KABUL, Afghanistan -- We're learning more about yesterday's attack in Kandahar, and just how close the senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller, was as a gunman took out the country's top police chief. The devastating attack has prompted…
China is preparing to launch an artificial moon over the city of Chengdu in hopes of illuminating the urban area without as many streetlights below. AP The world's first artificial moon could be launched by 2020, China Daily reports. China's…
President Trump on Thursday said "it certainly looks" like journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, as his administration has thus far avoided specific conclusions about the missing writer's fate. Mr. Trump, speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on his way…
SYDNEY — The rock stars who drew fans in Melbourne on Thursday go by another title: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. In a week that began with the announcement of another royal baby on the way, crowds reached a…
KABUL, Afghanistan — The top U.S. general in Afghanistan escaped an insider attack in Kandahar province Thursday that killed three top Afghan officials, including the provincial police chief. Gen. Scott Miller was not hurt, but one American service member and…
WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened to mobilize the military and shut down the southern border to stop a caravan of Central American migrants from entering the U.S. As many as 4,000 people are making their way from Honduras to Guatemala…
New research forecasts future life expectancies in 195 countries and territories around the world, and the results for the United States are pretty grim. In 2016, the U.S. ranked 43rd in the world, with an average lifespan of 78.7 years.…
The Mexican government said Thursday that the first migrants in a caravan that has drawn the ire of U.S. President Trump have reached their southern border with Guatemala. As many as 4,000 people are making their way from Honduras to…
Site of a shelter for unaccompanied minors run by Southwest Key in Houston. Google Maps A job ad recently posted for a security monitor at a Houston shelter for unaccompanied migrant children stands out for the background the nonprofit is…
Last Updated Oct 18, 2018 12:40 PM EDT Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told President Trump to give the Saudis a few more days to complete their investigation into what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Pompeo returned…
Turkey's justice minister said Thursday his government's investigation into the disappearance and alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will wrap up soon, as police reportedly expanded their hunt for clues to new areas outside of Istanbul. Turkish and Arab media…
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three U.S. nationals were wounded on Thursday in a shooting at the residence of the governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province. Top U.S. commander in the country, Gen. Austin Scott Miller, was attending an event with other U.S.…
A fallen leaf is pictured in Orvault, western France, October 18, 2018. Credit: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images A cable car is seen among fall colors in Sigulda, Latvia October 10, 2018. Credit: INTS KALNINS/REUTERS Fall colors in Pitlochry, Scotland, September 28,…
Missing Saudi writer and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi criticized Saudi Arabia's crown prince in a CBSN interview last year, calling his behavior in foreign policy "impulsive." Khashoggi vanished Oct. 2 while trying to pick up paperwork at Saudi Arabia's consulate…
Former Vice President Joe Biden criticized President Trump for his leniency toward Saudi Arabia following the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Mr. Trump "seems to have a love affair with autocrats," Biden…
Satellite images from the U.S. Geological Survey combine science and art to showcase the splendor and wonder of our planet. Scroll through the images to see more from the "Earth as Art" collection. In shallow waters surrounding the Tyuleniy Archipelago…
ISTANBUL — Turkish crime-scene investigators searched the home of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul Wednesday in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. As Saudi Arabia's green national flag flapped overhead, forensics teams entered the residence, located slightly more than…
Sotheby's employees pose with artwork by British artist Banksy in London, after it "self-destructed" by shredding in Oct. 2018 after a buyer bid more than $1.4 million for it; originally titled "Girl with Balloon," the shredded piece was renamed "Love…
ISTANBUL — The Washington Post published a new column by Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi Wednesday that the paper said it received after he was reported missing. In it, he warns governments in the Middle East "have been given free rein to…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is headed back to the U.S. after meeting with top Saudi and Turkish officials about the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. Turkish officials claim they have proof a 15-member Saudi hit squad killed…
Canada on Wednesday became only the second country in the world to legalize marijuana nationally. Although Uruguay started selling cannabis products last year under a 2013 law, Canada's foray is considered more significant because of its economic status and much…
Members of Somalia's al-Shabaab jihadist movement are seen in a 2008 file photo during exercises at a training camp outside Mogadishu. AP NAIROBI, Kenya -- Somali intelligence officials say the largest U.S. military airstrike against al-Shabaab extremists in Somalia in…
COPENHAGEN -- In Noma's three kitchens, 55 chefs pour every ounce of energy into each dish. But beyond the bustle is a room running on patience. Welcome to Noma's fermentation lab, where microbes and mold make magic over a period…
Even as debilitating U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil industry remain slated to snap back in November, Tehran may seek to maintain a status-quo arrangement with the West until the fate of the Trump presidency becomes clearer, according to top Iran…