Almanac: Moulin Rouge

On October 6, 1889, the famed Parisian cabaret opened for business - and set the standard for nightlife in the City of Lights

• Oct 6, 2013

U.N. says destruction of Syria's chemical weapons underway

Disarmament experts began earlier this month to catalogue and prepare to destroy Syria's vast chemical arsenal

• Oct 6, 2013

Four U.S. troops killed in south Afghanistan

Latest casualties in 12-year conflict in Afghanistan shows that despite withdrawal the fight rages on

• Oct 6, 2013

Embassy bombings figure nabbed by U.S. forces in Libya

Anas al-Libi, wanted for role in '98 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, has been captured

• Oct 5, 2013

Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, however, reiterated his crucial support for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's policy of outreach to the West

• Oct 5, 2013

Navy SEALs go after al-Shabab senior leader in Somalia

Special operations force conducts predawn raid on terror group figure in response to last month's deadly attack on Kenya mall

• Oct 5, 2013

Iranians chant "Death to America" despite diplomatic thaw

Hardliners oppose President Rouhani's efforts to ease estrangement with U.S.

• Oct 4, 2013

Pope drives home reform message with nod to the past

In symbolic visit to hometown of his pious and poor namesake, Saint Francis, pontiff makes his mission statement clear to the world

• Oct 4, 2013

Pope Francis in Assisi

Pope Francis visited Assisi for the first time to honor the saint whose name he adopted for the papacy

• Oct 4, 2013
• 23 photos

Photos of the week

The best images from the week's news, Sept. 27 - Oct. 4, 2013

• Oct 4, 2013
• 26 photos

Chinese couple distraught after alleged forced abortion

Liu Xinwen says she was dragged out of bed at 4 a.m. by gov't officials and injected with drugs that killed her unborn baby

• Oct 4, 2013

Egyptian riot police fire tear gas at protesters

Tahrir Square locked down as clashes break out during march by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi

• Oct 4, 2013

Pass the salt

The largest saltworks in Greece is located at a protected wetland complex of estuaries and lagoons

• Oct 4, 2013
• 14 photos

Assad: Too early to say if I'll run for re-election

As civil war rages, Syrian president says nation going through "rapid" changes now, but "picture will be clearer" in coming months

• Oct 4, 2013

British soldiers' WWI letters and wills go online

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers' last words brought from the archives to public view for the first time

• Oct 3, 2013

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