U.K.'s new bank note "unacceptable" to vegans, vegetarians
LONDON (CBS News) -- The Bank of England’s new plastic 5-pound note is stronger, cleaner and safer - but apparently not suitable for vegetarians.
Fake U.S. embassy shut down in Ghana after issuing visas for 10 years
(CBS News) -- A fake U.S. embassy in Accra, Ghana that was issuing both counterfeit and legitimate U.S. visas was shut down over the summer after operating unhindered for about a decade, the U.S. State Department said. The building of…
Official: Airline was warned plane barely had enough fuel for flight to Medellin
RIO NEGRO, Colombia (CBS News) - Colombia began repatriating the victims of this week’s tragic air crash in the Andes as Bolivia’s president called for “drastic measures”
Chicago flight to China diverted due to 'unruly passenger'
CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines says a flight bound for Hong Kong from Chicago was diverted near Tokyo after 12 hours because of an "unruly passenger."
Pilots' union at German airline Lufthansa set to strike again
BERLIN (CBS News) -- The pilots’ union at German airline Lufthansa says it is calling additional strikes for Tuesday and Wednesday, following a two-day break in its campaign of walkouts.
Death toll from rare thunderstorm asthma in Australia rises to 6
MELBOURNE, Australia (CBS News) - Six people have died and five remained on life support after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma struck Australia’s second-largest city, officials said on Sunday.
Marco Rubio: World leaders praising Fidel Castro are "hypocrites"
(CBS News) - Following the death of Fidel Castro, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, offered up sharp criticisms of foreign leaders who eulogized the 90-year-old Cuban dictator
VW chairman under investigation over emissions scandal
BERLIN (CBS News) - German prosecutors have widened their investigation into Volkswagen’s handling of the emissions scandal to include its board chairman, Hans Dieter Poetsch, the company said Sunday.
Already rattled Italy hit with strongest earthquake in 36 years
ROME (CBS News) - A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has rocked the same area of central and southern Italy hit by quake in August
Olympic swimmer thanks fan who spotted concerning mole on chest
(CBS News) - Olympic swimmer Mack Horton took to social media last week to thank a fan who raised concern over a mole on his chest.
Jim Gaffigan on what's to love about Canada
(CBS News) - Thinking of leaving for Canada if your candidate is defeated? Jim Gaffigan has some thoughts about that: “I’m moving to Canada!”
Jia Jia, the world’s oldest-ever captive panda, dead at 38
HONG KONG (CBS News) - The world’s oldest-ever panda in captivity was euthanized Sunday at the Hong Kong theme park where she lived because her health had deteriorated.
Hurricane Nicole hits Bermuda
Social Media posts from Bermuda as Hurricane Nicole strikes
With cholera outbreaks, Matthew to keep claiming lives in Haiti
JEREMIE, Haiti (CBS News) -- At least 470 people have died in one district of Haiti’s hard-hit southwest region as authorities slowly reach marooned areas devastated by Hurricane Matthew, a civil defense official said Saturday.
Amazing waves from South Korean Typhoon
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The Latest: Hurricane Matthew now walloping western Haiti
Latest news and social media posts of Hurricane Matthew
9/11 victims' families urge President Obama to sign terror sponsor bill
(CBS News) - On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, a group of family members of people killed that day are calling on President Obama to sign legislation that would allow victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts.
German cruise disaster leaves two crew members dead
FRANKFURT, Germany (CBS News) - A river cruise ship carrying nearly 230 people struck a bridge early Sunday in southern Germany, crushing the wheelhouse and killing two crew members, authorities said.
Volkswagen Truck & Bus buying stake in Navistar for $256M
Navistar will remain an independent truck, bus and engine company.
Sen. Bob Corker responds to latest North Korean missile launch
“It is highly discouraging that China does little as North Korea continues to test and develop its missile and nuclear programs,”
Drones swoop down Paris' Champs-Elysees in festival
PARIS (AP) - Drones are racing through central Paris - but they're not hunting for terrorists, they've just been brought out for fun.
Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint
(CBS News) - Pope Francis has declared Mother Teresa a saint.
SpaceX studying telemetry, video in failure probe
(CBS News) - SpaceX engineers are reviewing some 3,000 channels of telemetry and video to determine what might have triggered the catastrophic explosion Thursday
U.S. resumes commercial flights to Cuba
(CBS NEWS) - Relations between the U.S. and Cuba saw further improvement this week, as regular commercial flights resumed for the first time since 1961.