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…
By Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto As the U.S. officially moves its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Americans are split on how President Donald Trump is handling relations with Israel, but that country's…
BAGHDAD -- The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq's national elections in partial returns announced late Sunday by the Iraqi electoral commission. An alliance of candidates linked to Iraq's powerful Shiite paramilitary…
JERUSALEM -- Exactly 70 years after the Jewish state of Israel was declared -- and recognized by the U.S. -- history is about to be made again in the Holy Land. Hours from now, the U.S. will open its embassy…
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad seen Oct. 21, 2010. Getty Malaysia's government passed the "Anti-Fake News Bill 2018" in April, making both creating and sharing fake news punishable by up to six years in prison. It was seen as a…
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Investigators are following the trail of a 20-year-old Frenchman born in Chechnya who rampaged through a festive Paris neighborhood.
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Tessa Jowell, the former British culture secretary who played a key role in securing the 2012 London Olympics, has died. She was 70.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says that the consequences of the move of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem are "modest" due to the dwindling likelihood of a two-state solution between the Palestinians and the Israelis.…
This picture taken on May 3, 2018 shows the ZTE logo on an office building in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON -- President Trump said Sunday he has instructed his Commerce Department to help get a Chinese telecommunications…
The Pentagon says three Americans released by North Korea have left a Washington-area hospital and have reunited with their families. A Pentagon spokeswoman, Maj. Carla M. Gleason, says in a statement that the men "were grateful, in good spirits and…
Time for some liquid refreshment... to begin, a cup of tea with Seth Doane: Tiny sandwiches without crusts, and sweets stacked on platters set the stage for that soothing and rather special event: afternoon tea. Dig in! (daintily...) CBS News…
The musical instrument and uniform, devised as instruments of war centuries ago, are today considered the epitome of cool. Jonathan Vigliotti reports: Every spring, when Scotland thaws and roars back to life, another seasonal tune-up begins. May marks the start…