A bystander's cellphone video captured 26-year-old Neda Agha-Soltan bleeding to death on a Tehran street after being shot during protests over Iran's disputed election.

Pop icon Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles at 50 after cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of anesthetic and sedative drugs administered by his physician.

The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force, restructuring European Union institutions and creating the posts of President of the European Council and High Representative.