The causes that sparked the Arab Spring and how it might end.

A man yanked French president Nicolas Sarkozy by the shoulder, nearly knocking him to the ground. Sarkozy was shaking hands in a crowd when it happened. The man was detained and questioned. (June 30)

The world's most lucrative film industry remains in the US, but the biggest movie market is now in China.

Two French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan for a year and a half have been released. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

The world's longest bridge over sea water has opened to general traffic in China's eastern coastal city of Qingdao. The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge is 26.4 miles long, almost three miles longer than the previous record-holder.

Two French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan for a year and a half have been released. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.