Russian clerics seek mercy for jailed punk band

Top Orthodox church officials offer forgiveness for anti-Putin rant in Moscow Cathedral

• Aug 18, 2012

U.S. vigilance up amid Afghan "insider attacks"

Troops told to have weapons loaded and ready at all times as attacks by supposed allies continue to spike

• Aug 18, 2012

Afghan cop shoots dead 2 U.S. troops

Two separate "green-on-blue" incidents hit NATO forces; Now 25 Americans killed this year by Afghan allies

• Aug 18, 2012

Yemen: Qaeda militants attack intel headquarters

11 soldiers, 3 intelligence officials killed in militant attack in southern Yemen, officials say

• Aug 18, 2012

Plane with Philippines interior secretary crashes

Light plane goes down in sea while attempting emergency landing; One rescued but Secretary Jesse Robredo still missing

• Aug 18, 2012

Strong earthquake hits northern Indonesian island

No tsunami warning issued and no word on damage or casualties from magnitude 6.6 temblor

• Aug 18, 2012

Tropical Storm Helene forms in Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Helene formed just offshore in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Friday, threatening coastal areas of eastern Mexico

• Aug 17, 2012

New Syria envoy says all conflicts can be solved

Lakhdar Brahimi brings a unique background and experience to a task that many leaders and pundits have written off as impossible

• Aug 17, 2012

Punk band musicians get 2 years for anti-Putin stunt

Prison sentence for punk rock band draws worldwide protests, highlighting Russian president's intensifying crackdown on dissent

• Aug 17, 2012

Mine shooting highlights growing S. African rift

Police kill 34 striking miners, but authorities say shooting was in self defense; "Time bomb ... has exploded," paper says

• Aug 17, 2012

Syrian government, rebels face off near Aleppo airport

U.N. appoints former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi to serve as peace envoy as conflict continues in Aleppo, Damascus

• Aug 17, 2012

WikiLeaks' Assange a prisoner of his own making

Senior diplomatic sources tell CBS News secret-spilling website's founder given permission to remain indefinitely at Ecuador Embassy

• Aug 17, 2012

Hezbollah: We can make Israeli lives "hell"

Leader of militant group and Iran ally threatens retaliation on Israel attacks Lebanon

• Aug 17, 2012

Russian punk band gets 2 years for hooliganism

Judge rules musicians who protested against Putin motivated by religious hatred, sentences each to 2 years in prison

• Aug 17, 2012

Ex-Algerian FM Brahimi to replace Annan in Syria

Lakhdar Brahimi has agreed to be the new peace envoy to Syria, United Nations announces

• Aug 17, 2012

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