It only took one vote in one state parliament for Germany's populist far right to break a decades-long political taboo, topple Chancellor Angela Merkel's chosen successor and trigger a political crisis whose implications reach even beyond the country…

A deal negotiated between the US and the Taliban to reduce violence begins in Afghanistan. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.

The Mexican national accused of being a Russian agent in the United States was ordered to remain in custody by a federal judge during a hearing Friday in Miami.

Burger King is re-"molding" the image of its signature Whopper in a nauseating new ad campaign that promotes efforts to eliminate artificial preservatives and other additives from the company's menu.

Europe knows it fell behind the United States and China on the technologies that dominated the past decade. Now it has a plan to catch up.

Britain will ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars from 2035 — five years earlier than planned — heaping pressure on an auto industry that is already struggling to cope with a global sales slump and the fallout from Brexit.

By any measure, America's rapid expansion to a record 12 million barrels of oil output a day has been a global game-changer.

Consumers in African countries are paying some of the highest rates in the world for internet access as a proportion of income, according to a new report released Tuesday.

If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study.

Rich people don't just have bigger bank balances and more lavish lifestyles than the rest of us -- they also have bigger carbon footprints.

Art lovers are being given the chance to own a Picasso painting valued at around $1 million. The price? Just €100 ($108) -- the cost of a ticket for a charity raffle to be drawn in March.

It's hard to imagine a visual record of the 20th century without Pablo Ruiz Picasso. With his bold shapes and characteristic angles, the Spanish artist captured everything from the horrors of war to the boundless possibilities of the human form.…

From models on the runways to the influencers in the front rows, it's easy to assume that Milan's fashion scene is solely the domain of the young.

Before getting into what Naomi Campbell has to say, it is impossible to ignore what Naomi Campbell projects: A kind of surreal, cyborg beauty. She is what I imagine a 3D printout of what a perfect otherworldly woman would look like.

It can seem like there have never been so many ways to be a man -- or at least look like one.

How do you follow up charging $120,000 for a banana duct-taped to a wall? Well, try this.

A Florida surfer didn't realize just how many sharks were swimming around him until he recorded drone video over the beach.

A nine-year-old boy who was left suicidal after being bullied because of his dwarfism has had "the best day of his life" as he led out an all-star rugby league team in Australia.

Giorgio Armani has been criticised for remarks in which he accused the fashion industry of "raping" women.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has sparked outrage for suggesting would-be plane bombers are more likely to be Muslim men - and airport security should focus on "where the threat is coming from".

A temporary truce between the US and the Taliban has taken effect in Afghanistan, amid hopes that the 18-year war could be close to an end.

Michael Bloomberg has promised to free three women from agreements that prevent them from speaking publicly about law suits filed against him.

The cast of Friends have finally confirmed they are reuniting for a special episode of the show, 15 years after it ended.

Bernie Sanders has told Russian leader Vladimir Putin to "stay out of American elections".

A rom-com touted as Bollywood's first film to feature a gay male lead character has been released in cinemas.

Two people have died of the coronavirus in Italy in the space of 24 hours.

Britain's UN ambassador Karen Pierce has accused Russia of a "lack of humanity" in Syria, as the UN revealed that more than half of the nearly million people displaced in Idlib province by the escalating conflict are children.

Hundreds of supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gathered in London's Parliament Square on Saturday to protest his potential extradition to the United States.

Iran confirmed five deaths from the coronavirus Saturday, the highest death toll outside of China where the figure has reached 2,345.

Early returns from Iran's parliamentary election show conservative allies of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gaining a sizable majority.

Pope Francis has cleared two people for sainthood including an Indian layman Roman Catholics consider to be a martyr and a religious founder in Italy.

South Sudan formed a unity government Saturday with the swearing in of rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president, a potential step toward ending civil.

U.S. forces and Taliban fighters began a near cease-fire Saturday as part of an agreement to reduce violence for a week to potentially secure a peace deal, a top U.S. military commander said.

With the possible signing of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal in the works, the disputed results of the recent Afghan election could complicate the ability of government representatives to negotiate with the Taliban.

An international anti-terrorism group voted to keep Iran on its blacklist for failing to stop financing terrorism, the group announced Friday.

A Japanese man was arrested after engaging in "hate speech" activities targeting Chinese nationals in Kyoto, according to a Japanese press report.

Russian authorities said they have arrested an American scientist on bribery charges related to a scheme that benefited his pharmaceutical products.

A British woman pleaded guilty to terror-related charges in a London court Friday, in connection to a plot to bomb a hotel and the city's historic St. Paul's Cathedral.

Thailand's constitutional court ordered a pro-democracy party dissolved, citing an "illegal" loan from its party leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.

Amid the escalating conflict in neighboring Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he will coordinate with Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the fighting in Idlib province.

Several patients of the deadly coronavirus in China who were discharged from care are testing positive for COVID-19 again, according to Chinese state media.

The noodle dish, Jjapaguri, or "ram-don," is getting newfound appreciation after it was featured in the South Korean film "Parasite," which won four Oscars, including Best Picture.

South Korea saw its total number of new coronavirus infections nearly double for a second consecutive day with 100 new cases reported on Friday, bringing the country's overall total up to 204.

Chinese health officials reported nearly 900 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and more than 100 additional deaths.

Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among the first to cast a ballot after polls opened for Iran's first parliamentary elections since the United States reimposed sanctions after leaving the 2015 nuclear deal.

The Chinese government announced Friday it will suspend import tariffs on dozens of U.S. products, including medical devices and scientific equipment that's needed to counter the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Two passengers of a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have died after contracting a deadly coronavirus that has infected more than 600 people on the vessel, Japanese government officials said.