MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin drove a large construction truck Tuesday to road test the much-anticipated bridge linking southern Russia and the Crimean peninsula. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. The 11.8-mile bridge, which took two years to build…
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors at the United Nations traded accusations Tuesday, a day after Israeli troops firing from across a border fence killed nearly 60 Palestinians and wounded more than 2,700 at a mass protest in Gaza. "How…
Last Updated May 15, 2018 3:56 PM EDT SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea canceled a high-level meeting Wednesday with South Korea and threatened also to call off a historic summit planned later this month with the United States due to…
Facebook says the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will not appear in person to respond to a list of nearly 40 questions on controversial topics that a U.K. Parliament committee says other company representatives have failed to adequately answer. While Rebecca…
Facebook says the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, will not appear in person to respond to a list of nearly 40 questions on controversial topics that a U.K. Parliament committee says other company representatives have failed to adequately answer. While Rebecca…
People crowd around the site of an accident where a section of an under construction overpass collapsed in Varanasi, India, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. AP LUCKNOW, India -- A highway overpass that was under construction in north India collapsed Tuesday,…
AMSTERDAM -- Researchers using digital technology deciphered the writing on two pages of Anne Frank's diary that she had covered over with brown masking paper. They discovered four risque jokes and a candid explanation of sex, contraception and prostitution. "Anyone…
(CBS News) - A pilot made an emergency landing in southwest China after a broken cockpit window sucked his co-pilot halfway out of the aircraft.
With just days to go until the royal wedding on Saturday, Meghan Markle is apparently ironing out a major wrinkle in the plans: Who will walk her down the aisle to marry Prince Harry? Her father, Thomas Markle, was supposed…
With just days to go until the royal wedding on Saturday, Meghan Markle is apparently ironing out a major wrinkle in the plans: Who will walk her down the aisle to marry Prince Harry? Her father, Thomas Markle, was supposed…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during an inauguration ceremony for a fortified emergency room at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, southern Israel, February 20, 2018. REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday defended the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during an inauguration ceremony for a fortified emergency room at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, southern Israel, February 20, 2018. REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday defended the…
A pilot made an emergency landing in southwest China after a broken cockpit window sucked his co-pilot halfway out of the aircraft. The pilot was hailed as a hero on Tuesday by astonished citizens. Liu Chuanjian braved the intense cold…
Palestinians gather around the body of a man who was killed during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border on May 14, 2018, during his funeral at a mosque in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Getty The leaders of…
A Nov. 3, 2015 file photo shows Afghan Taliban fighters in Farah province, Afghanistan. AP KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban insurgents launched attacks from multiple directions on the capital of Farah province in western Afghanistan near the border with Iran early…
GAZA STRIP -- Palestinians in Gaza, who hope to make East Jerusalem their capital, staged mass demonstrations Monday, setting fires and throwing firebombs across the border into Israel. Israeli soldiers shot and killed more than 50 Palestinians. The protesters were…
JERUSALEM -- The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is one of the holiest sites in Christianity. It is believed to be the place of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ. Each year, millions of pilgrims flood through the ancient…
JERUSALEM -- President Trump kept his campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, now recognized by the United States as Israel's capital. In a recorded message, Mr. Trump said "our greatest hope is for peace."…
The Gap has joined a growing count of companies that have stepped on the Chinese government's toes on the sensitive topic of Taiwan, the self-ruled island that mainland China claims as part of its territory. The clothing retailer apologized Monday…
Israel and U.S. officials are celebrating a historic transition Monday. The U.S. Embassy in Israel is officially moving from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem When: Monday, May 14, 2018, coverage begins 9 a.m. ET Where: Jerusalem…
An investigation by an Australian TV news program suggests the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared with 239 people aboard more than four years ago, deliberately crashed into the Indian Ocean. Investigators are still searching for the aircraft,…
GAZA STRIP -- Israeli troops fired from across a border fence Monday, shooting and killing at least nine Palestinians and wounding dozens more in protests near the Gaza border, according to Palestinian officials, ahead of a planned ceremony to mark the…
The United States is offering assurances to North Korea's Kim Jong Un as it seeks to put in motion the potential for a sweeping nuclear deal ahead of President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with the North Korean leader. Secretary of…