Topic: AK-47 Assault Rifle

Syrian Army, Hezbollah bear down on rebels in strategic Qusayr

For the Syrian rebels, Qusayr has been critical to bringing in weapons and fighters from Lebanon. But the regime and ally Hezbollah want the town, which lies at an important crossroads.

What's in the Internet videos posted by Tamerlan Tsarnaev?

12-year-old arrested in Minnesota for shooting prank (+video)

12-year-old arrested in Minn. school lockdown after 911 call

Greece helicopter prison escape plan foiled

Decoder Wire Senator Feinstein's assault-weapon ban: How would it work? (+video)

NRA’s LaPierre doesn’t back down from ‘crazy’ guns-in-schools proposal

39 people killed in clashes in Kenyan village

Chapter & Verse The rifle: Its history and its place in the future

Sandy Hook tragedy: Pro-gun senator says it's time to ban assault rifles (+video)

Elementary school shooting: What gun control laws might US voters support? (+video)

Inside the mind of Iran's Khamenei (+video)

The Dutch woman who ran away with Colombia's FARC

In Libya, a patchwork of militias keeping the peace, and straining it

16-year-old Mexican hit man, 'El Nino,' linked to 50 murders

New Jersey supermarket shooter was employee, ex-Marine

Change Agent Arts center helps youths in Bogota shun guns, drugs

Sudan's struggling government offers to go '100 percent Islamic'

Aleppo short on weapons, medical supplies as Syria's next big battle looms

Obama and Romney address gun control after Colorado massacre

Obama calls for better background checks on gun buyers

'Dark Knight' arrests in three separate incidents after Colorado shooting

On Syrian border, artillery thumps in shadows of medieval castle

Model plane plot: Physics grad intent on attacking US 'snake' to plead guilty (+video)

Amid Iraq violence, journalists struggle about government control