Ukrainians go to the polls to vote for a new president. AP Television News covering/accessing pictures of polls opening, main candidates voting, results and reactions.

Venice: Annual Venice Carnival begins with a series of processions and traditional ceremonies.

San Jose: Laura Chinchilla of the National Liberation Party leads polls ahead of her rival Otto Guevara of the Libertarian Movement Party as Costa Ricans vote for a new president.

Port-au-Prince: Aid efforts continued in Haiti, devastated by a massive earthquake last month.

Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro's top-tier samba schools hold final weekend of rehearsals in Sambadrome.

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his cabinet for weekly meeting.

Cape Canaveral: Scheduled launch of space shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station.

Malaysian singer Gary Chaw, who was caught assaulting Cantonese pop singer Justin Lo in September 2009, and put on a 12 month good-behaviour bond resumes his postponed 'Welcome to My World' tour at...

Giant panda Tai Shan, who arrived in China from the US on Friday, 5 February 2010, spent a peaceful night in his new home, the Bifengxia base of the China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant...

Italy embraced the spirit of the carnival on Saturday, 6 February 2010, with competing celebrations in Venice and Rome. On the first day of the annual Venice Carnival, hundreds of people celebrated...

Rihanna and the wife of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees gathered on the red carpet among other stars to help promote the Pepsi Refresh Project, a competition between celebrities and...

'Avatar' director James Cameron made his first major public appearance following the Oscar nominations Saturday (6 February 2010) at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cameron was there...

Pop music and concerts are enjoying more freedom in Iran than ever before, as more entertainment licenses and permits are being issued by the authorities. Arian, one of Iran's most famous bands...

"Help me what can be done?" Those words of desperation led to Linda De Croock becoming the first woman to receive a windpipe transplant taken from a human donor.

Perennial producers of the newest gadgets, Silicon Valley companies are racing to take the mobile phone to a new level. Already on its way to becoming a mini-computer, the Smartphone is also taking...

A new exercise craze is sweeping Australia, and it takes place in a rather unusual setting. Every morning thousands of elderly men and women walk the aisles of the country's shopping centres before...