World's most peaceful nation rattled by rare murder
LONDON (CBS News) -- Iceland, ranked the world’s most peaceful country, is shaken after police said a young woman whose body was found on a beach was murdered.
Avalanche death toll up as more bodies found
PENNE, Italy (CBS News) -- Rescue crews recovered several more bodies from the rubble of the hotel crushed by an avalanche Wednesday, bringing the toll to 23, as they mourned colleagues who were killed in a nearby helicopter crash.
A win for Snapchat in crash lawsuit tied to speed filter
GRIFFIN, Ga. (CBS News) — A judge has dismissed claims against Snapchat that blamed the social media company’s “speed filter” for a highway crash. The judge said the Communications Decency Act provides the social media company with immunity.
Dalai Lama expresses hope for Trump-Putin relationship
NEW DELHI (CBS News) - The Dalai Lama said he hopes that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will work together for global peace.
British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit Trump Friday
(CBS News) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet President Trump at the White House Friday, CBS News White House Chief Correspondent Major Garrett reports, citing a senior administration official.
Biggest foreign policy challenges facing President Trump
(CBS News) -- CBS News foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan and Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, join "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss the top foreign policy issues facing the Trump administration, including the Syrian War and U.S.-Russia relations.
4 more survivors pulled out of Italy's avalanche-hit hotel
FARINDOLA, Italy (CBS News) -- Emergency crews pulled out four more survivors from the rubble of a hotel crushed by an avalanche and were searching Saturday for more who may still be alive as family members awaited word if their relatives were among the lucky ones.
55-year-old scuba diver mauled by shark, takes boat to island
CANBERRA, Australia (CBS News) -- A scuba diver mauled by a shark in the Torres Strait on Saturday was transported four hours by boat to an island off the Australian coast for medical treatment, an official said.
ex-Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn testifies on emissions scandal
BERLIN, Germany (WDEF) - The Volkswagen leader who was taken down by the deisel-emissions scandal made his first public appearance on Thursday since it broke. Martin Winterkorn was grilled by German politicians about the scandal. The former chief executive denied…
Photos & video from scene of catastrophic avalanche in Italy
MILAN (AP) - The Latest on the avalanche that buried a hotel in central Italy (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Premier Paolo Gentiloni is urging Italian authorities to redouble efforts to reach people isolated by new earthquakes and unusually heavy…
Britain's Prince Charles co-authors a book on climate change
LONDON (AP) - Penguin Books says Prince Charles has co-authored a book on climate change together with an environmentalist and a Cambridge scientist.
Takata to pay $1 billion and plead guilty in exploding air bag case
(CBS News) -- Automotive supplier Takata pleaded guilty Friday to criminal charges for falsifying data about its defective air bags, which led to 16 deaths. The Japanese company will pay $1 billion in fines and restitution, federal officials said in announcing the plea agreement.
Volkswagen approves emissions fix but could lose more executives
Prosecutor announces charges against 6 more VW officials
How much does an iPhone cost around the world?
(CBS News) -- A decade ago, Apple’s (AAPL) late CEO Steve Jobs vowed that the newly introduced iPhone would “reinvent the phone.” He never claimed it would be cheap, and for many consumers, it’s not.
Search for gunman in Istanbul nightclub attack
(CBS News) -- Police in Istanbul are searching for a gunman who opened fire during New Year's celebrations, killing 39 and wounding scores more.
Man arrested after shouting 'bomb' at Berlin New Year party
BERLIN (AP) - German police say they have arrested a man who shouted "bomb, bomb, bomb" at Berlin's massive open-air New Year's party.
Russia moves to expel U.S. diplomats in response to sanctions
MOSCOW (CBS News) -- The Russian foreign ministry recommended the expulsion of 35 U.S. diplomats on Friday as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took to social media to charge that Washington had become immersed in “anti-Russian death throes.”
Pope Francis' Christmas message wishes peace for troubled world
VATICAN CITY (CBS News) – Pope Francis has wished Christmas peace for people scarred by wars and those who lost loved ones to terrorism that he says is sowing “fear and death” in many cities and countries.
George Michael, Wham lead singer, dead at 53, publicist says
(CBS News) -- British superstar George Michael has died, his publicist confirms to CBS News. He was 53.
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in packed St. Peter's Basilica
VATICAN CITY (CBS News) -- Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass in a packed St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, rounding out a year marked by his pleas for the world to better protect innocents caught up in wars, migrations and abject poverty.
The Latest: Passengers released in Malta airport hijacking
latest news and posts from Malta on hijacked jet
The Latest: Berlin police says not clear if driver detained
BERLIN (AP) - The Latest on investigation of truck rampage in Berlin Christmas market (all times local): 9:15 p.m. London police will institute road closures in the area surrounding Buckingham Palace when the popular Changing the Guard military ceremony is…
Explosions hit near Istanbul soccer stadium
ISTANBUL (CBS News) -- Two explosions hit Saturday night outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul, after fans had gone home.
Report details State Department's hefty spending on U.S. embassies
(CBS News) -- A House committee says the price of new U.S. embassies will give you sticker shock. CBS News received the draft of the new report on allegations of wasteful spending at the State Department.