National Security
Monday
A boy on his bike, with a U.S. Stryker following behind, in the Panjwai district center in southern Afghanistan. For years, this area was one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan. But it is now considered safe as Afghans prepare to vote in a presidential election Saturday. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
In A Former Afghan Hot Spot, The Taliban Are Subdued For Now
Friday
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg pauses during an address to the media in Oslo on Friday, after NATO ambassadors chose him to be the next head of the alliance. NTB Scanpix/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., during an appearance last year on CBS News' Face the Nation. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says he won't seek re-election in November. Chris Usher/AP hide caption
Thursday
A mockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Robert Burns/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith appears in this still image taken from an undated video address for al-Qaida. Reuters/Landov hide caption
Tuesday
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul could catch a political updraft from President Obama's decision to restrict NSA telephone data collection efforts. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A 2004 photo of the USS Mahan, a guided missile destroyer, as it moves up the Hudson River in New York. Ed Bailey/AP hide caption
The sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Monday
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport Sunday en route to a two-day nuclear security summit in The Hague, Netherlands. Kyodo/Landov hide caption
Saturday
Friday
On Friday in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill making Crimea and the city of Sevastopol part of Russia. Sergei Chirikov/Pool/EPA/Landov hide caption
The TALON MAARS (Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System) can be transformed from a weaponized robot to one with an arm and gripper by changing out its modules. PRNewsFoto/Foster-Miller Inc. hide caption