Erica Hill talks to Giulia Alagna, a friend of Amanda Knox, about their recent conversation following Knox’s release from an Italian prison.
Amanda Knox: Headed home with family
“48 Hours Mystery” correspondent Peter Van Sant reports from Perugia, Italy with a wrap-up of the last 24 hours in the Amanda Knox case – from the announcement of her freedom, to her release from prison, to her trip to the airport with her family.
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.