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Nearly two months after a collision on China's high-speed-rail network killed 40 people, the government is still investigating why it happened. But critics blame the haste with which the network was built, corruption and a disregard for human life.

The more susceptible a species' close relatives are to a virus, the more likely it is to move among them, researchers say. If humans want to predict the appearance of new diseases in the future, we need to understand how the viruses make the leap.

The Israel Museum in Jerusalem in partnership with Google digitized the scrolls, which are considered the most significant archaeological find of the 20th century. The scrolls were digitized using a $250,000 camera and went online today.

Surveillance cameras captured the drama as the monument shook — and shook. Debris started to fall as a ranger ushered visitors to the stairs. The monument remains closed.

A series of rail accidents has put a focus on whether China has put development too far ahead of safety.

As China embarks on its once-a-decade counting of pandas, we take the chance to revel in cuteness.

As many as 12 million computers worldwide have been infected with a highly encrypted computer worm called Conficker. Writer Mark Bowden details how Conficker was discovered, how it works, and the ongoing programming battle to bring down Conficker in his book Worm: The First Digital World War.

At least 18 people — including about a dozen children — were killed in two separate bomb attacks. A suicide car bomber targeted a bakery that supplies bread to police in Helmand province, while a minivan filled with people hit a roadside bomb in Herat province.

The prosecution is making the case that Jackson's trust in his doctor led to his death. That physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

The news comes two days after the king announced women would be granted the right to vote. Some activists say the lashings prove the royal decision did not signal real reform.