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Afghan army funding a key concern at Chicago NATO summit; Focus on 2014 troop pullout
published on May 17th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Chicago conference to focus on building nation's army when 130,000 international troops pull out after 2014
Grisly Saint Death cult killings over 3-year span lead to charges filed against 8 suspects in Mexico
published on May 17th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Prosecutors formally charge 8 in slayings of 2 10-year-old boys, 55-year-old woman said to be offering to "Santa Muerte"
Iran threatens to sue Google over geography
published on May 17th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Tehran says search engine faces "serious damages" if it doesn't restore name of Persian Gulf to online map
Ratko Mladic war crimes, genocide trial halted over prosecution errors
published on May 17th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Judge says prosecution failed to alert defense team of some evidence, forcing delay in war crimes trial that just started
Iran warns halt to enrichment not on table in nuclear talks
published on May 17th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
In spite of signs sanctions taking toll in nuke standoff, Iranian envoy warns West against "pressure strategy"
North Korea allegedly resumes work on nuclear reactor
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Satellite imagery purports to show North Korea has kept building a nuclear site; won't be ready until 2014 at earliest
DEA admits to role in deadly Honduras helicopter shooting
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Two men and two pregnant women were killed in Honduras by police in a helicopter with DEA agents on board; locals furious
Greece gets caretaker PM until June vote
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Panagiotis Pikrammenos will head the government until a new election, expected June 17
Video: Fugitive penguin sighting in Tokyo Bay
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
A fugitive penguin that escaped its enclosure at Japan's Tokyo Sea Life Park was filmed two months later, swimming in the Tokyo Bay. Felipe Maya reports.
Historic diamond sold for $9.7 million at auction
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
The Beau Sancy, a 34.98 carat diamond, had passed among the royal families in France, England, Prussia and the Netherlands
Assad: Syria is fighting foreign mercenaries
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Syrian President gives first interview in almost six months; says captured foreigners fighting for opposition
Iran's tough nuke stance masks struggles at top
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Tehran desperate to avoid any impression of caving under the Western economic squeeze
Human Rights Watch: Congo Gen. Bosco Ntaganda taking children again to be soldiers
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Human Rights Watch investigation finds Gen. Bosco Ntaganda's troops forcibly recruiting hundreds of boys, young men as soldiers
Syria observers safe after attack, stranding
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
U.N. team evacuated from tense town after convoy was hit by roadside bomb
Chen applies for passport in bid to study in U.S.
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Blind Chinese activist that sparked diplomatic standoff makes progress toward traveling to America
Ratko Mladic, accused of Srebrenica massacre, Yugoslav war crimes, gestures angrily at trial start
published on May 16th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Mladic, 70, tribunal at Hague marks end of a long wait for survivors of 1992-95 war that left 100,000 dead
Black box from Indonesian jet crash found
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
A Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in the Indonesian jungle, killing 45
Mali's junta appears to hedge on transition
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
ECOWAS threatens to reinstate sanctions after Mali junta leader hedges over agreements on transition
Video: Rebekah Brooks charges could mean life in prison
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers, was charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice by hiding information from the police. If convicted, she could face a maximum penalty of life in prison, reports Elizabeth Palmer.
Hollande to Merkel: Everything "on the table"
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met French President Francois Hollande to discuss Europe's financial crisis
Mexican novelist, essayist Carlos Fuentes dies
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Fuentes played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom
Video: Rebekah Brooks faces criminal charges in phone hacking scandal
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
British prosecutors have filed criminal charges in the phone hacking scandal that rocked Rupert Murdoch's media empire. Former news executive Rebekah Brooks calls the allegations unjust. CBS' Tina Kraus reports.
Francois Hollande's inauguration
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Francois Hollande was sworn in as France's president on May 15, 2012, in Paris
Rebekah Brooks "baffled" by hacking charges
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Ex-News of the World editor, husband and four others are charged in Britain's phone hacking scandal
Colombian president: Deadly Bogota blast targeted former interior minister; Driver, cop dead
published on May 15th, 2012 at 07:57 AM
Bogota blast in heart of city's commercial district intended for former interior minister who survived explosion; 31 injured

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