Activists claim Syria rebels killed 78 soldiers

In a pushback after intense aerial bombardments, Syrian rebels claim victories at several military checkpoints

• Nov 1, 2012

U.S. wants Syrian opposition shakeup to defeat Assad

Administration: Shakeup in opposition leadership would better represents those dying on the front and can rally wider support

• Oct 31, 2012

For many Egyptian children, hard labor trumps school

The Arab Spring may end up doing little for the millions of those under 17 in Egypt who work instead of study

• Oct 30, 2012

Hope fades after latest failed Syrian truce

Syrian air force drops barrel bombs; Rebels attack regime positions; U.N.-backed cease-fire never really took hold

• Oct 28, 2012

Bombings, clashes decimate Syria cease-fire

Dozens killed as unraveling of holiday truce marks latest setback to ending country's civil war

• Oct 27, 2012

Syrian cease-fire tested by violence

62 people killed, less than half of typical daily death toll, according to activists; 2 car bombs kill 13, wound at least 30 more

• Oct 26, 2012

Syrian cease-fire pact reached, but it's tenuous

The chances of success of a four-day cease-fire in Syria appear slim, as the government reserves the right to shoot back

• Oct 25, 2012

"Bunker schools" for Syrian kids

Determined to learn, children attend class underground after bombs destroyed six schools outside of Aleppo

• Oct 24, 2012
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Jihadist Syrian rebel group rejects truce

Jabhat al-Nusra militia, behind several suicide attacks on gov't, calls proposed ceasefire a "filthy game" as car bomb rocks Damascus

• Oct 24, 2012

Clinton: Libya emails don't paint full picture

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in Washington that the leaked State Department emails sent during the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi are "not in and of itself evidence" that the administration knew it was a terrorist attack.

• Oct 24, 2012
• 1:06

Syria violence may pause during religious holiday

United Nations peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi claims both sides will put down their weapons for four days during the Muslim holiday of Eid

• Oct 24, 2012
• 1:08

Syria, some rebel groups agree to temporary truce, envoy says

U.N.-Arab League envoy says it's supposed to happen during four-day Muslim holiday that starts at end of week

• Oct 24, 2012

Libya consulate attack: Hour-by-hour emails obtained

CBS News' correspondent Sharyl Attkisson has obtained State Dept. email alerts from the morning of the attack that killed the U.S. Ambassador to Libya

• Oct 24, 2012
• 0:53

Syrian activists: Deadly shelling at Aleppo bakery

Rebels say women, children die in shelling carried out by Assad forces; Anti-aircraft shell hits Turkish building over border

• Oct 23, 2012

Jordanian soldier killed in Syria-related fighting

Deadly violence has spilled across another border in the ever-widening Syrian conflict; Truce seems distant

• Oct 22, 2012

Syria violence spilling over into other nations

Anti-Assad protests in Lebanon, foiled terror plot in Jordan indicate effect of Syrian civil war on region's security, which allows al Qaeda-inspired groups to proliferate

• Oct 22, 2012

Sec. Clinton promises open investigation on Benghazi attack

The secretary of state reacts to pressure from the public over what happened at Libya embassy

• Oct 3, 2012
• 1:17

FBI agents collect evidence at Libyan consulate

Officials tell CBS News there were repeated requests for additional security before the attack

• Oct 5, 2012
• 3:30

Ex-U.S. security team leader in Libya: "We needed more, not less" staff

Former U.S. team leader in Libya tells CBS News the State Dept. rejected his requests for more security personnel, and he can't understand why

• Oct 8, 2012
• 2:43

Ex-security team leader: Amb. Stevens was concerned over threats

Army Green Beret Lt. Colonel Andrew Wood says the security situation in Libya was deteriorating

• Oct 8, 2012
• 3:09

Did the State department cut security in Libya?

The State Department comments on the withdrawal of a security support team from Libya

• Oct 8, 2012
• 1:18

Labrador presses State Dept. official over who knew what and when

Rep. Raul Labrador got into a heated exchange with Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy

• Oct 10, 2012
• 3:54

Sec. Officer on Libyan attack: Unlike any I had seen

Former State Dept. Security Officer for Libya, testified before Congress during a House Oversight Committee hearing on security at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya

• Oct 10, 2012
• 0:11

Republicans grill State Dept. officials over security

The House Oversight Committee held a public hearing to look into security measures in place before the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya

• Oct 11, 2012
• 2:48

Mother of slain ambassador speaks out

The mother of Chris Stevens talks to Ben Tracy in her first national TV interview

• Oct 18, 2012
• 3:29

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