, pro-government forces used snipers to kill demonstrators.

Steve Carrell has been nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy for six consecutive years, and, for six consecutive years, he's lost.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more on Sunday. The quake struck at 6:10 p.m. local time near the India-Nepal border, centered about 40 miles from the city of Gangtok, in Sikkim state.

Middleton is currently visiting a number of philanthropic organizations and will decide on which ones she will support by the end of the year, according to a St. James Palace spokesperson.

Oktoberfest 2011 runs from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3, the most important days being each of the three weekends. The festival opens when Munich Mayor Christian Ude taps the first keg at the Spaten tent,

For the fifth consecutive year, Internet security company McAfee has ranked the celebrities with the most dangerous online presence.

The Indian government has reported that at least eight people died in India and Nepal, and at least three people died when a building in Kathmandu collapsed. The quake also created a number of mudslides on the outskirts of Gangtok, India, killing at least one man who was trapped inside his car.

Kate Moss reveled at London Fashion Week on Saturday, taking in the Mulberry show with her friends Kristen Stewart and Romola Garai.

Miss Universe Scandal: The Miss Universe Organization is investigating claims that Lopes falsified documents during the Miss Angola UK pageant earlier this year. The English competition helped her reach the Miss Universe pageant held in Brazil this month.

British Army Major General Tim Evans, who heads the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan, said that the insurgent group had planned a large-scale attack on the country, but NATO forces stopped it.

After the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, India couldn't believe that Vasuki Sunkavalli, Miss India 2011, failed to win the crown. Former Miss India's spoke to the media, addressing their disappointment in the country's current queens and reaching for explanations as to why India can't relive its past glory.

The drought, which started in the fall of 2010 and hit eight provinces, has already touched more than 44 million people and cost the agriculture industry $4.5 billion,

Gadhafi told the world that his four-year-old girl died during the Regan-era bombing raids on Libya in 1986. But is she alive, living in Tripoli as a doctor?

There were at least four earthquake with magnitudes of 3.0 or higher on Thursday. Is that something the world needs to worry about?

Konovalov, considered the mastermind of the bombing that killed 15 people, has been charged with terrorism, while Kovalyov has been charged as an accessory to terrorism. Belarus is the only European country that actives employs the death penalty, and if convicted both men could be killed by firing squad.

Mikhail Prokhorov, who most Americans know as the New Jersey Nets' eccentric, jet ski-loving owner, is causing a stir in Mother Russia. Prokhorov, who is the country's third richest person, abandoned his Kremlin-backed Pravoye Delo (Right Cause) political party on Thursday, calling for others to join him.

The two politicians had strong words for Moammar Gadhafi, wherever he is hiding, saying that is it time to give up.

At the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, Leila Lopes became the first Angolan woman to win the crown. While their country-woman proudly wore the crown in Brazil, the African nation rejoiced at the victory along side her.

Two people were murdered in Mexico for what they said on Twitter. It is a shocking crime, but not the first time such an event has happened.

Thirty people died in Angola on Wednesday when a military plane crashed shortly after take off. Six people survived the accident with moderate to severe burns.

The Kabul attack is now over, but the Middle East and Arab worlds are still overflowing with violence, social unrest and international tension. Here is the round up of news from Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

Italy's parliament voted in favor of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's emergency austerity budget on Wednesday afternoon. The vote was the final approval of the plan, which passed both the senate and the lower house.

In Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, a man and a woman were found hanging from a bridge by their hands and feet. An examination of the bodies showed signs of torture, and the pair is thought to have been beaten, killed by a powerful local drug gang, and then displayed to send a message to citizens who might want to publicly renounce the group.

Google's new airline search engine, which aggregates flight information from desired destinations, showed the World Trade Center as an airport option for New York City.

Afghan and NATO security forces have stopped the attack in Kabul that killed 14 people. It took 20 hours, but the last two militants were cleared from their high-rise hiding spot in on Wednesday morning.

An axe-wielding farmer in China attacked and killed six people on Wednesday morning, including two young students and four adults. The man is said to have mental health problems, and may have suffered from schizophrenia.

Three militants were killed at the site earlier in the day, after then began shooting at the embassy. The attack was just one of a series of attacks in the capital that have left anywhere from two to 12 people dead, according to varying reports. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's events, which also include attacks on NATO headquarters, a police station and three attempted suicide bombings at the Kabul airport.

After an explosion at a Nuclear power plant in France on Monday, President Nicholas Sarkozy has remained mum. Sarkozy is perhaps the world's biggest political proponent of nuclear energy, and he has repeatedly insisted that France's plants are the safest, most modern in the world.