BAJA, Mexico — There's a crisis going on in the Pacific Ocean as an innocent porpoise falls prey to money and greed. CBS station KPIX reports it's a marine mammal known as the senorita of the sea or the panda…
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabweans on Monday were voting peacefully in their first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot, a contest that could bring international legitimacy and investment or signal more stagnation if the vote is seriously flawed. About 5.5…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- An independent investigation report released Monday more than four years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared highlighted shortcomings in the government response that exacerbated the mystery. The report reiterated Malaysia's assertion the plane was deliberately diverted…
Summer vacation season is in full swing. Orlando is this year's top tourist destination, according to AAA, followed by Honolulu and Anchorage, Alaska. Or, you could get creative and go island-hopping with Conor Knighton: "It seems to be a little…
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A strong earthquake has struck Indonesia's Lombok island, which is not far from the tourist destination of Bali. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and its epicenter was 1.4 kilometers (0.8…
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A strong earthquake has struck Indonesia's Lombok island, which is not far from the tourist destination of Bali. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and its epicenter was 1.4 kilometers (0.8…
BERLIN -- Norwegian authorities said a polar bear on Saturday attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise…
ESPELETTE, France -- No longer merely a support rider for Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas is going to Paris in the yellow jersey. The Welshman with Team Sky effectively sealed his first Tour de France title by protecting his lead in…
ESPELETTE, France -- No longer merely a support rider for Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas is going to Paris in the yellow jersey. The Welshman with Team Sky effectively sealed his first Tour de France title by protecting his lead in…
Heat waves are setting all-time temperature records across the globe -- again. Europe suffered its deadliest fire in more than a century, and one of nearly 90 large fires in the U.S. West burned dozens of homes and forced the…
Policemen guard 739 defendants at a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Egypt's state-run media says a court has sentenced 75 people to death, including top figures of the…
Policemen guard 739 defendants at a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Egypt's state-run media says a court has sentenced 75 people to death, including top figures of the…
Policemen guard 739 defendants at a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Egypt's state-run media says a court has sentenced 75 people to death, including top figures of the…
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick speaks during a news conference with senators and national religious leaders to respond to attempts at vilifying refugees and to call on lawmakers to engage in policymaking and not 'fear-mongering' at the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2015…
ROME -- Most of the world got to see a spectacular event in the sky Friday. The moon turned "blood red" in a total lunar eclipse for an hour and 43 minutes -- the longest of the century. A lunar eclipse…
A Colombian drug sniffing dog named Sombra has had record success with the country's counter-narcotics forces, and now a drug cartel wants her dead. Fernando Vergara / AP A Colombian drug gang has out a $70,000 bounty on a police…
Cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory in Pakistan's general elections, but his win is being overshadowed by allegations of election rigging. Opposition parties slammed the outcome, but a European Union monitoring team said despite problems, "over all the election…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Skywatchers around much of the world are being treated to a complete lunar eclipse Friday. The eclipse will be the longest this century. Watch CBSN's live stream of the coverage of the eclipse from Johannesburg…
29 Photos Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) translocation team members assist a sedated female black rhinoceros into a safer position before loading the animal into a transport crate as it is one of the three individuals about to be moved from…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he is "ready" to visit Washington to hold another meeting with President Donald Trump, who he said was also ready to meet, but that the "conditions" must be right for the reunion. Mr.…
A waitress shows dishes made of dog meat at at Pyongyang House of Sweet Meat, a dog specialty restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 25, 2018. AP PYONGYANG, North Korea -- In North Korea, summer is not a good time…
Firefighters battle a forest fire near Lichtenwalde, in Germany's Brandenburg state, July 26, 2018, in an image taken from video handed out by the state police. REUTERS/handout BERLIN -- German authorities say a forest fire near a village southwest of…
LONDON -- Britain's Home Office has temporarily suspended cooperating with U.S. authorities on the handover of two British jihadis allegedly linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) until a judge reviews a decision that would allow the…