MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Nicaragua marked the 39th anniversary of the 1979 revolution against dictator Anastasio Somoza on Thursday amid protest and bloodshed. Some say the country has made progress under current President Daniel Ortega, who helped lead the 1979 Sandinista…
A missing climber who was presumed dead on the world's 12th highest mountain was rescued after being spotted by a drone. Scottish mountaineer Rick Allen was attempting to climb to the summit of 26,401 foot Broad Peak in the Himalayas…
People wait outside their homes after an earthquake was felt in Mexico City, Mexico, July 19, 2018. Reuters/Henry Romero MEXICO CITY -- A 5.7 magnitude earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Thursday. There were no immediate reports of damage…
A smile lit up the face of 11-year-old Titan -- finally back at home and surrounded by family after more than two weeks trapped inside a cave in Thailand. Titan, along with 11 other boys who were rescued last week…
PARIS -- A video showing one of French President Emmanuel Macron's security chiefs beating a student demonstrator, until now cloaked in secrecy, is drawing a fierce public backlash over what is seen as mild punishment and a possible cover-up. The…
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian ambassadors and representatives to international organisations in Moscow, Russia, July 19, 2018. REUTERS MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin called his first summit with President Donald Trump a success - but warned Thursday that…
Russian Embassy officials were to meet Thursday with a Siberian gun rights activist jailed in Washington on charges of spying on the United States, as Moscow blasted the arrest as "anti-Russian hysteria." The embassy said in a Facebook post that…
By Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Kabir Khanna Only a third of Americans (32 percent) approve of the way Donald Trump handled his summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a CBS News poll shows. Sixty-eight…
William Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American citizen who was arrested by police during a demonstration in Vietnam, faces his first trial on Thursday in Hanoi. As he peacefully protested in the streets last month he was arrested on a charge of disturbing…
Police officers dress in protective suits and breathing apparatus in London Road cemetery as they continue investigations into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal who was found critically ill on a bench in Salisbury with his daughter sparking a major incident…
JERUSALEM -- Israel's parliament approved a controversial piece of legislation on Thursday that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people but which critics warn sidelines minorities. The government says the bill, passed in the early morning hours,…
WASHINGTON -- The first transfer of presumed Korean War remains from North Korea to the U.S. is expected to take place on July 27, the anniversary of the signing of the armistice which ended the ground war. Under the current…
WASHINGTON -- In an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor, President Trump said he believes U.S. intelligence agencies' assessment Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The president's comments came after he was widely criticized for his…
President Trump again expressed confidence in U.S. intelligence agencies and their assessment of Russian interference Wednesday, but declined to say whether he believes Vladimir Putin was lying when he denied Russia was behind the meddling effort. Mr. Trump made the…
CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- It was a warm homecoming for Adul Sam-On, one of 12 boys who spent weeks trapped in a Thai cave. He was released from the hospital Wednesday, where he's spent the past week with his teammates and…
Last Updated Jul 18, 2018 6:04 PM EDT President Trump told "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor Wednesday it's "true" Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, and he "would" hold Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for interference. Mr. Trump,…
CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- Trapped in the recesses of a flooded cave, 12 boys and their soccer coach were trying to dig their way out when they heard voices in the darkness. The coach quickly told everyone to be quiet. …
Speaking at the White House briefing for the first time in more than two weeks due to President Trump's travels, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended Mr. Trump's claim that he misspoke at Monday's press conference with Russian…
As the Thai soccer team that was trapped in a cave for more than two weeks heads home from the hospital, they could still face potential physical and psychological challenges. Despite looking like normal teenage boys at Wednesday's press conference…
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Pro-government forces have seized a major opposition stronghold in Nicaragua. In a violent bid to silence protesters, police and gunman loyal to President Daniel Ortega launched a sweeping crackdown in the city of Masaya on Tuesday. Juan Sebastian Chamorro, executive…
A fire vehicle is seen as fire burns in Karbole, Sweden, on July 15, 2018. Mats Andersson/AFP/Getty Images HELSINKI -- Sweden says it has mobilized all available resources to put out dozens of wildfires raging across the country. Thousands of…
JOHANNESBURG -- They are called the born-frees; black South Africans born after Nelson Mandela became the country's first democratically elected president after 27 years in jail. They were born free, after decades of racist rule, but for many of them…
JOHANNESBURG -- They are called the born-frees; black South Africans born after Nelson Mandela became the country's first democratically elected president after 27 years in jail. They were born free, after decades of racist rule, but for many of them…
Last Updated Jul 18, 2018 8:57 AM EDT The European Union is hitting Google with a record $5 billion fine for abusing the market dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system. The fine, which had been widely expected this…
