Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in far eastern Afghanistan killed more than 800 people and left at least 2,500 wounded as it destroyed numerous villages, a spokesman for the country's Taliban government said Monday. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told journalists in Kabul that the vast majori...
A tour boat floats down the Chicago River as U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 25, 2025. REUTERS Jim VondruskaFile Photo WASHINGTON, Aug 31 Reuters - A political standoff over U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to cra...
Police set up checkpoints across Jakarta on Monday after deadly protests that have forced Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wage A burned-out Indonesian police office building in the aftermath of a protest on Sunday in Surabaya, Indonesia. Pho...
Washington judge says unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfolds A student walks past a welcome back note on the first day of school outside an elementary in Washington DC on 25 August as a show of support as Ice raids increase in the city. Photograph:...
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were found guilty in a 2024 federal trial. They were acquitted on state counts. Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley and Tadarrius Bean.Memphis Police Dept. via AP file A federal judge in Tennessee ordered new trials Thursday for three former Memphis pol...
A person walks past signs depicting a man throwing a sandwich, used as a symbol of protest after law enforcement arrested a man accused of throwing a sandwich at officers, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, on August 23, 2025. Jose Luis GonzalezReuters After a grand jury failed t...
Shooter fired 116 rounds from a rifle into a Minneapolis church, police chief says. MINNEAPOLIS -- While a motive in the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting remains under investigation, police said they've confirmed that Robin Westman, the 23-year-old suspect, had attended the school, and We...
Aug 28 Reuters - The SP 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average notched record high closes on Thursday after Nvidia's quarterly report fell short of investors' high expectations but confirmed that spending related to artificial intelligence infrastructure remains strong. Shares of Nvidia NVDA.O, dippe...
Michael Longfellow and Heidi Gardner on "SNL" in January. Holland RainwaterNBCGetty Images More cast changes are coming to “Saturday Night Live.” On Thursday, CNN confirmed that Heidi Gardner and Michael Longfellow are leaving the sketch show, becoming the third and fourth cast members to depart...
A set of floral installation is pictured at Jianguomen in Beijing, capital of China, Aug 26, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] Editor's Note: This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 1931-45 and the World Anti-Fascist War. This se...
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya on screens briefs the Security Council via a video link on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Re...
SYDNEY, Aug. 28 Xinhua -- Australian flag carrier Qantas has reported a 28 percent rise in net profit on the back of strong demand for international travel. Qantas Airways on Thursday reported its result for the 2024-25 financial year, posting a net profit after tax of 1.61 billion Australian dolla...
This photo shows a scene of the 137th China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, May 5, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] For Australian entrepreneur Andrew Coates, one of the most important business trips he made was the one to China's Canton Fair earlier this year. Coates, ...
Labor market to bear brunt as analysts fear worsening New Delhi-Washington trade links Fisherwomen selling freshly caught seafood wait for customers early Monday morning at the Kasimedu fishing harbor in Chennai, a city in southern India. Exporters in the South Asian country are scrambling for op...
Susan Monarez, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is being ousted from her role less than a month after the Senate confirmed her to lead the public health agency, the White House confirmed to CBS News. The Department of Health and Human Services announced in an X p...