JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia's military chief said Wednesday, as Indonesian TV broadcast a smartphone video of passengers boarding Flight 610, its mundane details transformed…
KEVADIYA, India -- India's prime minister on Wednesday unveiled a towering bronze statue of Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, a key independence leader and the country's first home minister after British colonialists left in 1947. At 597 feet, it is reportedly the…
VATICAN CITY -- Lawyers for the family of a 15-year-old girl who went missing in 1983 say they are pressing Italian prosecutors and the Vatican for more details regarding human bones found near the Holy See's embassy in Rome. Laura…
Pakistani police officers stand guard outside nation's supreme court, in Islamabad, on October 31, 2018; the court acquitted a Christian woman who'd been on death row since 2010 for insulting Islam's Prophet Muhammad; the court ordered authorities to free Asia…
Jo Morgan speaks with the media after surviving an avalanche on a New Zealand mountain. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A well-known adventurer dug herself out of an avalanche on a New Zealand mountain Wednesday morning, while two guides climbing with…
Last Updated Oct 30, 2018 9:38 PM EDT They say an elephant never forgets, and those at Elephants World in Thailand will certainly never forget Paul Barton. Barton is the man who introduced these elephants to classical music. Barton is…
A mother was sentenced to jail Monday after killing her alleged rapist and dragging his body with a car, reports CBS News partner Network Ten in Australia. Roxanne Eka Peters, 35, faces nine years in prison for manslaughter and an additional…
Last Updated Oct 30, 2018 3:10 PM EDT MILAN — Three-quarters of the lagoon city of Venice was under water Monday as large swathes of Italy continued to be battered by severe storms. At least 11 people were killed across…
Last Updated Oct 31, 2018 2:17 AM EDT A team searching for Indonesia's Lion Air Flight JT610 heard a "pinging sound" late Tuesday, indicating they may have found the doomed airliner's fuselage on the seabed off Jakarta's coast. The Boeing…
Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is seen during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain, October 29, 2018. REUTERS Last Updated Oct 30, 2018 2:07 PM EDT ISTANBUL -- The Turkish fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi called on…
Searchers in Indonesia are continuing their efforts to recover the black boxes from Lion Air Flight JT610 as new details emerge of problems on its previous flight. The black box data could reveal the plane's last moments before it plunged…
Afghan security forces arrive at site of suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on October 31, 2018 OMAR SOBHANI / REUTERS An Afghan official says an army helicopter carrying senior officials crashed in the western Farah province early Wednesday, killing all…
KARAWANG, Indonesia — A Lion Air plane carrying 189 people crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital Monday. Officials said they weren't expecting to find survivors. So far, they said 24 body bags have been…
Venice was inundated by an exceptional high tide Monday, putting three-quarters of the famed Italian lagoon city under water as large swathes of the rest of Italy experienced flooding and heavy winds that toppled trees and other objects, killing several…
A Lion Air plane carrying 189 people crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital Oct. 29, 2018. Indonesia's official search and rescue agency said it was unlikely that anyone had survived when the plane plunged…
Denmark consistently ranks among the world's happiest countries, but the Nordic nation is less than pleased with how it's being portrayed in Washington. The White House Council of Economic Advisers highlighted the Scandinavian nation in a recent report called "The opportunity costs of…
A playful cat decided it was its moment to shine when it hopped up on the runway of a live fashion show in Turkey and tried to strut its stuff with the other models. It was impawsibly cute. The grey…
The U.K. will introduce a tax on big internet companies' revenues, narrowly targeting the likes of Facebook and Alphabet, the nation's treasury chief said on Monday. Philip Hammond announced a "digital services tax" as he unveiled his budget to the…
The U.K. will introduce a tax on big internet companies' revenues, narrowly targeting the likes of Facebook and Alphabet, the nation's treasury chief said on Monday. Philip Hammond announced a "digital services tax" as he unveiled his budget to the…
This image shows Hurricane Oscar on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. National Hurricane Center MIAMI — Hurricane Oscar strengthened Monday, but forecasters said the storm is curving away from land over the Atlantic Ocean. Oscar was centered about 590 miles southeast of…
This image shows Hurricane Oscar on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. National Hurricane Center MIAMI — Hurricane Oscar strengthened Monday, but forecasters said the storm is curving away from land over the Atlantic Ocean. Oscar was centered about 590 miles southeast of…
TEHRAN -- In the Iranian capital, a pious crowd assembled on cue for Friday prayers. From the pulpit there was spiritual guidance, mixed with the usual anti-American rhetoric. All Iranians -- be they religious or not -- are worried right…
TEHRAN -- In the Iranian capital, a pious crowd assembled on cue for Friday prayers. From the pulpit there was spiritual guidance, mixed with the usual anti-American rhetoric. All Iranians -- be they religious or not -- are worried right…
A picture taken on October 29, 2018, shows police and firemen gathering at the site of a suicide attack in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis. Getty TUNIS, Tunisia -- A suicide bomber blew herself up on a busy Tunis…