Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died. German Chancellor Angela Merkel meanwhile made a seco...

Hong Kong police arrested the former executive editor-in-chief of the now-closed pro-democracy Apple Daily tabloid on Wednesday, local media reported, the latest arrest in a national security invest...

Haiti's government installed a new prime minister on Tuesday, while officials mourned assassinated President Jovenel Moïse and arrested at least three police officers implicated in his killing. ...

How did the U.S. squander a months-long lead to fall behind Canada on COVID-19 vaccinations, leaving it short of herd immunity while a deadly variant wallops unvaccinated pockets of the country? U.S. ...

At least 12 people died in severe flooding Tuesday in a Chinese provincial capital, as the waters also trapped people in subways and schools, washed away vehicles and stranded people in their workplac...

India's excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic were a staggering 10 times the official death toll, according to the most comprehensive research done to date.

The former member of Korean boy band EXO has lost endorsement and other deals with at least 10 brands including Porsche and Bulgari after a teenager accused him of sexually assaulting her while she wa...

Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company's first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.

The iconic Olympic rings are behind a wall. The Olympic venues are behind fences. And fans have been told to stay away. Organizers said Tokyo 2020 would be an Olympics like no other, and as CBC's Dev...

U.S. businesses are waiting nervously for an expected announcement on when the American border will reopen to Canadian tourists.

Montreal friends Anastasia Gromova and Michelle Pazos were together in the Surfside, Fla., condominium that collapsed. While Pazos's remains were found, Gromova's family is still waiting for rescue te...

Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus. ...

WHO director says the pandemic is a test and 'the world is failing'; U.S. officials blame the delta variant for a surge in cases.

The trial of the first person to be charged under Hong Kong's sweeping national security law ended Tuesday after nearly a month, and now observers will wait for a verdict in the landmark case to see h...

The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to one-third the size of Rhode Island and spreads each day. But evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes i...

Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos auditions his version of space tourism for a wider audience on Tuesday morning when he hops aboard a Blue Origin rocket along with three others. If it's a van...

German officials defended their actions ahead of last week's severe floods that caught many towns by surprise and killed at least 196 people in western Europe, but they conceded that more lessons can...

A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge...

The United States, Canada and other nations blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of the Microsoft Exchange email server software and accused Beijing of working with criminal hackers in ransomware...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full vaccination from the end of September. ...