ISIS ties foes to ancient Palmyra columns and blows them up
ISIS, which comes up with more and more heinous methods of execution, has ramped up its cruelty: Members of the group tied three people to the pillars in the ancient section of Palmyra and killed them by detonating the pillars, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi to be flogged again, wife says
A Saudi blogger convicted of "insulting Islam" is expected to receive the second 50 lashes of a 1,000-lash sentence soon, his wife says.
U.S. weighing 'direct action on the ground' in Iraq
The U.S. is considering increasing its attacks on ISIS through more ground action and airstrikes, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday.
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.
