As Saudi Arabia sends female athletes to the Olympics for the first time, women within the country struggle for basic sports and fitness facilities.

A soft economy has cemented the focus of the 2012 presidential election on economic issues, with little attention paid to foreign policy, a topic often considered a Republican strength.

Slideshow of different pictures taken during the 2012 London Olympic Games on August 06, 2012 in London.

A landslide triggered by heavy rains kills a Manila family, as rescuers struggle to reach flooded communities.

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) -- a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and now a political independent -- talks to Charlie Rose and Gayle King about Syria and the 2012 presidential contest.

Charlie Rose talks to Jordan's King Abdullah II about the rapidly deteriorating situation in Syria and the remaining options for President Bashir Assad.

Syria's prime minister Riad Hijab joined the anti-regime revolt and fled abroad, in what Washington and the opposition hailed as a major blow to President Bashar al-Assad.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets her friend, former South African President Nelson Mandela at his country home, Qunu.  

African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki says Sudan and South Sudan are close to a deal on the resumption of oil exports.

The husband of one of the Pussy Riot protestors from Russia says President Putin's comments means they could get five years in prison.

As more Syrian officials remove themselves from the regime government, it would seem that President Bashar al-Assad's grip over Syria is weakening.

The opposition in Syria is starting to become divided, as some feel Islamic extremists are hijacking the uprising.

Foreign fighters join rebellion against Assad's regime; suicide bombings increase