Emiliano Sala of Nantes during the Ligue 1 match between Nimes and Nantes at Stade des Costieres, in a Jan. 16, 2019 file photo taken in Nimes, France. Getty London -- The search for professional soccer player Emiliano Sala and…
Tokyo -- Many of us are in the habit of burning the candle at both ends during the week and crashing on the weekend, but experts are issuing increasingly dire warnings about the dangers of "sleep deficit" -- a chronic…
Washington -- It has long been a priority of President Donald Trump's administration to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down. But CBS News senior White House correspondent Major Garrett reports the White House's decision to formally back opposition…
The Doomsday Clock isn't moving this year. It's still at two minutes to midnight as the world experiences a dangerous, volatile and unsustainable "new abnormal," the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Thursday. "Though unchanged from 2018, this setting should…
Pope Francis arrives to board his plane at Fiumicino airport to go to Panama city in order to participate to the World Youth Day 2019. Vincenzo Pinto / AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis has said fear of migration is "making us…
A migrant caravan trying to reach the U.S. is expected to grow as thousands gather at Mexico's southern border awaiting entry. Last week, Mexico decided to fast-track humanitarian visas so migrants can enter legally and nearly 8,000 people have applied.…
Moscow -- The Russian military has released the specifications of its new missile, seeking to dispel the U.S. claim that the weapons violates a key nuclear arms pact. The military insisted Wednesday that its new SSC-8 ground-fired cruise missile (also…
Melbourne, Australia -- Four times, Serena Williams was only one point - a single point - from closing out a victory in the Australian Open quarterfinals.On the first such chance, at 5-1, 40-30 in the third set, she turned her…
Riot police clash with anti-government demonstrators in the neighborhood of Los Mecedores, in Caracas. Federico Parra / AFP/Getty Images Caracas, Venezuela-- Venezuela's re-invigorated opposition faces a crucial test Wednesday as it seeks to fill streets nationwide with protesters in an…
Washington — President Trump recognized the chief opposition leader in Venezuela, National Assembly President Juan Guaido, as the country's legitimate interim president. The rare move by the White House comes as large anti-government protests erupted across the South American nation…
Sheffield, England — In a city park in England, Tony Foulds, 82, personally tends to a memorial for 10 U.S. airmen who died there in 1944. He thinks the crew of the "Mi Amigo" died because of him. "If I…
A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an American man's bid for release on bail and instead granted an extension to his detention pending a trial on espionage charges, according to Russia's state-run Interfax news agency. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said…
China demands release of tech executive Beijing -- China on Tuesday demanded the U.S. drop a request that Canada extradite a top executive of the tech giant Huawei, shifting blame to Washington in a case that has severely damaged Beijing's…
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks at a media conference at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, in this August 3, 2018 file photo. REUTERS Harare, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's president on Tuesday said violence by security forces was "unacceptable and a betrayal"…
American recording artist Chris Brown is seen on January 17, 2019 in Paris, France. Getty American singer Chris Brown has been detained in Paris on suspicion of rape, judicial sources confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. Police sources told The…
Rome – The Vatican is setting its sights on the Olympics after launching its own track and field team this month. The roughly 60 athletes include priests and those who work in the Vatican's museums and pharmacy. In their first…
Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico – A new caravan of some 1,800 Central Americans is making its way toward the U.S. They started crossing into Mexico from Guatemala late last week and continued arriving through the weekend. On a bridge near the…
Chinese authorities appear to have confirmed a scientist's unpublished claim that he helped make the world's first gene-edited babies and that a second pregnancy is underway. Now that scientist has been fired from the university he was contracted to work…
An Afghan military vehicle is seen near a site after a car bomb attack on a military base in the central province of Maidan Wardak on January 21, 2019. Getty At least 12 people, and possibly many more, were killed…
Beirut -- An explosion has gone off in Syria's northeastern province of Hassakeh, inflicting casualties among America's Kurdish partners. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights first reported that the blast targeted a convoy of the U.S.-led coalition and U.S.-backed Kurdish-led…
London -- A woman injured in a car crash with Britain's Prince Philip last week has said he still has not apologized to her directly. Police spoke to Queen Elizabeth's husband over the weekend, after photos surfaced showing him driving…
Jerusalem -- Israeli jets struck a series of Iranian military targets in Syria early on Monday, the military said in a rare departure from its years-long policy of ambiguity regarding activities in neighboring war-torn Syria. The military said the targets included…
Melboune, Australia -- As Serena Williams made her way out to the Australian Open's main court during pre-match introductions, the voice booming over the stadium's speakers implored spectators to welcome "the world's No. 1 player - from Romania, Simona Halep."Oops.…
Watch the new CBSN Originals documentary, "Families in Crisis: Illegal Immigration," in the video player above. The full hour-long special premieres on CBSN Sunday, Jan. 20, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. When U.S. consumers are calling about…
