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Activist Chen Guangcheng calls Chinese justice system "farcical," alleges retaliation against family

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:07:07 EDT

Chen Guangcheng writes New York Times op-ed piece about nation lacking rule of law, details alleged retaliation against family

Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. track bin Laden convicted for militancy, not helping CIA, official says

Wed, 30 May 2012 08:45:14 EDT

Doctor who helped U.S. track bin Laden convicted for conspiring with militant, not helping CIA, court judgment shows

Flash Points: Egypt elections "potentially worrisome"

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:42:58 EDT

CBS News' Juan Zarate & Bob Orr discuss Egypt, NATO's agreement on Afghan timeline, Iran & Yemen

Reagan son blasts purported sale of father's blood

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:25:40 EDT

Online auction taking bids on vial said to contain blood dating from 1981 assassination attempt; Michael Reagan calls it "outrageous"

Greek chaos provides opening for far-right party

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:12:30 EDT

Anti-immigrant, pro-gun Golden Dawn party capitalize on voters' frustration amid euro crisis

Abu Zubaydah begs Guantanamo prosecutors to charge him

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:50:47 EDT

Lawyer for the longest-held "high value" detainee at Guantanamo Bay says her client is stuck in limbo without charges

Al Qaeda mag: Airline plots a "good bargain"

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:34:49 EDT

Latest issue of propaganda tool claims terror group unfazed by foiled attacks

Bowe Bergdahl: Prisoner of war, politics and diplomacy

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:26:36 EDT

Jere Van Dyk, a former hostage himself, discusses the plight of a U.S. soldier held hostage by Pakistani militants

Official: Cuba ready to talk about Gross case

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:34:28 EDT

However, Cuba's top foreign ministry official told CNN that the Cuba is not advancing any formula, like a prisoner swap

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula vows to United States "war between us is not over"

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:16:20 EDT

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula renews threat following death of senior leader, disruption of new underwear bomb plot

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter to leave post this summer

Tue, 08 May 2012 03:17:26 EDT

Embassy says Cameron Munter makes "personal decision" to depart after just 2 years, as tension lingers between nations

Bomb plot revelation comes day after al Qaeda mastermind's death

Mon, 07 May 2012 20:03:37 EDT

Officials say Mohammad Al-Quso, who was killed in a U.S. strike over the weekend, likely had key role in new "underwear bomb" plot

French president-elect's domestic status a yawn for tolerant French

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:29:31 EDT

Incoming president will have a domestic partner rather than a First Lady

Who was Fahd al-Quso?

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:31:00 EDT

Yemeni al Qaeda figure killed in airstrike was wanted for 2000 bombing of USS Cole

Syria holds 1st multi-party elections, opposition boycotts vote as a sham

Mon, 07 May 2012 03:09:17 EDT

Anti-Assad political groups decry vote as illegitimate as violence continues, gov't touts it as latest show of reforms

The 5 accused 9/11 plotters: Who are they?

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:59:29 EDT

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 4 others accused in September 11, 2001 terror attacks to face charges at Guantanamo military tribunal

China dissident behind standoff known as idealist

Fri, 04 May 2012 14:44:11 EDT

Chen Guangcheng sought changing Chinese system so he could live freely in country he calls home

French President Nicolas Sarkozy fails to deliver knockout blow in debate against Francois Hollande

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:42:59 EDT

French president likely to lose runoff election against Socialist Francois Hollande after no clear debate victory

Norwegian Gen. arrives to head Syria observers

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:37:07 EDT

Major General Robert Mood arrives in Damascus to take charge of U.N. cease-fire monitors

Twists in China scandal jar party's projected image

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:34:11 EDT

Experts say new wiretapping report complicates China's efforts to maintain political stability at home and promote its interests abroad

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng in hiding after escaping house arrest

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:48:41 EDT

Human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng slips free from house arrest; Reportedly seeking refuge at U.S. Embassy

Military drills throw United States into China-Philippine dispute over resource-rich shoal

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:27:02 EDT

Joint Philippines, U.S. military exercises throw Americans into standoff over disputed shoal in South China Sea

Osama bin Laden's family leaving Pakistan

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:45:58 EDT

Osama bin Laden's three wives and eleven children were cleared to leave Pakistan Thursday night

Modern leaders accused of war crimes

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:44:42 EDT

Former Liberian strongman Charles Taylor was convicted of war crimes; a look at others accused of the same

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's contempt conviction may worsen ties to U.S.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:33:25 EDT

Pro-U.S. ruling party dealt blow with Supreme Court's contempt conviction; Prime minister faces pressure ahead of elections