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Pakistan army warns US not to stage more raids

[2011-05-06 11:33]

Pakistan's army broke its silence Thursday over the US commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, claiming it a violation of Pakistani sovereignty.

World's special forces

[2011-05-06 10:33]

Special Forces march during celebrations of Sri Lanka's 63rd Independence Day, in Katharagama, about 238 km (147milles) from central Colombo Feb 4, 2011.

Last World War I combat vet dies in Australia

[2011-05-05 13:23]

Claude Stanley Choules, the last known combat veteran of World War I, died Thursday at a nursing home in the Western Australia city of Perth, his family said. He was 110.

Factbox: 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden

[2011-05-03 09:13]

Challenging the might of "infidel" United States, Osama bin Laden masterminded the deadliest militant attacks in history and then built a global network of allies to wage a "holy war". He was dead Sunday.

Logan attack

[2011-04-29 11:00]

CBS correspondent Lara Logan felt sure she would die while being sexually assaulted by a mob when covering the jubilation in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Search starts for bones of likely Mona Lisa model

[2011-04-28 06:47]

Italian researchers on Wednesday began looking for the remains of a Renaissance woman many believed posed for the "Mona Lisa."

UK heats up for big royal wedding

[2011-04-27 10:39]

Britain's Prince William will marry Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29th.

Attempt to hijack plane to Libya thwarted

[2011-04-25 09:03]

A man with a knife tried to hijack an Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome on Sunday night, demanding it be flown to Libya, but was quickly overpowered and arrested when the plane landed.

US default could be doomsday option for economy

[2011-04-25 09:47]

US has never defaulted on its debt and they say they don't want it to happen now. But with partisan acrimony at fever pitch, the unthinkable is suddenly being pondered.

Pop star declared Haiti president

[2011-04-21 13:42]

Michel Martelly, a Haitian popular singer known by the stage name "Sweet Micky," was officially declared the earthquake-devastated country's next president.

Gulf gets taste of recovery one year after spill

[2011-04-21 10:31]

A year after the worst US offshore oil spill swamped the Gulf coast with petroleum and misery, officials on Wednesday declared the hard-hit region reborn.

Harry fights playboy prince image

[2011-04-19 10:27]

Britain's Prince Harry has worked hard to shake off his wild-child image, and his newfound maturity will be tested when he acts as best man at his brother's wedding.