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Collapsed glacier likely caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, scientists say
It is still unclear what caused the glacier to collapse on Wednesday.Searle said that Langsang Lirung, like the rest of the Himalayas, has been slowly rising due to long-term tectonic movement, where one plate has been pushing another plate...
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Norway’s royal family gathers at King Harald’s bedside as his condition worsens
King Harald V of Norway is in an "extremely serious" condition in hospital, the country's royal household has said.His wife, Queen Sonja, and his son, Crown Prince Haakon, have cancelled all royal engagements and they have gathered at his...
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Hundreds missing, scores dead along Nepal, Tibet border following disastrous flash flooding and mud flow
Rescue teams were searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border Thursday after a catastrophic and deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through several communities a day earlier following a glacial collapse....
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Yayoi Kusama, groundbreaking Japanese artist known for her signature polka dots, dies at 97
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97.Kusama died Aug. 14 at a hospital in...
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At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France
At least one person has been killed and 10 people injured after a car crashed into a group of people near a train station in northern France, police say.A male suspect was later arrested after authorities launched a major...
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At least 12 dead as wildfires sweep through northern Algeria
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured as wildfires burn through large swathes of northern Algeria.Civil protection authorities said dozens of blazes swept through several provinces along the country's northern coastline.At least 54 people had suffered...
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO during secretive trip
The purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow this week was to warn Russia not to attack NATO member states, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, amid U.S. intelligence assessments that...
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Prince Harry and Meghan arrive back in U.K., BBC News reports
London — Prince Harry and Meghan arrived back in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, CBS News' partner network BBC News reported. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were understood to have flown privately with their two...
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Nigeria’s growing kidnapping crisis: ‘If you started running, they shot you’
"If you ran into a room, they set the room on fire," says Fatima, describing a recent attack on her village in Zamfara, north-western Nigeria. "If you came out and started running, they shot you."The gunmen, who struck at...
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Iceland holds knife-edge referendum on EU – and it could be decided on fish
Although outside the EU, Iceland is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) along with Norway and Liechtenstein, so it is part of the single market and the Schengen border-free zone.Reykjavik opened EU accession talks two years after the...
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Cup noodles made with cold water? BBC tries Japan’s viral snack
The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made with cold water. The product...