Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone officials going door to door
President issues new restrictions on movement and gatherings in desperate bid to stop the disease's worsening spread
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Iraqi Kurds launch bid to retake road to Syria from ISIS
Operation in Sinjar by peshmerga successful so far, officials claim; ISIS fighters allegedly regrouping around Mosul
U.K. may allow embryos with DNA from 3 parents
In-vitro fertilization using DNA from one man and two women could help families avoid passing on genetic disorders
Obama to start normalizing U.S. relations with Cuba
In a historic move, the administration is beginning talks with the communist nation to restore full diplomacy
Afghan suicide attack on bank kills at least 10
Five suicide bombers unleash attack in south, killing three police officers; 11 insurgents reportedly killed in drone strike in separate incident
Sydney siege hostage details daring escape
John O'Brien, 82, said he was convinced the gunman was insane and they would all die anyway, so he decided to get out
American free from Cuban prison after 5 years
U.S. government subcontractor who was serving 15-year sentence heads home after lengthy struggle
Video shows aftermath of Taliban massacre of Pakistan students
Gunmen killed more than a hundred children in Peshawar, an attack Taliban militants in Afghanistan call "un-Islamic"
Australian PM: Nation's security system failed to track gunman
"The system did not adequately deal with this individual," Prime Minister Tony Abbott says; "We want to know why he wasn't being monitored"
The winner of Russia's Man of the Year is...
In a nationwide poll, Russians resoundingly choose a familiar name as their favorite public figure
Did WWI stop for a Christmas Day soccer game?
We asked historians if there's evidence that British and German soldiers stopped fighting to play soccer during a Christmas truce
Fast-moving Russian economic collapse causing panic
With the ruble dropping to record lows, an interest rate hike was attempted, but did not work
Taliban attack on Pakistan school kills at least 141, mostly children
Taliban says school was targeted because most students are children of Pakistani soldiers: "We want them to feel our pain"
Taliban school massacre: What kind of men kill children?
CBS News consultant Jere Van Dyk on the tangled history between the Taliban and Pakistan government that contributed to school massacre
Iran's only dog shelter struggles to provide for canines
In Iran, where dogs are rarely pets, a shelter struggles to find homes for dogs
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Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say
2 women advanced further in Navy SEAL tryouts than any in history
2 Native American women make history in midterms
The 2026 blue wave, in charts
Democrats' election rout is poised to reorder federal health policy
Huge space telescope plunges back to Earth after 22 years in orbit
Mamdani says Democrats must keep their "foot on the gas"
Trump touts White House ballroom after GOP midterm losses
