Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a top general who serves as deputy head of the Russian military intelligence agency, was hospitalized after being shot in Moscow. Russia’s foreign minister blamed Ukraine for the attack without providing evidence.
Arab League observers in Syrian city of Homs
Syria Arab League observers are in the city of Homs, but human rights groups say Syria’s military is holding hundreds of detainees on bases off limits to the monitors. Jeff Glor reports.
U.S. troops take Taliban villages by surprise
Scott Pelley reports from Afghanistan, where troops from the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are carrying America’s counter insurgency strategy through the Taliban heartland village by village, often at night.
Afghanistan midwives give a better chance at life
The Afghanistan province of Badakshan was once recorded to have the world’s highest maternal mortality rate. Mandy Clark reports on giving life in Afghanistan a better chance from the start.
“Oranges and Sunshine” tackles dark chapter in British history
The title of the film “Oranges and Sunshine” may have you believing you’re about to see a happy film…but it’s far from it. The film tells the story of a shocking government program that moved children from one country to another from the 1940’s until…
Queen’s Jubilee; largest royal security effort in U.K. history
Millions of people will come out to honor Queen Elizabeth during the Diamond Jubilee celebration and unprecedented security measures will be in place. Charlie D’Agata reports from London.
European financial system hinging on Greece
The fate of Europe’s financial system – and possibly the world’s – hinges on Greece and its acceptance of a bailout plan, reports Mark Phillips.
Celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s reign
As the main Diamond Jubilee events come to an end, royals historian Kate Williams, author of “Young Elizabeth: The Making of our Queen,” speaks to Erica Hill about the celebration and Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
U.S. Marines drink snake blood in Thailand
GRAPHIC CONTENT: A hundred U.S. and Thai soldiers swapped skills on how to survive in a tropical forest. Thai soldiers showed U.S. Marines how to catch a cobra with their bare hands and how to find water in the jungle as well as drinking snake blood to…
Prince Harry loves Cressida Bonas? British tabloids weigh in
British tabloid reporters are saying Prince Harry is in love with a 24-year-old socialite and model Cressida Bonas. Charlie Rose reports.