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More than 100 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since 2009 to protest Chinese rule, according to Tibetan advocacy groups. Self-immolations in Tunisia and Vietnam also gained international attention, but the motives and effectiveness of the practice are widely debated.

Ahead of regional elections later this month, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition is facing a storm of accusations over alleged corruption. Beyond politics, many Italians report a "feeling of decay" amid a culture of fraud. An estimated one-third of Italians evade their taxes.

President Obama has drawn an official end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, but challenges lie ahead in a country that faces persistent insurgent violence and political turmoil.

As he ended the combat mission in Iraq, President Obama called on the American people to put the energies once devoted there into the fighting in Afghanistan and the rebuilding of the U.S. economy. But he also foreshadowed what analysts say will be a difficult and dangerous job of training Iraqi forces to maintain their country's security.

It's hard out there for Broadway understudies -- they have to learn extra lines, attend extra rehearsals and deal with the grumbling of disappointed audiences. And the pressure is even greater for those who find themselves understudying Tony-nominated actors.

Woody Allen Returns to New York

Find out if the Silversun Pickups can play their own song on Guitar Hero, plus their thoughts on art and music.

President Obama holds a sudsy summit tonight with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the officer who arrested him. We asked The Beer Sommelier: What do their beer choices say? For one thing, they've picked brews designed to be downed pint after pint with mates.

In key races across the nation, candidates won -- and lost -- in part because of the television and Web ads they ran. The Message Machine looks at nine ads that were truly unique and really made a difference in the 2010 campaign.

Suicide clusters, three or more deaths around the same time in a specific location, are rare, but they do occur, largely among teens. Experts say media reaction can play a role in exacerbating or slowing "copycat" behavior by the way they cover the deaths.