A still photo from video posted on a militant website July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first…
NEW YORK — A new report from the UN's nuclear watchdog expresses "grave concern" that North Korea is continuing to develop its nuclear program, despite the regime's commitment to work towards denuclearization following June's summit in Singapore. The International Atomic…
FILE PHOTO: Author Kevin Kwan poses at the premiere for "Crazy Rich Asians" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 7, 2018. REUTERS SINGAPORE -- Singapore's government says the author of the book that inspired the hit film "Crazy Rich Asians"…
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem, August 22, 2018. REUTERS JERUSALEM -- President Donald Trump's national security adviser says there's no timetable for releasing the administration's much-anticipated Mideast peace plan. John Bolton said…
CAIRO -- It might have been another #MeToo moment: An Egyptian woman says a man stalked her at a bus stop, made inappropriate advances, and only backed off when she began filming him with her cellphone. But when she posted…
An Australian teen's mother passed away this June, before she could attend the concert of one of her favorite singers: Pink. But, Pink made sure the teen's night was extra special--just the way her mom would have wanted. Leah Murphy…
A new investigative report finds Facebook is struggling to tackle hate speech against the Rohingya community and other Muslims in Myanmar. According to the report, "Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar," Reuters found more than 1,000 examples of…
A new investigative report finds Facebook is struggling to tackle hate speech against the Rohingya community and other Muslims in Myanmar. According to the report, "Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar," Reuters found more than 1,000 examples of…
Dozens of South Koreans are in North Korea this week reuniting with family members they've been separated from since the Korean War in the 1950s. The emotional and time-limited reunion is being held at a mountain resort north of the…
Dozens of South Koreans are in North Korea this week reuniting with family members they've been separated from since the Korean War in the 1950s. The emotional and time-limited reunion is being held at a mountain resort north of the…
Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of clergy sexual abuse on his upcoming trip to Ireland, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The timing of the meeting will not be publicized until it's over, and it will be up to the…
Pope Francis is expected to meet with victims of clergy sexual abuse on his upcoming trip to Ireland, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The timing of the meeting will not be publicized until it's over, and it will be up to the…
Britain wants the European Union to ensure its sanctions on Russia are sufficiently comprehensive in response to accusations Moscow poisoned a former Russian spy in Britain, using a nerve agent. In advance excerpts from his first speech in the U.S. as…
A general view in this image obtained from a video shows the area after several people were killed in mountain gorge flooding in the municipality of Civita, Calabria, Italy August 20, 2018. Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico via REUTERS…
NEW YORK -- The last Nazi war crimes suspect facing deportation from the U.S. was taken from his New York City home and spirited early Tuesday morning to Germany, the White House said Tuesday. The deportation of the 95-year-old former…
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, left, waves to the pilots of a fighter jet, before an inauguration ceremony of the aircraft, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. AP…
Smoke rises from the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan August 21, 2018. REUTERS KABUL, Afghanistan -- Rockets were fired toward the presidential palace in Kabul on Tuesday as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the…
Smoke rises from the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan August 21, 2018. REUTERS KABUL, Afghanistan -- Rockets were fired toward the presidential palace in Kabul on Tuesday as the Afghan president was delivering his holiday message for the…
U.S. officials say they're confident that al Qaeda's chief bomb maker has been killed by an American drone strike in Yemen. Ibrahim al-Asiri designed the "underwear bomb" that nearly took down a U.S. airliner in 2009. CBS News national security…
An ice cream shop in Taiwan is selling puppies you can eat -- but don't worry, even though they look like extremely real, cute pups, they're actually frozen treats that are 100 percent edible.
The U.S. Embassy in Turkey was shot at on Monday at a time when tensions are rising between Turkey and the U.S. Local police are looking for the suspects who opened fire in the capital of Ankara. Holly Williams reports.
Pope Francis breaks his silence on the Pennsylvania grand jury report on church abuse. Also, shots are fired at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey overnight, adding more stress to a showdown between the two countries. All that and all that…
Pope Francis became the first pope to write directly to the world's Catholics about the church's sex abuse scandal. He said the church abandoned its children, and begged victims for forgiveness. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are confident that al Qaeda's chief bomb maker Ibrahim al-Asiri has been killed by an American drone strike in Yemen. After Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011, al-Asiri might well have been the single most dangerous terrorist…