Crowned Miss World Cup 2010 Jennifer Scherman (C) of Argentina pose with the first and second runner-up during "Miss World Cup 2010" beauty pageant in Germany, June 1, 2010.
Eurozone nations have begun setting up a massive bailout fund that could rescue any member of Europe's currency union from default, aiming to soothe market jitters that have sent the euro to a new four-month low against the dollar.
Newly-appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku on Tuesday announced the lineup of Japan 's new cabinet.
Football teams from Germany, Ghana, New Zealand, Algeria and Slovenia landed in South Africa on Monday, bringing to 25 out of 32 the total number of teams in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup which kicks off on Friday.
A resident walks past a mural of former South African president Nelson Mandela to celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro June 7, 2010.
China urged the international community to jointly protect Internet security in a white paper issued Tuesday.
There will be no curbing of South Africa's raucous vuvuzela fan trumpets during the World Cup despite earlier concerns their din could drown out emergency announcements.
A US Army spokeswoman says five soldiers from the same unit have now been implicated in the murders of three Afghan civilians.
A large natural gas line in north Texas erupted Monday after utility workers accidentally hit the line, sending a massive fireball into the air and leaving one worker missing hours after the blast, officials said.
Finance ministers from the debt-stricken euro zone sought to restore financial markets' confidence on Monday by agreeing how to deploy a vast anti-contagion programme if needed by struggling members.
In response to spiralling drug violence in northern Mexico where cartels are battling for smuggling routes, President Barack Obama announced he would send 1,200 more National Guard troops and ask for an additional US$500 million to secure the almost 2,000-mile US-Mexico border.
Winless for more than two years, so far down the world rankings that he was in danger of being forgotten, Justin Rose decided to stop being obsessed with results and think only about the shot in front of him.