An alleged zebra stands nearby Egyptian student Mahmoud A. Sarhan. Mahmoud A. Sarhan An Egyptian zoo is insisting it did not paint a pair of donkeys to look like zebras. Cairo's International Garden municipal park became a target of ridicule after…
The longest "blood moon" eclipse in this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach to Earth in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill on Friday, astronomers say. For about half the world, the moon will be…
Vendors line a street in the Kakuma refugee settlement in north western Kenya WFP/Martin Karimi In the noisy debate around migration, many damaging myths about refugees have been amplified – foremost among them the persistent "refugee as terrorist" myth. But…
Vendors line a street in the Kakuma refugee settlement in north western Kenya WFP/Martin Karimi In the noisy debate around migration, many damaging myths about refugees have been amplified – foremost among them the persistent "refugee as terrorist" myth. But…
Knesset member Oren Hazan takes a selfie with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and MP David Bitan, right of Netanyahu, after a Knesset session that passed of a contentious bill, in Jerusalem, July 19, 2018. AP JERUSALEM -- Israel's…
The soccer ball that Vladimir Putin gave President Donald Trump may have had a bug after all. Though it's not what you're thinking. Adidas says that particular ball is embedded with a microchip that accesses Adidas content for display on…
Sub-Saharan migrants climb over a metallic fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla in a March 28, 2014 file photo. AP MADRID -- Around 800 migrants stormed border fences separating Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from…
ATHENS, Greece -- Frantic relatives searching for loved ones missing in Greece's deadliest forest fire in decades headed to Athens' morgue Thursday, as rescue crews and volunteers continued searches on land and at sea for potential further victims. Those arriving…
SANAMXAY, Laos -- Lao authorities ordered closer monitoring of hydroelectric facilities as they investigate why a dam in the country's southeast collapsed earlier this week, killing at least 27 people and leaving 131 missing. Floodwaters that rose to rooftops were…
TEHRAN, Iran -- A top Iranian general says his forces are ready if President Donald Trump follows through on his warning that Iran will "suffer consequences" if Tehran threatens the United States. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday there was…
SAN DIEGO -- Qualcomm said Wednesday it was dropping its $44 billion deal to buy Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors, a high-profile victim of the rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Instead, the San Diego-based chipmaker said it will…
ISLAMABAD -- Vote counting in an election marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence has been tediously slow, yet from the outset cricket star Imran Khan and his party have maintained a commanding lead. Election officials said it will…
Security personnel remove objects near U.S. embassy in Beijing on July 26, 2018 THOMAS PETER / REUTERS Last Updated Jul 26, 2018 3:09 AM EDT BEIJING -- There appears to have been a fire or possible explosion outside the U.S.…
March 20, 1995, file photo shows subway passengers affected by sarin nerve gas being treated near Tsukiji subway station in Tokyo after attack carried out by doomsday cult members AP TOKYO -- The last six members of a Japanese doomsday…
A group of British museums have begun a multimillion dollar campaign to keep thousands of items salvaged from the Titanic from falling into private hands at a bankruptcy auction. The effort is backed by filmmaker James Cameron and Robert Ballard,…
Fast-moving fires in Greece has claimed at least 74 lives. In one coastal town, rescuers found the bodies of 25 people, huddled together. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports from Mati, Greece.
PONTOISE, France -- A French gangster on the run for weeks after a dramatic helicopter jailbreak has narrowly avoided capture by a police patrol and had to abandon a car containing explosives, officials said Wednesday. Officers identified Redoine Faid as…
A Brazilian medical student and three other people have been killed amid unrest that has rocked Nicaragua for over three months, her university and a human rights group reported Tuesday. Rayneia Lima, whose age varied between 29 and 31 in…
When President Trump issued an executive order banning residents of certain Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. last year, airports across the country turned from travel hubs to sites of political protest. In the time since, as debates over immigration…
TORONTO -- Of all the things people in Toronto are horrified by in the aftermath of the shooting that killed two people and injured 13, this stands out: The man responsible had a handgun. To mass shooting-weary America - where there are about…
An undated file photo provided by the Toronto Police shows Julianna Kozis, 10, who was killed along with an 18-year-old woman in a mass shooting in the Canadian city on July 22, 2018. AP/Handout TORONTO -- Toronto Police Chief Mark…
UNITED NATIONS -- The Trump administration's long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace is "dead upon arrival," the Palestinian U.N. ambassador said Tuesday. Ambassador Riyad Mansour reiterated the Palestinian leadership's stance that with President Donald Trump's unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's…
(CBS News) - A clinical trial in the Netherlands testing the effectiveness of Viagra given to pregnant women whose fetuses had growth problems has been halted after 11 babies died. The researchers say it appears the drug, which stimulates blood flow, may have caused damage to the babies' lungs, ultimately leading to their death.
Andrew Brunson, a Christian pastor from North Carolina, U.S. who has been in jail in Turkey since December 2016, is seen in this undated picture taken in Izmir, Turkey. REUTERS ISTANBUL -- An American pastor who has been in custody…