Video shows Iran aiding Syrian regime's fight against rebels

Iran has long denied involvement in Syria's civil war, but evidence shows Iranian troops fighting alongside Syrian government forces

• Oct 31, 2013

Israeli airstrikes target Syria military bases

Israeli warplanes conducted two strikes, CBS News has confirmed; presumed targets are missiles believed bound for Hezbollah

• Oct 31, 2013

U.K. prosecutor: Tabloid execs in phone hacking case had affair

Prosecutor Andrew Edis made the disclosure during Andy Coulson's and Rebekah Brooks' trial on phone hacking and other charges

• Oct 31, 2013

Long-sought Nazi Gestapo chief died in Berlin, researcher says

Heinrich Mueller, head of the Gestapo secret police who was never captured, was buried in common grave in Jewish cemetery, researcher says

• Oct 31, 2013

Ready for the hunt

Hunting hounds and their owners await the start of the season in England

• Oct 31, 2013
• 18 photos

Iraqi PM: Terrorists got a "second chance" in Iraq

Nouri al-Maliki asks for new U.S. aid to beat back insurgency that has been fueled by Syrian war and departure of American troops

• Oct 31, 2013

Kerry on damage-control mission to Mideast, Europe

Secretary of State hits the road for security meetings amid rancor over Washington's strategies in Syria and Iran, NSA surveillance

• Oct 31, 2013

Egypt: Protests, heavy security set for Morsi trial

20,000 police officers and soldiers will guard trial of Egypt's toppled president as Islamist opponents plan massive protests

• Oct 31, 2013

Watchdog: Syria destroyed its chem weapons making ability

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirms Damascus has fulfilled key part of accord for it to rid itself of all such weapons

• Oct 31, 2013

Testimony through photography

Acclaimed photojournalist Ron Haviv's retrospective exhibition opens in New York this month

• Oct 31, 2013
• 6 photos

Ghoulish makeovers

Filipino special effects experts prepare for the Halloween season

• Oct 31, 2013
• 18 photos

Edward Snowden takes tech support job in Russia

Attorney tells Russian news agency that former NSA contractor wanted for leaking spy secrets now working for a Russian website

• Oct 31, 2013

Attacks on Christians by Islamic militants rise in Egypt

Christians say they're being targeted by Muslim Brotherhood hardliners after they backed military's crackdown on Islamic group

• Oct 30, 2013

Solar mirrors bring sunshine to dark Norwegian town

Rjukan, Norway is deep in a valley and doesn't get sunlight during the winter, but that's about to change

• Oct 30, 2013

Photographer aims to put a face on the Syria conflict

Robert Fogarty has taken photographs of Syrian refugees in a sprawling Jordanian camp with their messages of hope to the world

• Oct 30, 2013

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