Middle East
Syrian activists operate secret hospitals to treat wounded dissidents
After a violent crackdown against Arab Spring protesters in Syria, the government is using its hospitals to find and isolate dissidents. To get the treatment they need, they're having to go to independent, underground, make-shift hospitals.
VIDEO: Rescue workers continue to pull survivors from rubble of Turkey earthquake
As the days pass, rescue workers continue to dig feverishly to free survivors from the earthquake that hit on Sunday. A 14-day-old infant was rescued Monday, but hopes are fading....
Dozens killed in Turkish earthquake (with video)
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake was reported near the Turkish-Iranian border Sunday afternoon Turkish time. The death toll is expected to rise into the hundreds or thousands....
President Obama announces complete withdrawal from Iraq by year's end
In an address to the media, Obama announced that the U.S. war in Iraq was over and all U.S. forces would be home for the holidays. He did not take questions....
After five years, Gilad Shalit is released by Hamas (with video)
An exchange between Hamas and Israel is underway this morning. Gilad Shalit is back home in Israel and nearly 500 Palestinian prisoners are headed for Gaza, the West Bank or other parts of the Middle East....
Meet the man behind Pakistan's plan to influence Washington officials
Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai rose from poverty in Pakistan to the pinnacle of Washington, D.C., society. But his fall has been nearly as far. The man is now under house arrested, accused of being a Pakistani spy....
If true, Iran's terror plot would be new chapter for Quds Force
Many international experts are scratching their heads, trying to determine what Iran would have hoped to gain from an assassination of the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States — and why they chose to involve Mexican cartels....
Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit to be released by Hamas
Palestinian militants kidnapped Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier, more than five years ago. He's become a political symbol inside of Israel, and he may be released in days....
U.S. foils Iran's plot against Saudi ambassador
American officials say they disrupted a major terror plot with a connection to Iran....
Egypt looking for answers after 24 are killed in violence
With Egypt looking for answers as to what caused a clash between Coptic Christians and the Egyptian military, leaders called for quick probe into what led to the clash....
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