Arrests, resignations as Murdoch faces probe

As media baron prepares for parliamentary roast, his ex-U.K. editor is arrested and bailed; Scandal claims London's top cop

• Jul 18, 2011

Pope, British call for more Somalia famine aid

Pope Benedict says Horn of Africa drought is "severely testing our brothers and sisters, among them many children"

• Jul 17, 2011

Locals flee as Indonesian volcano roars to life

Mount Lokon, dormant for years, has roared to life again in Indonesia, sending soot and debris 11,400 feet into the sky

• Jul 17, 2011

Top Karzai aide killed in Afghan suicide attack

Shortly after losing his brother, Afghan president Hamid Karzai loses an aide and a MP to Taliban attack; Handover continues

• Jul 17, 2011

Egyptians protest new military leadership

Tentative concessions have done little to appease protesters who sees echoes of Mubarak's autocracy in current rulers

• Jul 17, 2011

U.N. raises flag on newest nation: South Sudan

5 days after Obama grants U.S. recognition of South Sudan, U.N. General Assembly votes to admit Republic as its newest nation

• Jul 17, 2011

Murdoch exec Rebekah Brooks arrested

Ex-News of the World editor who resigned as head of News Corp.'s U.K. newspapers is 10th person arrested in phone hacking probe

• Jul 17, 2011

London's top cop quits over alleged Murdoch ties

Police commissioner Paul Stephenson denies any wrongdoing in the hiring of News of the World editor implicated in hacking scandal

• Jul 17, 2011

Doctor denies Hosni Mubarak suffered stroke

Lawyer for ousted Egyptian president reported he was in coma; Hospital official denies report

• Jul 17, 2011

Syrian troops storm border town, detain hundreds

Amid anti-Assad protests, activists say authorities detained more than 500 people, including leading dissident, in Zabadani

• Jul 17, 2011

Chinese toddler falls 10 stories, is caught

After 10 days in coma 2-year-old who survived plunge sings to her mother

• Jul 17, 2011

China slams Obama's meeting with Dalai Lama

Beijing says White House meeting "grossly interfered in China's internal affairs" and damaged China-U.S. relations

• Jul 17, 2011

U.N. flies aid to terrorist-controlled Somalia

Amid massive humanitarian crisis, Islamist-controlled portion of Somalia finally opens doors to U.N.; U.S. pledges aid

• Jul 16, 2011

Obama meets with Dalai Lama, Chinese complain

Meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader moves forward after Beijing calls on White House to rescind invitation

• Jul 16, 2011

U.K. MP Milliband: Break up Murdoch's empire

Labour Party leader calls U.K. media laws "analoque rules for a digital age," says Rupert Murdoch has too much power

• Jul 16, 2011

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