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France's 'Game of Death'

A French reality TV show has scandalized the country by proving volunteers were willing to kill a fellow contestant. Educational or merely sensational?

The pope's "hear and speak no evil" strategy

Should the Pope resign?

London bookmakers are taking 3 to 1 odds that Pope Benedict will step down amid the Church's growing sex abuse scandal

The gay terrorist who might have stopped 9/11

The CIA attempted to recruit a gay terrorist to infiltrate Al Qaeda. Who is this mysterious man who could have changed the course of world history?

Iraq election: Winners and losers

Even before the final results are announced for Iraq's elections, it's clear Iraq is in for a major shift in power

The Pope's expected apology letter

Pope Benedict will reportedly issue a letter apologizing for alleged pedophilia abuses in the Church, but some victims believe the gesture is not enough. Watch a CBS report

The latest Tweets on 'Pope Benedict'

Unfiltered, real-time commentary from the world at large

5 crazy ways to catch Osama bin Laden

Flying bears, robot bees, and psychic spies: Just three of the radical ways in which we've tried to capture the terrorist mastermind

Bin Laden: Worth more dead or alive?

The Attorney General says Osama won't face trial...because he'll be killed first. Have we given up on capturing the world's most famous terrorist?

Iraqi elections: What's the impact?

Watch a N.Y. Times report about the parliamentary election results and the vote's consequences on the Shiite coalition

Bin Laden's evil intentions

Global warming tax: 20 cents per gallon?

Would you pay an extra "carbon tax" at the pump to kick start a climate-change action plan? That's what three senators are proposing  

Eric Holder: Bin Laden will die

Attorney General Eric Holder tells Congress that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the U.S. because he will not be captured alive

'World's fattest woman': Should she be stopped?

A New Jersey mom eats 12,000 calories a day in a bid to push her weight to a world-record 1,000 pounds. But is her quest abusive toward her 3-year old daughter?

Israel: What would Palin do?

Sarah Palin accuses President Obama of being tougher on a longtime ally than he is on America's enemies. Is Palin right, or is she just trying to grab headlines?

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