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May 1, 2012 | 7:33 PM PDT
UN: Both sides in Syria are violating the truce
UN peacekeeping chief doesn't blame one side in Syria more than the other, but notes evidence of government's heavy weapon use
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May 1, 2012 | 7:17 PM PDT
Syria's cultural treasures are also conflict victims
Millennia-old buildings and artifacts have fallen prey to shelling, gunfire and looters in the Syrian conflict
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2012 | 5:53 PM PDT
Obama pledges Afghan support through 2024
President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on the first anniversary of the the killing of Osama bin Laden and signed a security agreement that pledges U.S. support through 2024, reports Norah O'Donnell.
CBS Evening News
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2012 | 5:22 PM PDT
Obama addresses the nation from Afghanistan
CBS News Special Report: During an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, President Obama addressed the nation and detailed his plans to end the war, as well as the role the U.S. will play in Afghanistan's future.
CBS Evening News
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2012 | 5:13 PM PDT
U.S. military's future in Afghanistan
What will the future of the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan look like? Scott Pelley speaks with CBS News Pentagon correspondent David Martin.
CBS Evening News
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Play CBS Video May 2, 2012 | 5:17 AM PDT
Rupert Murdoch blasted by Parliment
Members of the British Parliament investigating the News Corp. phone hacking scandal blasted Rupert Murdoch for his performance in running an international company. Elizabeth Palmer reports this could be trouble when Murdoch tries to renew broadcasting licenses in Britain.
CBS Evening News
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2012 | 5:23 PM PDT
Panetta describes the moment bin Laden was killed
In a past interview for "60 Minutes," Leon Panetta described to Scott Pelley the events that unfolded the night Osama bin Laden was killed.
CBS Evening News
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2012 | 4:16 PM PDT
Al Qaeda weakened 1 year after bin Laden death
Continued drone strikes and the death of Osama bin Laden has weakened the power and distorted the vision of al Qaeda. Clarissa Ward reports from Pakistan.
CBS Evening News
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May 1, 2012 | 4:07 PM PDT
A year after bin Laden raid, al Qaeda weakened
A Pakistani who deals with militants often says al Qaeda lost most of its grand world vision after bin Laden's death
CBS Evening News
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May 1, 2012 | 4:03 PM PDT
Panetta on bin Laden raid: It had all proven right
Defense secretary describes to Scott Pelley the moments leading up to the killing of Osama bin Laden from last year's raid
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May 1, 2012 | 2:48 PM PDT
Cuba may lift its travel restriction soon
After 50 years, Cubans gain hope from signals the government officials may ease their travel restrictions on its citizens
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May 1, 2012 | 1:03 PM PDT
Ex-CIA contractor who killed 2 in Pakistan charged with assault in Colo.
Raymond Davis pleads not guilty after fight over parking space; Was whisked out of Pakistan last year after slaying, $2M payment
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2012 | 12:24 PM PDT
Obama arrives in Afghanistan to sign strategic partnership agreement
President Obama has arrived in Afghanistan to sign a strategic partnership agreement pledging U.S. support to Afghanistan for 10 years after the withdraw of U.S. combat troops at the end of 2014. Scott Pelley reports.
CBS Evening News
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May 1, 2012 | 11:37 AM PDT
Chinese lawyer looms over US-China talks
Both Washington and Beijing declined to confirm Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection; could disrupt talks
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May 1, 2012 | 11:26 AM PDT
Obama tightens penalties on Iran, Syria regimes for avoiding American-mandated sanctions
Executive order a response to efforts by Iranian, Syrian regimes to avoid American-mandated sanctions
Politics
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May 1, 2012 | 10:19 AM PDT
Activists: Chen escape embarrassing but legal
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said to be at U.S. embassy; Washington and Beijing in talks over his future, supporters say
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May 1, 2012 | 9:48 AM PDT
Chavez returns to Cuba for cancer treatment
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez returned to Havana after announcing he in "home stretch" for treatment
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May 1, 2012 | 9:42 AM PDT
Workers express anger, gloom, elation on May Day
A gamut of emotions flowed through the crowds: Anger. Fear. Elation. Despair.
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May 1, 2012 | 9:03 AM PDT
ICC: Libya wants Qaddafi son's trial at home
Libya says Saif al-Islam Qaddafi should be tried for war crimes there, not the International Criminal Court
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May 1, 2012 | 8:15 AM PDT
The world marks May Day
An international day for labor is celebrated with marches against austerity, inequality and banks
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May 1, 2012 | 8:12 AM PDT
Syrian activists: Deadly mortar shelling at farming village of Mishmishan as cease-fire unravels
Fresh violence latest incident in continual unraveling of U.N.-brokered cease-fire that has never taken hold
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May 1, 2012 | 7:27 AM PDT
Dominique Strauss-Kahn lawsuit by New York maid allowed to go to trial over alleged sex assault
Former IMF chief's diplomatic-immunity claims fail in sexual assault lawsuit stemming from hotel-room encounter
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May 1, 2012 | 6:53 AM PDT
China activist Cheng Guangcheng targeted by censors on Chinese social media following escape
Blind activist Cheng Guangcheng targeted by censors on Chinese social media following escape from house arrest
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Play CBS Video May 1, 2012 | 6:54 AM PDT
Clinton heads to China as drama over dissident builds
The fate of human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is threatening the already-tense relationship between the US and China. After a dramatic escape from house arrest, the blind, self-taught lawyer is probably hiding inside the US Embassy in Beijing, though neither country will confirm exactly where he is. CBS News correspondent Celia Hatton reports.
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May 1, 2012 | 6:27 AM PDT
Experts: Al Qaeda "under pressure, in disarray"
The al Qaeda of 9/11 is "pretty much a thing of the past," counting on Internet propaganda, lone wolves to "come together and do it for them"
