NEW YORK – Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Qaddafi forced civilians to act as human shields, perching children on tanks to deter NATO attacks, human rights investigators said. It was part of a pattern of rapes, slayings, “disappearances” and other…
OSLO, Norway A record 259 nominations have been received for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, with candidates including a Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban and a U.S. soldier accused of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks. Fifty of the nominations…
SAO PAULO, Brazil Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of Brazilian soccer knows the players who have lit up the field over the last half-century. Pele, Ronaldo, Zico and Romario may go by just one name, but they need no…
(CBS News) NEW YORK – As the cardinals in Rome choose a new pope, CBS News took a closer look at the flock he will be leading in the United States. As the demographics of the country have changed, so…
NEW YORK (CBS) A picture Paris Hilton posted about a month and a half ago may come back to haunt her. The picture shows off a purse that looks similar to the one Hilton was carrying (and denied that it…
(CBS) Kate Middleton, Charlene Wittstock and now, Blair Waldorf. Coming off a year of royal weddings, “Gossip Girl” is having one of its own during the show’s 100th episode, airing Monday night. Blair (Leighton Meester) will don a Vera Wang…