The search for more victims of a ferry boat tragedy in Tanzania will resume at first light Saturday. Officials said more than 130 people were killed when the overcrowded boat capsized. So far, it's a rescue operation with very little…
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The owner of a Texas company that sells blueprints to make untraceable 3-D printed guns has been arrested in Taiwan, CBS News has confirmed. Cody Wilson has been accused of having sex with an underage girl and…
We're hearing for the first time from the family of a woman who is accused of being a Russian spy. Twenty-nine-year-old Maria Butina been in jail in Virginia since July 15 and is charged with conspiracy and acting as a…
A Russian soldier walks near Russia's air defence system S-400 Triumf launch vehicles (C) at a military exhibition in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, August 13, 2014. Getty BEIJING -- China said Friday it was "outraged" over U.S. economic sanctions against…
Locals approach a capsized ferry in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, after a capsize that left dozens dead, Sept. 21, 2018. REUTERS KAMPALA, Uganda -- A Tanzanian passenger ferry capsized on Lake Victoria and the death toll of 44 was expected to…
Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang (R) reviews the guard of honour during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept.11, 2018. REUTERS HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country's second in command after the Communist…
Oxygen masks are seen deployed after a loss of cabin pressure, on a Jet Airways flight, from Mumbai, India, on Sept. 20, 2018, in this still image obtained from social media. Melissa Tixiera via Reuters NEW DELHI -- A Jet…
JOHANNESBURG — Poachers profiting off illegal abalone fishing are fueling a wave of violence in South Africa. A report by TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network, found that 96 million of the shellfish have been poached in South Africa's waters…
LONDON -- Human rights groups are concerned that Saudi Arabia has set a new legal precedent that could see women executed for peaceful activism. In an apparent first, Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a female activist charged…
A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home Thursday from a whirlwind three-day summit with Kim Jong Un, said the North Korean leader wants the U.S. secretary of state to visit Pyongyang soon for nuclear talks, and also…
In a show of President Trump's staunch support of Saudi Arabia, his administration is mulling the possibility of having that nation's young leader, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, speak at the U.S.-hosted UN Security Council meeting next week, according to…
Phil and Jill Henderson, parents of a 22-year-old American who was beaten to death on Greek island of Zakynthos, kept a positive outlook this week as they began a journey for justice. CBS News spoke to them as they set…
NAGA, Philippines -- A massive landslide buried dozens of homes near a central Philippine mountain Thursday, killing at least 15 people and sending rescuers scrambling to find survivors after some sent text messages pleading for help. It was the second…
Rescue personnel work at the scene where a train struck a cargo bicycle in the city of Oss, Netherlands, leaving four children dead and two other people criticaly injured, Sept. 20, 2018. REUTERS THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Four children were…
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- The leaders of the rival Koreas took to the road for the final day of their summit Thursday, standing on the peak of a beautiful volcano used as a centerpiece of propaganda to legitimize the Kim…
HONG KONG -- An anesthesiologist convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball that leaked carbon monoxide in their car has been sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong. Malaysian citizen Khaw Kim Sun, 53,…
A truck leaves with an abandoned trailer full of bodies that has been parked in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco, Mexico September 15, 2018 in this still image taken from a video obtained September 17, 2018. REUTERS TV / REUTERS MEXICO…
Waves crash against the harbor wall as Storm Ali hits land on September 19, 2018 in Saltcoats, Scotland. Severe gales which are set to get up to as much as 80 mph are causing road, rail and ferry travel disruption…
A commuter walks in front of the China Central Television (CCTV) building, Dec. 2, 2015, in Beijing, China. REUTERS BEIJING -- China says it has reached out to the U.S. over reports that the Department of Justice has ordered two…
Body camera video from former Mesquite, Texas police officer Derick Wiley shows the Nov. 8, 2017 shooting of Lyndo Jones, whom Wiley had mistaken as a thief. Wiley was subsequently fired from the department for use-of-force violations, and is on…
ITOGON, Philippines -- The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Mangkhut has climbed to 81 and could hit triple digits as searchers dig through a landslide where dozens are presumed dead, authorities said Wednesday. Mangkhut swamped farm fields in…
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced a sweeping set of agreements after their second day of talks in Pyongyang on Wednesday that included a promise by Kim to permanently…
A file photo shows a Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-20 surveillance plane landing at Kubinka Air Force base. Getty Russia's Defense Ministry warned it could retaliate against Israel on Tuesday after one of its surveillance aircraft with 15 people on…
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan pledged to grant citizenship to Pakistan-born children of Afghan and Bengali refugees who have been living in the country for decades. At a fundraiser, Khan said a lack of documentation and education for the…