The cultures of the Middle East seem to resist understanding in the West.

A video posted online calls for girls to support Vladimir Putin's 2012 presidential bid by taking off their clothes. (Video in Russian/SFW)

Former News of the World journalist, Sean Hoare, is found dead at his home in unexplained circumstances

New amateur video shows protests continuing in Syria, a local activist group says 10 people were killed by Syrian forces.

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton arrives in India to cement bilateral ties. Rough Cut. (No reporter narration)

A Hungarian court clears 97-year-old Sandor Kepiro of involvement in the massacre of more than 1000 civilians in Serbia during World War Two. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

The rating agency Standard and Poors has put News Corporation's rating on negative watch.

Elizabeth Palmer reports on the latest details of the News of the World phone hacking scandal, including the surprise resignation of London's police chief and the arrest of Murdoch's top aide Rebekah Brooks.

Up to 10,000 US troops get ready to leave Afghanistan by the end of the year.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., shares her thoughts on the debt ceiling showdown, the handover in Afghanistan and trouble with Pakistan.

Arwa Damon attends an underground meeting of activists who discuss Syria's future and current crisis

Sarah Leah Whitson, the director of Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch about the future facing Syria and its president Bashar Al-Assad.

What does change in leadership mean for America's longest war?

Jeremy Scahill claims the C.I.A. is operating training programs and secret prisons in Somalia.