Saudi prince held on suspicion of drug smuggling in Lebanon
A member of Saudi Arabia's royal family was detained at the Beirut, Lebanon, airport over an alleged attempt to smuggle drugs out of the country on a private plane, a security source told CNN.
Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake
The powerful earthquake that struck northeastern Afghanistan on Monday also rattled people in Pakistan, India and Tajikistan, killing dozens, collapsing structures and creating panic.
If meat causes cancer, what can we eat?
You may have just learned that processed meat such as bacon, sausage and ham may cause cancer and unprocessed meat may be "probably carcinogenic to humans," according to a new World Health Organization report. Or that cheese and sugar can be as addictive as a drug. Or that even veggie hot dogs may not be completely meat-free (or even human tissue-free)
Donald Trump describes father's 'small loan': $1 million
Donald Trump on Monday said his climb to the top of the business world hasn't been an easy one and depicted a $1 million loan from his father as "small."
Does Apple have a big China problem?
Will Apple wow investors with its latest earnings like other big tech companies did last week? Or will the results be a major flop -- the Wall Street equivalent of the box office of Aaron Sorkin's "Steve Jobs" movie?
Poland edges further right in election
Poland's parliamentary election has seen the Eastern European nation edge further to the right, an election official announced Monday.
New video shows scenes from raid to free hostages from ISIS
Amid the incessant crackle of gunfire, the soldiers usher the cowering men through darkened rooms.
Turkish fishermen rescue baby: 'Brother, he is alive'
A remarkable rescue at sea was captured on video and is helping to lift spirits on a story so wanting for good news.
Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the International Monetary Fund this week. That includes OPEC leader Saudi Arabia as well as Oman and Bahrain.
Tony Blair: The clear lesson of Iraq war
The actual lesson of Iraq is not complicated but clear. When you remove the dictator -- no matter how vicious and oppressive -- you end one battle only to begin another: How to stabilize and govern the country when the ethnic, tribal and particularly religious tensions are unleashed after the oppression has been lifted.
