Officials in Tehran claim they're close to unlocking the recovered U.S. drone's secrets by reverse engineering critical systems. Iit's unclear how much the Iranians have to work with.

Liaquat Ahamend, author of Lords of Finance, speaks with Sam Sherraden, Associate Director of the Economic Growth Program at the New America Foundation about the Eurozone crisis.

Stephen Biddle discusses the increasing emphasis on non-military ties between the United States and Iraq.

Called for questioning by Belgian police, a man with a history of weapons and drug offenses left home armed with several weapons. Authorities say he stopped at a central square, lobbed three grenades into the crowd, then opened fire.

Troops clash with journalist protesters in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa after the demonstrators held a rally in support of their murdered colleagues.

A bomb in central Baghdad kills two policemen, and wounds five other people

During a flight to Kabul, Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reflected on the ability of Iraq and Afghanistan to govern and protect themselves. Panetta also says he doubts Iran will give back a downed drone.

India’s central bank is in a bind ahead of its policy meeting on December 16th, as it struggles to manage both stubbornly high inflation and deteriorating growth.

European Commisson President Jose Manuel Barroso has added to criticism of Britain's decision to veto emergency changes to the European Union treaty.

5,000 estimated to be dead in 9-month rebellion.

Jon Huntsman talks about the U.S.-China relationship and how he would approach future dealings.

Ed Ponsi, Managing Director at Barchetta Capital Management thinks the euro will dip to the level of 1.285 in the next few days. He adds there is no real catalyst to drive the euro higher.

Vladimir Putin faces political turmoil as vote fraud protests become more widespread.

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George Kennan shaped cold war policy.