When Phil Heckels drew a picture of Narla, the family dog, for his young son, it was so terrible, he decided to post it to Facebook and pretend he was…

Cairo — Egypt's government is coming under mounting pressure from Western politicians, human rights groups and some major celebrities over the ar…

Several "The Lord of the Rings" actors, including Sir Ian McKellen, John Rhys-Davies and Martin Freeman, are joining forces in an effort to help purch…

The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs. Exper…

United Nations – Humans are waging "war on nature," according to U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, and the world is close to a "breaking point"…

Cairo — An Egyptian model was arrested on Monday over a photo session in Saqqara, a prominent archaeological site in the city of Giza. Salma El-Shimy,…

Beijing — A trio of young, well-known, pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong were sentenced to prison on Wednesday. It was the latest nail in the co…

Police in Stockholm are investigating a woman in her 70s suspected of having kept her son locked up - reportedly for 28 years - in an apartment south …

London — Britain has become the first country in the West to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for public use. The U.K. Department of Health and Social …

London — Britain has become the first country in the West to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for public use. The U.K. Department of Health and Social …

body .breaking-news { display: none; } Watch CBSN Live Cubans are waiting to see if the incoming Biden administration will mark a new thaw in relation…

Berlin — A man zig-zagged an SUV at high speed through a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing five people, inc…

A baby was among four people killed and 15 injured when a car tore through a pedestrian shopping street in the southwestern German city of Trier on Tu…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is urging the federal government to support underserved communities and protect undocumented immigrants as the administ…

Moscow - Russian authorities said Tuesday they have detained a long-wanted serial killer, known as the "Volga maniac," suspected of murdering at …

The Chinese government says a robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth has landed on the moon. The official China News Service said the Cha…

A car drove into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing two people and seriously injuring 15 others, officials…

One year ago Tuesday, the symptoms of the new coronavirus were first detected in Wuhan, China, according to a published study. In the city of 11 …

Seoul — South Korean lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that will likely give major pop stars the ability to postpone their mandatory national mi…

Australian firefighters are struggling to control a massive bushfire that already destroyed 40 percent of the UNESCO world heritage-listed Fraser Isla…

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix. The Mercedes team said…

Tokyo — For Koki Ozora, the warning bells started to go off in midsummer. "In July, we started getting a lot of messages from people saying they …

When President Trump leaves office, a slew of investigations promise to cause him legal headaches, including congressional inquiries and probes by the…

Erbil, Iraq — The alleged mastermind of Iran's nuclear weapons program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was buried with full military honors on Monday. He was amb…

A brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan, capturing attention on television and social media. The meteor glowed…