Last Updated Jan 17, 2019 8:34 AM EST As CBS News senior national security correspondent David Martin reported on Thursday, President Trump appears to be standing firm on his decision to pull American forces out of Syria. The president himself…
Nairobi, Kenya -- Family and friends are paying tribute to Jason Spindler, the American killed in Tuesday's terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya. Gunmen from the terror group Al-Shabab killed at least 21 people when they stormed a luxury hotel complex…
Ash Sha'Fah, Syria — ISIS has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing outside a restaurant in northern Syria, with four Americans among at least 16 people killed. The terror group once controlled vast territory in Syria and Iraq, but has…
Four Americans, including two U.S. service members, were among those killed in an attack in northern Syria Wednesday, the same day Vice President Mike Pence said ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the attack, "has been defeated."U.S. Central Command said in a…
U.K.'s Theresa May survives no-confidence vote U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's government survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday, a day after British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected her Brexit deal by a historic margin. The House of Commons expressed confidence in the government by 325…
An imprisoned model from Belarus who claimed last year she had evidence of Russian involvement in helping elect Donald Trump president has told Russian media she can't wait to be released. Anastasia Vashukevich, who has been in a Thai prison…
Last Updated Jan 16, 2019 10:47 AM EST London -- The overwhelming defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal – in a vote of 432 to 202 – has plunged the United Kingdom into its deepest political crisis in…
Emergency team members look for a boy fell into the 330-foot-deep borehole in a mountainous area near the town of Totalan in Malaga, Spain, Jan. 14, 2019. AP Madrid -- Spanish rescuers working against the clock to find a missing…
Strasbourg, France -- European Union leaders were pleading Wednesday with the U.K. to finally get its act together on Brexit, end internal strife and come up with a realistic plan to leave the bloc -- well over two years after…
Last Updated Jan 15, 2019 8:40 PM EST Johannesburg — al-Shabab terrorists stormed a luxury hotel with bombs and guns in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday. Some guests were able to escape but at least 14 people were killed and many others were…
Irish burger chain Supermac's is calling it the "end of the McBully." After a more than year-long battle, Ireland's biggest fast-food chain -- some call it "Ireland's White Castle" -- has reportedly won a trademark case against McDonald's. The European…
London — British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government. The defeat was widely expected, but the scale…
Most currently available contraceptive methods are far from perfect. Women have to remember to take birth control pills around the same time every day to be the most effective, while condoms must be used perfectly every single time you have…
British Member of Parliament (MP) Tulip Siddiq delayed giving birth to her second child via cesarean section to vote against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal Tuesday."If my son enters the world even one day later than the doctors advised, but…
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her allegedly abusive family described what life was like for her in Saudi Arabia. She said in an interview Monday with Canadian news outlets CBC and The Star that she "got beat up" for not praying or…
London — On Tuesday night, Parliament will hold a so-called "Meaningful Vote" on Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed divorce agreement with the European Union. The name may be a nod to Britain's trademark sarcasm, as her plan faces almost certain…
Northern Syria -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that President Donald Trump had reassured him in a phone conversation that the U.S. was in the process of pulling its troops out of Syria, appearing to tamp down tension…
An artwork called "McJesus," which was sculpted by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen and depicts a crucified Ronald McDonald, is seen on display as part of the Haifa museum's "Sacred Goods" exhibit, in Haifa, Israel, Jan. 14, 2019. AP Haifa, Israel…
TEHRAN -- Iran on Tuesday conducted one of at least two satellite launches it plans despite criticism from the United States, but the satellite failed to reach orbit, an official said.The rocket carrying the Payam satellite failed to reach the…
San Pedro Sula, Honduras -- Another caravan of Central American migrants set out from Honduras Monday seeking to reach the U.S. border, following the same route used by thousands last year in at least three caravans.The journey could take weeks…
Nairobi, Kenya -- Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital Tuesday, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberated through the complex. "It is terrible. What I have seen is terrible," said Charles…
Rescuers in southern Spain are digging a horizontal tunnel in an attempt to reach the bottom of a deep and narrow well where they hope to find a 2-year-old toddler, two days after he disappeared. The 330-feet-deep shaft is too…
President Trump told Turkey's president Monday he agreed to the creation of a "security zone" in northern Syria, home to U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters who have beaten back ISIS insurgents. But now those allies face a new enemy if the U.S.…
Jakarta, Indonesia — , Indonesian officials said Monday, in a possible boost to the accident investigation. Ridwan Djamaluddin, a deputy maritime minister, told reporters that remains of some of the 189 people who died in the crash were also discovered…