Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush has one regret
"If time was rewound I would do it all over again," says Muntazer al-Zaidi, whose protest brought him prison time but also hero status in his country.
After 12 years of war, the last thing Syria needed was an earthquake
A U.N.-backed probe has acknowledged a "complete failure" in the emergency earthquake response, which was stymied by Syria's seemingly endless civil war.
29 arrested after thousands swept up in cryptocurrency investment scam
People duped by the complex scheme say they were lured by misleading advertising and, in many cases, trusted acquaintances who'd been fooled themselves.
Cosmic rays reveal corridor hidden in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza
One famed Egyptologist tells CBS News he believes there's "something important underneath the corridor," as the 4,500-year-old pyramid clings to its secrets.
Archaeologists find the oldest non-royal mummy ever discovered in Egypt
The mummy of an ancient Egyptian named Hekashepes represents two remarkable firsts, but it wasn't the lead scientist's favorite discovery at Saqqara this week.
Egyptian archaeologists tout rare discoveries unearthed in Luxor
"We have discovered more than a thousand burial sites before in Luxor, but this is the first time we find one from the 13th Dynasty," said antiquities official Dr. Fathy Yaseen.
Man reunited with mom 44 years after she thought he died as an infant
The group's founder says they are still trying to locate about 8,000 people, and he hopes this incredible success story will help other families keep hope alive.
How Egypt's last Jews will mark Hanukkah, and keep their culture alive
Before the Arab-Israeli War in 1948, there were around 80,000 Egyptian Jews in the country. Now there are 3, and the youngest, at 70, is worried about what comes next.
Inside the fight to save an American cemetery and the secrets it holds
A small team of "friends" is determined to reverse decades of neglect, and to ensure that the stories within the ancient Cairo burial plots are not lost to history.
Egyptians try new tactic in bid to reclaim Rosetta Stone from Britain
One organizer behind the campaign predicts Britons will no longer tolerate "such cultural violence represented in their own museums."
Crowdfunding rakes in $2M for medicine to save a little girl's life
The epic show of solidarity for little Roqaia has given other parents hope, but it's a race against time to get one of the world's most expensive drugs.
Pride Month in Arab states brings warnings and rainbow hunts
As Lebanon orders security forces to quash events "promoting homosexuality," 2 other nations work to root out rainbows that violate "public morals."
Gruesome murder, reaction to it highlight violence against women in Egypt
Video of Nayera Ashraf's brutal killing by a man whose marriage proposal she rejected went viral. A prominent Islamic leader suggested it was her fault.
Family says Egyptian political activist on Day 80 of prison hunger strike
Alaa Abd El Fattah's prison sentence for "spreading false news" can't even be appealed, but his family's campaign to get him out of the country is gaining support.
Egypt races to restore Biblical sites along the "Holy Family Trail"
You can already visit - virtually - one of the 25 sites where Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus are said to have stayed during their exile in Egypt.