U.S. officials have identified the American soldier who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this week. The Department of Defense said Spc. James A. Slape, 23, from Morehead City, North Carolina, was killed on Thursday after suffering wounds from an improvised…
The term "conservation" may bring wildlife or land preservation to mind. But what about the food we eat? According to Crop Trust, an international organization working to safeguard agriculture, we only use about 1 percent of available crops to fuel…
WASHINGTON -- First lady Melania Trump has offered some supportive words for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ahead of a final Senate vote expected Saturday on his confirmation. "I think he's highly qualified for the Supreme Court," she told reporters traveling…
TOKYO -- One of Japan's most popular tourist destinations is no more. Tokyo's legendary Tsukiji fish market, one of the largest in the world, has closed for good, with hundreds of merchants heading for a controversial new location. CBS News'…
Meng Hongwei, president of Interpol, gives an addresses at the opening of the Interpol World Congress in Singapore on July 4, 2017. Getty PARIS -- Interpol has made a formal request to China for information about its missing Chinese president…
LONDON -- Art prankster Banksy has struck again. A work by the elusive street artist apparently self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday -- moments after it was sold for 1.04 million pounds ($1.4 million). The spray-painted canvas "Girl…
BARCELONA, Spain -- Montserrat Caballe, a Spanish opera singer renowned for her bel canto technique and her interpretations of the roles of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti, has died. She was 85. Caballe died early Saturday at Hospital San Pau in…
TOKYO -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged Saturday that the Trump administration's effort to get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons would be fully coordinated with allies Japan and South Korea. He made the remarks as…
PALU, Indonesia -- As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds of people gathered on an Indonesian beach Friday to chant a Muslim prayer - and remember those they lost - one week after…
ROME -- One of Pope Francis' top advisers has warned that the Catholic Church risks losing its credibility if it doesn't address the clergy sex abuse scandal with wide-ranging and deep-seated reforms. German Cardinal Reinhard Marx told a conference Friday…
Scouts Australia Chief Commissioner Phil Harrison issues a formal apology to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Scout leaders and volunteers over the course of many decades in a video statement released Oct. 5, 2018. Scouts Australia CANBERRA,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu JERUSALEM -- Israeli police are questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a 12th time as part of their investigations into corruption allegations. Investigators arrived Friday at Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem as protesters gathered outside…
Meng Hongwei, president of Interpol, gives an addresses at the opening of the Interpol World Congress in Singapore on July 4, 2017. Getty French police have opened an investigation into the reported disappearance last month of Meng Hongwei, the Chinese…
A file photo shows the exterior of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway. Getty Last Updated Oct 5, 2018 5:08 AM EDT The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist…
ISTANBUL -- The Washington Post printed a blank column in its newspaper Friday in solidarity with a Saudi contributor who went missing while on a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, raising concerns about his safety. Separately, the Post's…
A trio of Democratic senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee has written a letter to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats requesting "additional information" about President Trump's accusation, made last week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York,…
PALU, Indonesia — Wuhan is just 1, but her face already tells a story. When a 20-foot-high tsunami roared into Palu after an earthquake hit, it tore through everything in its path. Wuhan was swept into the water and disappeared…
More than 250 deaths can be attributed to selfie-taking, a study found. Sergio Moraes/Reuters A study by researchers from the U.S. National Library of Medicine found a staggering number of selfie-related deaths throughout the world. Based on an examination of…
A strong typhoon was heading toward southern Japan's Okinawa islands as a powerful hurricane prompted evacuations from a remote atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Typhoon Kong-rey was on a track that could take it to South Korea. The Japan…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military says one service member has been killed in action in Afghanistan. The announcement Thursday from Kabul provided no details. It said the matter is under investigation. In line with standard practice, the name of the…
U.S. first lady Melania Trump looks on as she visits a school in Lilongwe, Malawi, October 4, 2018. Carlo Allegri / REUTERS Melania Trump was greeted by cheerful songs and smiling children as she paid a visit to a school…
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers listens during a press conference to announce an indictment charging seven Russian military officers with malicious cyber activities against the U.S. and its allies at the Department of Justice…
LISBON, Portugal -- Cristiano Ronaldo has been left off Portugal's national team squad for a pair of upcoming matches, the decision coming as the soccer great fights rape allegations in the United States. Ronaldo has been accused of rape by…
PALU, Indonesia -- Indonesian marines are pouring into the area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami to help with rescues. The death toll climbed overnight to more than 1,420 and Indonesia has still not evacuated all of the injured, six…