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Documenting the world's monster waves

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'The Wave' follows big wave surfers, mariners and scientists who have encountered huge waves and have lived to tell the tale.
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Audio: rare interview with Wikileaks' Julian Assange

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In a rare interview while under house arrest in London, Assange spoke about about information's role in democracy and Wikileaks' role in the Arab Spring uprisings.
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American civic clubs grow overseas

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Civic clubs like Rotary International, Lions Club and Toastmasters may be in their sunset years in the US, but they're on the rise abroad.
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Secret lives of animals captured by hidden camera

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Conservation International used hidden cameras to collect 52,000 images of mammals in the wild from Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.
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Foreign students paying to get fish processing jobs in Alaska

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Globalization has transformed some fish processing plants in Alaska, where most of the workers now are foreign students.
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Why Rembrandts are highly popular with thieves

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There have been 81 thefts of Rembrandts in the past 100 years -- the Dutch artist is the second most stolen artist in history, behind Picasso.
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Where the US stands on Palestinian statehood bid

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Palestine goes to United Nations in September to seek recognition as a state, but US may veto any resolution on Palestinian statehood.
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Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion

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The Motorola purchase is expected to give Google's Android phone the patents it needs to compete against the Apple iPhone.
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Why Mario Bros still rules gaming

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How Mario Bros changed the face of gaming, and why it continues to be a huge presence after 30 years.
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Global markets tumble, Obama addresses S&P downgrade

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With every major stock index in Europe and the US down at mid-day, President Obama went on air to assure the world, 'our credit is triple-A.'
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