Bagram Air Base attack: The Taliban killed four US soldiers overnight, as the US sought talks with the militant group. The Bagram Air Base attack infuriated Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Immigration reform: Senate Republicans on the cusp of buying in? (+video)
7:43 pm ET - Republican senators are bringing new momentum to the bid to boost support for immigration reform, even as the GOP-controlled House strikes a harsher tone.
Corruption, drugs, profanity: Mayors pull lid off 'boring' Canada
3:13 pm ET - Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who was allegedly caught on video smoking crack cocaine, has been joined by Montreal's interim mayor, charged with corruption, fraud, and extortion.
House GOP passes major antiabortion bill. Why Democrats are pleased. (+video)
7:46 pm ET - House Republicans passed legislation Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks' pregnancy. The party's social conservative base is happy, but Democrats see a political boon.
G8 wraps with progress on tax evasion - but not on Syria
3:56 pm ET - The summit leaders agreed to crack down on money laundering and illegal tax evasion, but Russia and the West remain at odds over how to resolve the Syrian civil war.
NSA chief: Snooping helped thwart 50 terrorist attacks in 20 countries (+video)
2:28 pm ET - NSA Director Keith Alexander, responding to critics, tells Congress that surveillance programs disrupted plots to bomb the New York Stock Exchange and subway system.
Syrian rebels cling to enclave in eastern Lebanon
12:04 pm ET - The Lebanese town Arsal, a Sunni stronghold surrounded by Shiite villages, is a haven for refugees and a weapons depot for rebel fighters. Its loss would be devastating.
USA Update Times Square 'bike bomber' video released, FBI seeks Twitter tips
5:07 pm ET - The 2008 Times Square bombing damaged a military recruiting center but didn't hurt anyone. Law enforcement is renewing its efforts to find a suspect it is calling the bike bomber.
Can fragmented Egypt find 15 million who want President Morsi out?
3:24 pm ET - The key to the success of Egypt's 'Rebel' campaign may be its modest scope: Collecting signatures on a petition calling for early elections to replace President Morsi.
Whitey Bulger defense: Star witness lied before, could be lying now
5:29 pm ET - The defense for crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger might have poked some holes in the testimony of key witness John Martorano, but it still faces an uphill battle.
USA Update Why Colorado's Black Forest wildfire is now being called a crime scene
2:42 pm ET - Authorities are treating Colorado's Black Forest wildfire as the site of a criminal probe. At issue: the start of the fire and the deaths of two people as they were apparently trying to evacuate their house.
As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies up
4:11 pm ET - Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided society.
Kenya giving laptops to all first graders, amid controversy
12:53 pm ET - Newly elected Uhuru Kenyatta, with Microsoft's help, wants universal e-literacy for students in this East African nation. Critics call it ill-conceived, costly.
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Focus In the end, NSA might not need to snoop so secretly
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