Sarah Palin, queen of the Republican right, starred Monday with TV talk queen Oprah Winfrey at the start of a frenzied book tour -- and, some believe, an unlikely White House challenge.

Iran state television says 5 people have been sentenced to death over postelection turmoil. Iran has sentenced five defendants to death in a mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the unrest that followed the disputed June presidential election, state television reported Tuesday.

Sarah Palin, queen of the Republican right, was on a media blitz on Tuesday as her much-anticipated book hit stores and speculation about a 2012 White House run consumed political pundits.

Sarah Palin, queen of the Republican right, was on a media blitz on Tuesday as her much-anticipated book hit stores and speculation about a 2012 White House run consumed political pundits.

Palin and fans call Newsweek's leggy cover shot sexist; magazine defends it as relevant. Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them.

Palin and fans call Newsweek's leggy cover shot sexist; magazine defends it as relevant. Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them.

Beloved University of Georgia English bulldog mascot Uga VII dies, his owner says. Uga VII, the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia's football team for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog's owner said.

GlobalPost.com, a news website launched eight months ago, is making its network of foreign correspondents available to CBS News under an agreement unveiled on Monday.

By openly declaring their views on the Afghan war, US military leaders have placed President Barack Obama in a bind as he faces a fraught decision over the troubled US-led mission.

The US military's advice to President Barack Obama on Afghanistan should remain private, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday, in a rebuke to the commander who has openly declared his stance on war strategy.

US military officers and civilians advising President Barack Obama on Afghanistan should keep their views private, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday, in an apparent rebuke to the commander there who has openly declared his stance on war strategy.

The US military's advice to President Barack Obama on Afghanistan should remain private, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday, in a rebuke to the commander who has openly declared his stance on war strategy.

Newsweek reporter's jailing in Iran brings personal ordeal as pregnant wife hopes for release. Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, who has been imprisoned in Iran for more than three months, got troubling news: His wife is having a difficult pregnancy and will be delivering their first child without him.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Turning a classic children's book into a Hollywood movie takes courage.

The US weekly magazine Newsweek Thursday urged Italy to "dump Berlusconi" in a scathing lead article devoted to the scandals and woes facing the Italian prime minister.

Tehran freed on Saturday Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was arrested during violent post-election protests in June, the semi-official news agency ILNA reported.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, arrested after Iran's disputed election in June, has been freed on bail, the judiciary said on Saturday.

Canada said Saturday it was awaiting confirmation on an Iranian report that Tehran had freed Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was arrested during post-election protests in June.

Iran releases foreign Newsweek reporter on bail after almost 4 months in prison. Iran released a foreign Newsweek reporter on bail Saturday almost four months after he was arrested following the country's disputed presidential election, as embattled opposition leaders promised to press on with their campaign against the country's rulers.

Canada expressed "great relief" Saturday following an Iranian announcement that Tehran had freed Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was arrested during post-election protests in June.