World May 11 Reports of Shelling in Syria Crackdown, Rising Mississippi River Flows South Witnesses said the Syrian army is stepping up its crackdown in restive cities, shelling residential areas in Homs, the country's third-largest city and home to some of the biggest anti-government demonstrations. Security forces are reportedly using live ammunition and…
World May 10 Mississippi Flooding Hits Memphis, Heads Toward Weary New Orleans 5:30 p.m. ET | Floodwaters hit the Mississippi Delta Tuesday afternoon, threatening farmland, historic sites and residential areas alike. The crest is expected to wash over the area and bring a deluge lasting several days, compounding the damage already caused…
Economy May 10 Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion, NATO Launches Strikes on Tripoli Tony Avelar/Bloomberg via Getty Images Microsoft said Tuesday that it plans to purchase Skype, the Internet phone and video communication services with a reach of 663 million customers, for $8.5 billion in cash, with the intent of expanding its…
World May 07 Videos Seized from bin Laden’s Compound Released // The Pentagon on Saturday released five videos recovered from Osama bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, revealing the first glimpses of the al-Qaida leader's life behind the compound walls. One video shows a grey-bearded bin Laden wrapped in…
World May 05 Ivory Coast Top Court Calls Ouattara President After Months of Resistance Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara (Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images) The highest court in Ivory Coast reversed course Thursday and proclaimed Alassane Ouattara president after five months of fighting in the West African nation and a deepening humanitarian crisis. Ouattara was elected…
Nation May 05 Obama in NYC: ‘When We Say “We Will Never Forget,” We Mean What We Say’ Marking the death of Osama bin Laden at the site of the terrorist's biggest attack, President Obama placed a wreath Thursday at Ground Zero in New York. He said that bin Laden's killing on Sunday "sent a message around…
Politics May 04 A historical timeline of Afghanistan The land that is now Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions.
World May 02 Bin Laden Is Dead: Updates, Reaction and Analysis Updated 9:10 p.m. ET | On tonight's program, Ray Suarez reports on reactions to Osama bin Laden's death. Special correspondent Saima Mohsin reports from Abbottabad, Pakistan, on locals' amazement that the world's most wanted man was living in…
Nation May 02 Look Inside Osama Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Compound Ahead of a Monday morning briefing about the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the U.S. government released some graphics that shed new light on the compound where the most-wanted terrorist had been hiding for years. Here's an illustration…
World May 01 Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan, President Obama Says Osama bin Laden seen in an undated photo taken from a television image (Photo by Getty Images) Updated 10 a.m. ET, May 2 For more updates, reaction and analysis on bin Laden's death, follow our live blog here. Updated…