Syria crisis worsening, U.N. envoy says
U.N.-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks during a news conference after meeting with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus
Lakhdar Brahimi downbeat on prospects for peace, notes diplomatic discord between Russia, the West.
Iranian leader jokes about death threat on Salman Rushdie
President Ahmadinejad joked that Rushdie’s location should not be publicized “for his own safety.”
Iran says Israel is bullying U.S. over threat of alleged nuclear weapon
At U.N. General Assembly, the Iranian president accuses U.S. government of making ‘vital decisions under the influence’ of Israel.
Edwin P. Wilson, former CIA operative and arms dealer, dies at 84
Mr. Wilson became a symbol of the labyrinthine, sometimes unregulated nature of intelligence operations.
Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to U.N., takes center stage in Syria debate
Lessons of Rwanda have offered an imperfect guidebook for a diplomat weighing the use of American power.
Mitt Romney on the campaign trail
The Republican presidential nominee continues his tour of the country.
Mixed reactions at Ground Zero
New Yorkers who were devastated nearly ten years ago by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center are optimistic the day after President Obama announced that U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. While many realize this isn't the end of the nation's involvement in the Middle East, the news provided closure to some of those affected by the attacks.
Sen. Reid on bin Laden's death
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) react to President Obama's announcement that Osama bin Laden is dead. (May 2)
Hillary Clinton praises troops, Obama
Hillary Clinton held a press conference in Washington, D.C. to express the significance of Osama bin Laden's death and the continued fight against terrorism. (May 2)
Did Pakistan know bin Laden's location?
Chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan reports on Pakistan's role in the U.S. operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
Inside Pakistan: Bin Laden under military's nose
Chris Brummitt, AP bureau chief in Islamabad, Pakistan, talks about how the killing of Osama Bin Laden happened so close to several Pakistani military installations, and what his death could mean for U.S.-Pakistan relations. (May 2)
9/11 victim's parents discuss Bin Laden death
Al and Maureen Santora lost their 23-year-old son Christopher on 9/11. The Santoras talk about the announcement that Osama bin Laden is dead. (May 2)
U.S. troops based in Kandahar, Afghanistan watched President Obama's historic address from the White House in which he announced that a U.S. military mission killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. (May 2)
Bin Laden's path to public enemy number one
For nearly a decade, Osama bin Laden was enemy number one for the United States. But but Bin Laden's hatred of the U.S. can be traced back long before the September 11th attacks. (May 2)
NATO strike kills Gaddafi's son, leader escapes
Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi escaped a NATO missile strike in Tripoli that killed one of his sons and three young grandchildren, a government spokesman said early Sunday. (May 1)
Raw footage of Bin Laden compound the day after the raid
Four helicopters swooped in early Monday and killed Osama bin Laden in a fiery American raid on his fortress-like compound in a Pakistani town that is home to three army regiments. (May 2)
Timeline of Bin Laden's killing
U.S. intelligence officials are revealing some details of what led to the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. (May 2)Special Reports
Faces of the Fallen
Portraits of U.S. service members who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom and in Iraq.
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Asia / Pacific
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- Pakistan disowns minister's bounty on filmmaker, protests against anti-Islam film roll on
- Survivors of Nepal avalanche say camp was strewn with pieces of tents, bodies of dead climbers
Africa
- Plight of 2 baby Grauer's gorillas raises fears others killed in Congo, only 4,000 remain
- Zimbabwe: Bulawayo urges residents to flush together to unblock sewers
- Kenyan solider is investigated for killing 6 Somalis reported to be civilians
- Chanting and carrying signs, hundreds of Muslims in Nigeria protest anti-Islam film
Middle East
- In bid to control armed groups, Libyan military appoints army officers to lead 2 militias
- Syria's humanitarian crisis set to deepen with onset of cold weather
- Israeli defense chief proposes West Bank pullout if peace talks remain stalled
- UN envoy Brahimi: Syrian war is threatening the region, but there may be an opening soon
Europe
- Belarus elects parliament fully made up of government loyalists in vote criticized by monitors
- UK Home Office says radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza loses appeal, to be extradited to US soon
- UK Home Office says radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza loses appeal, to be extradited to US soon
- British Cabinet minister under fire allegedly calling police officers 'plebs'
The Americas
- US aiding Honduran authorities in assassination of prominent human rights lawyer
- Official: Security foils robbery attempt inside casino at Atlantis resort in Bahamas
- Honduras human rights lawyer for agrarian groups murdered at wedding
- With rise of conservative evangelicals, frocks, low hemlines capture market share in Brazil
National Security
- Marines to court-martial 2 staff sergeants in urination on bodies of Taliban fighters, photos
- Attack on US Consulate in Libya used military tactics but level of planning remains unclear
- US, Pakistan try to improve relations as protests cause new strains
- Clinton: 'What happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack;' US will find those responsible
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