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Ricky Gervais's nihilism-by-the-numbers returned, along with podium passion and the usual bubbles.

CNN's Derek Van Dam explains how pyrocumulonimbus clouds -- fire-induced thunderstorms -- are formed by Australia's massive bushfires and why they have in turn worsened the situation.

Iran's supreme leader wept in grief with hundreds of thousands of mourners thronging Tehran's streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone on the orders of U.S. Preside...

Boris Johnson joins Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron in urging calm amid Gulf crisis.

The West African nations of Ivory Coast and Ghana, which combined produce more than 60% of the world's cocoa, have banded together to put a premium on prices; "The world cannot do without that cocoa."

Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan court on Monday for the start of his landmark trial on charges of rape, allegations that helped fuel the #MeToo movement and a reckoning for powerful men accused of sexual miscondu...

UNESCO said on Monday that the United States has signed treaties committing it not to harm cultural heritage in the event of armed conflict.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced on Sunday a move by Venezuela's ruling Socialist party to install a new head of Congress after armed troops blocked opposition legislators, including their leader Juan Guaido...

The first British astronaut to go into space has claimed aliens exist and it is possible they are living among us on earth.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stood by his threat to go after Iranian cultural sites, warning of a "major retaliation" if Iran strikes back for the killing of one of its top military commanders.

Protesters march along city's main roads, halting traffic to demand rapist's arrest and capital punishment for convicts.

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We piece together events leading up to the killing of one of the most powerful operatives in the Middle East, a strike that has been called an act of war.

Trump Defense Secretary Esper cut senior Pentagon leaders out of the loop on the Suleimani assassination, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff were not consulted or briefed on the operation ahead of time.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Lower Manhattan on Sunday to protest against the rise in anti-Semitic crimes being committed in the United States. Last month, a man barged into the New York home of a Hasidic rabb...

15-year-old tells Highbury Corner youth court she would say sorry in writing or in person A 15-year-old girl has said she is willing to apologise to the opera singer Katherine Jenkins after she mugged her on a London str...

Rain and cooler temperatures bring relief - but authorities warn of a "mega blaze" later this week.

Mexico's foreign ministry on Sunday urged Venezuela to allow the leadership of the National Assembly to be democratically elected in accordance with the constitution.

More than 60 people died and tens of thousands of evacuees live in shelters.

Escalating steps by Tehran and Washington are raising the pressure on European leaders to pick sides in a conflict they have been seeking to defuse for months.

In Australia, rain and cooler temperatures are bringing some relief for communities devastated by deadly bushfires across the country. But officials warn the flames will "take off" again. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuc...

Two of President Trump’s children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., are among the top four Republicans being considered by GOP voters as the party’s nominee in the 2024 presidential election, according to a new pol...