Batool Ali is six years old, though you would never guess that from her huge, haunted eyes and emaciated frame. Ribs jutting out over her distended belly, Batool weighs less than 16 kilograms (35 pounds). She is one of nearly half a million children…

CNN's Senior International Correspondent Clarissa Ward reflects on the impact of the Saudi Arabian-hosted military coalition on Yemen.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has elevated his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman to first in line to the throne, in a dramatic reordering of the kingdom's line of succession that will have far-reaching consequences for the key US ally and the Middle E…

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the United States is waiting to see whether a "list of demands" presented to Qatar by a coalition of its Gulf neighbors and their partners are "reasonable and actionable," one day after the State D…

The early-morning news rocked the Middle East: Saudi Arabia's King Salman had named his 31-year-son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the kingdom's new crown prince, removing the previous crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, and formally placing Mohammed…

The British government has estimated that 600 high-rise buildings across England may be covered in cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower, the 24-story apartment block that was gutted by a huge fire in west London last week.

At least 25 people were killed Thursday in a car bomb attack outside a bank in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, officials said.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off of Guatemala's Pacific coast Thursday, the US Geological Survey reports. The quake was recorded at about 24 miles (38 km) from the city of Puerto San Jose, according to the USGS.

A 51-year-old man who suffered "multiple injuries" during the Finsbury Park terror attack in London earlier this week has died, British police said on Thursday.

The United States and Iraq said ISIS blew up a historic mosque in Mosul that was the ideological heart of the terror group and the birthplace of its self-declared caliphate.

A NATO F-16 fighter jet tried to intercept the plane of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in the Baltic Sea Wednesday, according to Russian state media.

The detention of Hong Kong booksellers in China is not an issue the city's government should take up, its incoming leader said Thursday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for over 65 years, but according to Prince Harry few in the royal family envy her, despite sharing her sense of duty.

Walvis Bay, 2012.

Luxury hotels are always looking for ways to outdo each other, from death-defying infinity pools to custom lobby fragrances. But Ritz-Carlton has taken a slightly different approach by branching out into the luxury yacht business.

Carving up Lima's 16th-century streets on a board or carving up a medium-rare piece of meat?

When Michael Caines lost his right arm in a car accident in 1994, the dream of becoming a top-level chef seemed a million miles away.

TEDGlobal has released a preview list of speakers for its four day conference in Arusha, Tanzania this August, the first conference on the continent for a decade.

European political leaders are meeting in Brussels for a critical two-day summit after a morale-boosting few weeks for the European Union. Following the failure of far-right populists to win in France and the Netherlands, Brussels senses that the cur…

The battle for Mosul's Old City has taken months, the Iraqi army unable to break the iron grip of Islamic State fighters dug into the ancient streets and alleyways they always knew would be the location of their last stand.

Grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are set to lose their endangered species protection after US officials ruled the population is no longer threatened.

Theresa May has promised EU citizens living legally in the UK will be allowed to stay after Brexit.

The CIA has admitted it was penetrated by an insider network - of hi-tech snack thieves.

Donald Trump has admitted that he did not make secret recordings of his meetings with former FBI director James Comey, but left open the possibility that someone else might have done.

A British man has died while hiking down a mountain in the United Arab Emirates in 45C desert heat.

People in the southern US have been warned to avoid rafts of potentially deadly fire ants in floodwaters after a tropical storm swept in.

The President of the European Council is channelling John Lennon with his views on Brexit.

More than 120 supercars were seized as authorities dismantled an elaborate tax avoidance scam in Britain and Thailand.

North Korea has called the US president a "psychopath" - a criticism some have levelled at the leader in Pyongyang.

A junior Japanese lawmaker has resigned after a recording leaked to the press sounds like she was mercilessly hitting an employee.

A prominent Japanese politician is drawing controversy after suggesting ordinary North Koreans should be "starved to death."

Nearly 80 percent of South Koreans support a resumption of long suspended inter-Korean dialogue, a survey by a presidential advisory panel showed Thursday.

A special adviser to South Korean President Moon Jae-in called Thursday for flexibility on the North Korean nuclear issue.

The Chinese government asked the United States to remove the U.S. THAAD battery deployed in central South Korea.

Congolese soldiers serving as peacekeepers will leave the Central African Republic following sexual abuse allegations, the United Nations announced.

Mexico's security officials said Knights Templar Cartel leader Ignacio "El Cenizo" Rentería Andrade was arrested after a shootout.

Airbus SAS announced at the Paris Air Show that it sold 73 planes to two Iranian domestic airlines.

North Korea accused the United States of deploying a U.S. warship into North Korean economic waters.

A United Nations report says the world population will increase to 9.8 billion people by 2050 despite a nearly global decrease in fertility rates.

French fitness blogger and Instagram model Rebecca Burger died when she was struck by an exploding whipped cream dispenser, her family said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday that hundreds of high-rise British buildings may have potentially combustible exterior cladding.

The Islamic State has destroyed Mosul's 845-year-old Great Mosque of al-Nuri, where leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have declared the "caliphate."

At least 29 people died in an explosion Thursday outside a Helmand province, Afghanistan, bank, a spokesman for the provincial governor said.

Almost half of Australians see China as a potential military threat, according to a new poll.

A vocal North Korean defector launched 10 balloons from South Korea containing information on the death of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier.

May was Mexico's deadliest month on record since the country's National System for Public Security began taking count of homicides 20 years ago.

Thousands of people marched in Jerusalem Wednesday to highlight what they believe is one of the most painful wounds of Israeli independence nearly 70 years ago.

The Kremlin has canceled a round of diplomatic talks with the United States set for Friday, due to economic sanctions leveled by the U.S. Treasury this week.

A drone identified as North Korean by South Korea's military was built using products manufactured in six countries, Seoul said.