Syria peace talks on hold as sides refuse to back down

Veteran U.N. negotiator's 2nd attempt to get Assad regime, opposition to discuss plan for a transitional gov't ends on a bitter note

• Jan 28, 2014

Scotland's festival of fire

Locals dressed as Vikings and march through the streets for annual "Up Helly Aa" festival

• Jan 28, 2014
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Indonesia landslides leave 19 dead, 10 missing

Torrential rain sends mud rolling down hillsides on island of Java, burying at least 5 houses

• Jan 28, 2014

U.S. renews call for N. Korea to free missionary

Top U.S. envoy says Pyongyang has “made its point about Kenneth Bae” with more than year in prison, and urges his pardon

• Jan 28, 2014

Sochi mayor: There are no gays here

Mayor of city hosting Winter Olympics says gays are welcome to visit, but must respect Russia’s laws

• Jan 28, 2014

U.K. lawmakers tell queen to cut costs, boost income

Lawmakers' report exposed crumbling palaces, depleted coffers and discovered that a royal reserve fund for emergencies is down to its last million pounds

• Jan 28, 2014

Mexico's vigilantes legalized and put under military umbrella

Armed citizens in Michoacan state fed up with drug cartel dominance have given President Pena Nieto a lot of political trouble

• Jan 28, 2014

Group blasts Russia for blocking bad news from Sochi

U.S.-based journalism watchdog says reports blocked from covering stories on abused workers, environment in run up to Olympics

• Jan 28, 2014

Ukraine repeals anti-protest laws in bid to end chaos

Move comes after embattled PM resigns in hopes of ending 2 months of violent street clashes

• Jan 28, 2014

Belligerent Morsi faces in court over plot to "destroy" Egypt

"Who are you? Tell me!" Muslim Brotherhood-backed president toppled by military angrily shouts as his 2nd trial kicks off in Cairo

• Jan 28, 2014

Ukraine's president agrees to scrap anti-protest laws

But government says there will be no amnesty for arrested protesters until massive demonstrations end

• Jan 27, 2014

Contractor flees Russia after refusing to pay Olympic bribes

Olympic organizers told Valery Morozov to add $30 million to his bill for Sochi construction projects -- and pay that money back to them as kickbacks

• Jan 27, 2014

Fukushima cleanup could drag on for decades

A CBS News crew visits the crippled nuclear reactor, where workers are undertaking delicate and dangerous work of removing radioactive fuel rods

• Jan 27, 2014

Egypt’s military backs its leader for president

Army chief and de facto head of state Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi moved a step closer to declaring an official presidential candidacy

• Jan 27, 2014

Syrian regime, opposition fail to find common ground

Few had hoped for progress in Geneva meeting meant to see warring sides discuss transitional gov't for 1st time, and for good reason

• Jan 27, 2014

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