Mandela showing "great improvement," ex-wife says
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela says 94-year-old South African icon is showing "great improvement" compared to a few days ago
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In Egypt, a looming political showdown
One year after taking office, President Morsi rules country wracked by political polarization and crippling shortages
Armstrong: Tour "impossible to win without doping"
Disgraced cyclist tells newspaper his life has been ruined by USADA investigation that exposed as lies his years of doping denials
Watchdog: Pentagon wasting $772M on aircraft for Afghans
Buy includes $554M for choppers from Russian maker; Special Inspector General says Afghans not ready to fly the aircraft
Vatican official arrested in alleged $26M corruption plot
Already probed in purported Vatican money laundering scheme, now accused of seeking to sneak the $26M into Italy on Italian gov't plane
Despite promises, Bangladesh factory still unsafe for workers
CBS News visits a clothing factory that -- despite assurances of higher workplace standards -- has committed violations
Mandela vigil morphs into a quasi-political rally
Campaign supporters for South African President Zuma are among those gathered outside Pretoria hospital where anti-apartheid icon is being treated
McDonald's refuses to operate in Jewish settlement
McDonald's Israel said it has a policy of staying out of the occupied territories, dealing a blow to West Bank settlers
Rebel leader: Syria should not be allowed to become Rwanda
In a letter to the U.N. Security Council, the Syrian rebel leader accused the Assad regime of "systematic ethno-sectarian cleansing"
16 die in Iraqi cafe bombings targeting soccer fans
Attacks struck late Thursday night in quick succession at cafes in three different cities, where patrons were watching a soccer match
Snowden adds his name to list of transit zone dwellers
NSA leaker's airport limbo not unprecedented - and his terminal confinement is (so far) brief compared to others before him
Obama arrives in Africa
U.S. president and his family will visit Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa on an eight-day trip
American exec held by workers in Chinese plant freed
Chip Starnes, kept in factory nearly a week amid dispute, confusion over severance packages, may rehire some who held him
7 aboard U.S. yacht missing in South Pacific
Searchers have been unable to locate 70-ft. schooner three weeks after its last radio communication, when passengers encountered a storm between New Zealand and Australia
Nelson Mandela's family summoned to hospital
Grandchildren seen entering after urgent summons to family, but South African president says ailing statesman "much better" than day before
Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oil
Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar accuse DOJ of violating judge's orders
On economy, Vance says "we're turning the ship around"
EU diplomats say they were attacked by settlers in West Bank
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
Pope Leo discharged from hospital on Saturday, four days after surgery
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