Daniel Tovrov

Hurricane Irene hit the island of Hispaniola Monday, with 100 mile per hour winds and severe rain battering the Dominican Republic, but so far missing Haiti.

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, one of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi's seven sons, appeared in Tripoli early Tuesday morning, greeting supporters in the face of the rebel presence in the city.

Six bodies have been added to the ever-increasing death toll of Mexico's drug war. In Acapulco, a number of headless bodies where found just days after gunmen shot and killed five people on the street.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is currently in Russia, marking his first visit to the country in nine years. The 70 year old statesman will meet with Medvedev for talks concerning an international pipeline that will run through North Korea.

Berlusconi has invited the head of the rebel government to Italy, while urging Gadhafi to give himself over to authorities.

After Zachery Tims' death, nearly 5,000 people packed the First Baptist Church of Orlando to say their good-byes to the church leader.

Libyans around the world, in places such as Greece, Turkey and Sudan, celebrated the arrival of rebels in Tripoli over the weekend.

The rebels in Libya took Tripoli over the weekend, and along with the capital they also apprehended two of Gaddafi's sons.

The sexual-assault charges against the former IMF head have been dropped, prosecutors say.

Over 32,000 children in Vietnam have been struck by hand-foot-mouth disease, 81 of whom have died from the illness.

The latest haboob to take over Phoenix downed power lines and halted public transportation. Dust sure loves that city.

According to reports, five Egyptians were killed in the fire-fight between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants. The event occurred Thursday, near the southern Israel city of Eilat.

The ongoing famine in Somalia is being called the worst humanitarian crisis.

Prime Minister Recep Erdogan visited Somalia in a much-needed display of support for a country where over 12 million people are at risk of famine.

Anne Hathaway says that she is grateful Middleton injected high-style back into Hollywood.

The universe is a truly amazing, beautiful place, and Hubble has captured images that are almost too spectacular to comprehend.

The highly-trafficked area around Central Park is over-run with rabbit size rats.

The increase of violent flash mobs in the United States is proving that technology is a double-edged sword. Mass communication and social networking are connecting people across the world, but sometimes to the detriment of society.

Images from Israel Thursday, after gunmen, suspected to be from the Gaza Strip, entered the country from Egypt and attack civilians.

After seven people died when gunmen attacked a bus in Israel, the country has bombed the Gaza Strip, killing six.

A shark attack in Russia is an extremely rare event, so when two happened on Thursday, the country took notice.

A Mexican lawyer for American drug company Baxter International Inc. was caught on tape bribing a expert testifying against the pharmaceutical manufacturer in an ongoing lawsuit.

Politicians and lawyers are coming to the defense of Anna Hazare, who was arrested under uncertain circumstances Tuesday.

The Indian government has agreed to free Hazare, but the activist won't leave until he is allowed to go on a hunger strike against a weak anti-corruption bill.

Listen to the sound of meteors as they blaze through the highest levels of the Earth's atmosphere.

Prosecutors are asking the international tribunal to split the case against former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic in two. This could lead to a quicker verdict.

Joe Biden has much on his agenda when during his visit to China this week.

Flash mobs are increasing -- and becoming increasingly dangerous and frightening. Why is this phenomenon happening, and how can it be stopped?

Despite a televised promise to return to the country he rules, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will face difficulties coming home from Saudi Arabia.