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  • Laura Zakhar connects her son, Kevin, 15, to the "feedbag" that contains his nutrition. Lately, Zakhar has had trouble getting the calcium solution Kevin needs, in part because hospitals have been reserving limited supplies for patients who need it even more desperately than he does.
    Shortages Lead Doctors To Ration Critical Drugs
    Drug shortages may be the new normal in U.S. medical care, experts say. Most drug shortages occur because something goes wrong in the manufacturing process that halts production.
  • A Syrian military tank takes position in a residential street in the central city of Homs Monday. Government troops reportedly are defecting to join the activists.
    In Syria, Homs Emerges As Center Of Protest
    An increasing number of Syrian soldiers are quitting the army and joining anti-government activists, according to reports from the central city of Homs. For now, the protests remain peaceful, though warnings of an armed response grow.
  • A Syrian military tank takes position in a residential street in the central city of Homs Monday. Government troops reportedly are defecting to join the activists.
    In Syria, Homs Emerges As Center Of Protest
    An increasing number of Syrian soldiers are quitting the army and joining anti-government activists, according to reports from the central city of Homs. For now, the protests remain peaceful, though warnings of an armed response grow.
  • Libyans removed items from a clothes shop Friday after an intense battle in the Abu Salim district of Tripoli. Hundreds of miles to the east, loyalist troops battled rebels advancing toward the city of Sirte.
    Rebels Strengthen Hold On Libyan Capital
    The Libyan rebels appeared in be exercising greater control in Tripoli, though sporadic firefights continued. Also, NATO said airstrikes targeted 29 armed vehicles near Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's hometown.
  • Libyans removed items from a clothes shop Friday after an intense battle in the Abu Salim district of Tripoli. Hundreds of miles to the east, loyalist troops battled rebels advancing toward the city of Sirte.
    Rebels Strengthen Hold On Libyan Capital
    The Libyan rebels appeared in be exercising greater control in Tripoli, though sporadic firefights continued. Also, NATO said airstrikes targeted 29 armed vehicles near Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's hometown.
  • Libya Rebels In Tripoli, Gadhafi Defenses Collapse
    Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in Green Square, the symbolic heart of the fading regime.
  • Libya Rebels In Tripoli, Gadhafi Defenses Collapse
    Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in Green Square, the symbolic heart of the fading regime.
  • In a photo taken during a guided government tour, Syrian soldiers raise their weapons while holding a picture of President Bashar Assad as they leave the eastern city of Deir al-Zour on Aug. 16, following a 10-day military operation.
    Syria's Crackdown Provokes Sharp Debate
    The Syrian military has been using tanks and heavy weaponry as it battles opponents of President Bashar Assad's rule. Assessing whether this strategy is working depends on whom you ask.
  • In a photo taken during a guided government tour, Syrian soldiers raise their weapons while holding a picture of President Bashar Assad as they leave the eastern city of Deir al-Zour on Aug. 16, following a 10-day military operation.
    Syria's Crackdown Provokes Sharp Debate
    The Syrian military has been using tanks and heavy weaponry as it battles opponents of President Bashar Assad's rule. Assessing whether this strategy is working depends on whom you ask.
  • This screen grab, taken from an amateur YouTube video, shows a crowd beating a man in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour. This video cannot be independently verified.
    In Syrian Conflict, Tactics Grow Increasingly Brutal
    Activists say the latest, most grisly trend in the government's so-called Ramadan offensive is to detain protesters, torture them to death, then release their bodies for all to see. The deaths are motivating some through anger, silencing others through fear.
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