China's role in the Pacific Islands Forum.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is offering new assistance to Libya's provisional leadership on an unannounced visit to the Libyan capital. (Oct. 18)

The Israeli army spokesman confirmed former prisoner Gilad Schalit is back in Israel. Schalit appeared in an interview on Egyptian state television. He says he is "very excited". (Oct. 18)

A faltering global economy, China's weakening growth and a stumbling domestic economy leave the Australian dollar exposed to a double hit.

Cuba's Raul Castro greets Venezuela's Hugo Chavez as the socialist leader arrives to see if recent chemotherapy treatments are beating his cancer. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Flood waters inundate an industrial estate in Thailand's Pathumthani Province as workers are evacuated from the area. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Black Libyan refugees are suffering shortages of food and medicine at a camp in Benghazi. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

Germany's has lowered expectations of a breakthrough in the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis at next weekend's summit of European Union leaders.

1,000 Palestinians prisoners are released for Gilad Shalit's return.

After five years held by Hamas, Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been handed over to Israeli authorities. His release is costing Israel more than a thousand Palestinian prisoners in return.

Brian Todd reports on allegations a Syrian-American spied on fellow Syrians protesting in the U.S.

Elena Casas wraps up the international media reaction to the Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange.

Ret. Gen. Barry McCaffrey and Ret. Gen. Bob Scales stress the security threat of cartels in Congressional hearing.