- G8 summit: Euro crisis and possible 'Grexit' overshadow agenda
- Latest evidence in Trayvon Martin case: Does it help George Zimmerman? (+video)
- Facebook IPO stumbles: Why didn't it wow investors? (+video)
- Afghanistan security for less? How low can NATO go?
- Why historic SpaceX mission to space station will be so difficult
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In Afghanistan, NATO exit plan raises concerns about stability
9:23 am ET - NATO plans to transition security control to Afghan forces over the next two years, but many Afghans question their ability to hold the gains that have been made.
Suicide bomber kills scores in Yemen as government pursues Al Qaeda group
8:36 am ET - Yemen's military has been carrying out an offensive in the south for the past 10 days against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Today's bombing could be payback.
Cory Booker 'very uncomfortable' with Obama's attack on Romney (+video)
6:17 pm ET - Newark Mayor Cory Booker is a campaign surrogate for Barack Obama and a rising Democratic star. But he finds himself ‘very uncomfortable’ with Obama’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s business record.
The Chen affair: How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing
12:00 am ET - Chen Guangcheng arrived in the US Saturday, after fleeing mistreatment by local Chinese officials. The case highlights the central government's imperfect oversight of the provinces.
Ron Paul 'bloodless coup' in Minnesota takes most delegates. Now what?
3:08 pm ET - Ron Paul won 12 of 13 delegates in Minnesota's state GOP convention. If Mitt Romney has the nomination all but tied up and Paul has effectively ended his campaign, why continue the fight?
Pakistan bans Twitter, citing blasphemous content
1:36 pm ET - Activists see the government's claims of blasphemy as a convenient excuse to rein in free-wheeling conversations on the social media site ahead of elections.
Chen Guangcheng: What's ahead for Chinese dissident now in the US?
7:39 pm ET - Now that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has reached the United States, both Beijing and Washington are hoping to put what could have been a tense diplomatic situation behind them.
Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cutting
5:29 pm ET - Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge.
As Facebook millionaires party, what future for new shareholders?
11:05 am ET - An expected 'pop' in share prices never came as Facebook went public this week. But Facebook's IPO was a measured affair, lacking in irrational exuberance, and laying the groundwork for the network's main challenge: Turning 'friends' into consumers.
Chen Guangcheng comes to the US, but what about other dissidents?
3:59 pm ET - Chen Guangcheng’s flight to New York Saturday marks a major step in difficult and delicate negotiations between Beijing and Washington. But it also spotlights the difficulty other activists face under a government regime and a system of local authority many view as repressive.









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