Whistleblower in U.K. hacking scandal found dead

Former showbiz reporter Sean Hoare told The New York Times that then-NOTW editor Andy Coulson encouraged phone hacking

• Jul 18, 2011

Day in pictures

A glimpse at the days news as seen through a camera's lens

• Jul 18, 2011
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Qaddafi gov't says it met with US to repair ties

State Dept. says meeting with Libya government was only to reiterate it wanted Qaddafi gone; Fight with rebels goes on

• Jul 18, 2011

2nd top UK police official resigns amid scandal

London police Assistant Commissioner John Yates the latest casualty of phone hacking controversy; Cameron calls for emergency session of Parliament

• Jul 18, 2011

Syrian activists: Daily body count up to 30

Mutilated corpses set off a wave of sectarian bloodshed during weekend, indicating revolt's enflaming tensions among religions

• Jul 18, 2011

NATO hits civilian radar at Tripoli airport

Alliance alleges Libyan regime used the civilian air traffic control radar to track NATO jets

• Jul 18, 2011

The common man at arms: Among Libya's rebels

CBS News takes an intimate look at the mostly ordinary men dying for their cause against Muammar Qaddafi

• Jul 18, 2011

Criminal probes gear up against Murdoch empire

Media magnate and top execs to face questioning from Parliamentarians - and News Corp.'s future may hang in the balance

• Jul 18, 2011

64 missile warheads stolen from Romanian train

Authorities promise old rocket warheads pose no danger to public; newspapers report they did not contain explosives

• Jul 18, 2011

2 babies switched at Australian hospital

Mothers had been with the wrong newborns for over eight hours Friday before mistake was noticed, according to a hospital CEO

• Jul 18, 2011

World Cup win sweet for disaster-ridden Japan

Come-from-behind victory in overtime has special meaning for country suffering from effects of recent devastating natural disasters

• Jul 18, 2011

Greek Carmageddon: Striking cabbies block roads

Country's main airport, harbor inaccessible after taxi drivers clog roads to protest liberalizing of cab licenses

• Jul 18, 2011

Rebekah Brooks to testify despite hacking arrest

Former Murdoch exec will testify before Parliament after being arrested amid scandal; Lawyer maintains her innocence

• Jul 18, 2011

Nelson Mandela honored with global call to serve

On Nelson Mandela International Day, his 93rd birthday, U.N. urges everyone to sacrifice 67 minutes for greater good

• Jul 18, 2011

Petraeus hands over Afghan war amid bloodshed

3 NATO troops killed in bomb blast as Gen. John Allen takes over coalition effort, underscoring "tough days ahead"

• Jul 18, 2011

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