Incidents

Michael Jackson's doctor has pleaded not guilty and is ready to go to trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the superstar's death, the agency reports.

Police have arrested at least 11 people for allegedly trafficking babies in Bulgaria and Greece, the agency reports.

The number of Chinese women trafficked to Southeast Asia, Europe and Africa for prostitution is on the rise, the agency reports.

6.1-magnitude earhquake struck Tajikistan on Monday, the agency reports.

A Philadelphia doctor Kermit Gosnell has been accused of performing thousands of illegal late-term abortions and murdering newborns after inducing labour, the agency reports.

A federal grand jury in Arizona indicted Jared Lee Loughner on Wednesday on charges of attempting to assassinate Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the attempted murder of two of her staff members, Reuters reported.

PetroChina's Fushun refinery was hit by a blast on Wednesday, the agency reports.

Berlusconi faces growing pressure over a prostitution probe in which he is suspected of paying to sleep with 17-year-old Karima El Mahroug at his private parties, the agency reports.