France confirms death of al Qaeda chief Abou Zeid
DNA tests confirm warlord was killed by French-led troops in Mali in February
World
Pope Francis to Benedict: "We are brothers"
Historic meeting of new pope, his living predecessor shows current and former leaders of Catholic Church side by side
Inside a Syrian refugee camp
A look at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan as President Obama meets with nation's King Abdullah II
North Korea condemns U.N. call for human rights probe
North Korea's Foreign Ministry that it will completely ignore the resolution adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council
Filipino militants free Australian hostage
Al Qaeda-linked militants released an Australian man near a coastal town where they kidnapped him for ransom 15 months ago
Chinese protesters take corruption battle into their own hands
Amid pledges by China's new leaders to crack down on corruption, citizens of one city are fighting back against local Communist Party boss
Obama brokers Israel-Turkey reconciliation
President Obama says "the timing was good" during his trip to the Middle East for Turkey and Israel, at odds over a 2010 flotilla incident, to reconcile
Egyptians clash at Muslim Brotherhood offices
Protesters in Cairo clash with president's Muslim Brotherhood backers and ransack three offices
France scales back plans to raise taxes on ultra-rich
French government's had originally proposed marginal rate of 75 percent on wealthiest
Photos of the week
The best images from the week's news events, March 15 - March 22, 2013
Syria's Assad vows to "wipe out" extremists
Syrian president blames Muslim extremists for suicide bombing that killed 49 people, including top cleric who supported regime
Israeli, Norwegian tourists feared abducted in Egypt
Man and woman suspected of being kidnapped by gunmen in Sinai Peninsula who seek release of detained relative
Obama visits the Holy Land
The President toured sights in Jerusalem and Bethlehem on the last day of his visit to Israel and Palestine
Google's Eric Schmidt urges Burma to embrace free speech
Search giant's executive chairman urges the Burmese government to keep the Internet open
India police: New Delhi terror plot foiled
Kashmiri rebel group was planning to target India's capital during celebrations of major Hindu festival next week, police say
Live
U.S. reducing troop footprint in Middle East, sources say
Son of Stephen Hubbard, American freed from Russian jail, speaks out
Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a "humanitarian"
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmates
Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters
Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield, and what they mean to Ukraine
U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia
Investigation
Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
