The short- and long-term challenges in East Africa for regional governments

Robert Danin, CFR's Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, identifies the winners and losers in the deal brokered between Israel and Hamas to secure the release of Gilad Shalit, abducted by Hamas in June of 2006

Hurricane Jova slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 hurricane, triggering mudslides that killed two people and injured six before the storm weakened to tropical storm strength. (Oct. 13)

Senior U.S. officials said the plan to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador on American soil was no rogue plot, but a sophisticated operation that could reach the highest level of the Iranian government. Norah O'Donnell reports.

In spring, sympathetic dissidents rallied peacefully against the violent government crackdowns in Syria. But, as Bob Orr reports, U.S. prosecutors say among the demonstrators was a spy.

Following allegations by U.S. officials, Elizabeth Palmer reports on Iran's secret military Qods force, the special unit allegedly behind the plot to murder a top Saudi ambassador on American soil.

The King of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride in an elaborate Buddhist ceremony Thursday. (Oct. 13)

Student accidentaly blows self up as protests spread across Colombia demanding free university education. Nick Rowlands reports.

At least four National Transitional Council fighters are killed in close-range battles with Gaddafi loyalists holding out in two areas of the Libyan city. Sarah Irwin reports.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday condemned Iran and called for tougher sanctions after a recently-discovered plan to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States.

President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah have upped the anti over Iran's alleged involvement in a foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington.

What will be the U.S. response to foiled assassination of the Saudi Ambassador?

Rep. Michele Bachmann says Obama 'took his eye off Iran' and should have addressed the country earlier.

Michael Oren, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., talks about the alleged Iranian bomb plot on an Israeli embassy.