
At least 15 women and kids drown as Rohingya refugees' boat sinks
Aid worker says the deaths "should be a wake-up call for us all" about the desperation of thousands of refugees in Bangladesh camps.
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Aid worker says the deaths "should be a wake-up call for us all" about the desperation of thousands of refugees in Bangladesh camps.
The world court order for what it calls "provisional measures" came in a case brought by the African nation of Gambia.
Prominent rights group said the decision will give fresh hope to victims that those responsible for brutal crimes will be brought to justice
The sanctions bar those targeted and their immediate families from traveling to the United States
Rights groups, Western governments, the U.N. and journalist associations alike had condemned their imprisonment; they won a Pulitzer in April
Ruling is seen as instance of press crackdown amid widespread international condemnation of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims
Investigation for UN human rights body finds crimes against Muslims in Myanmar "similar in nature, gravity and scope" to previous genocides
"It led to riots. People died. I mean this really is a life and death situation"
Rights groups say the social-media giant hasn't stopped speech that incites violence against the Rohingya
Facebook said in a statement there is "is no place for hate speech or content that promotes violence"
Critics say Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, is complicit in humanitarian crisis
"Technology is like a bomb in Myanmar," where viral propaganda fuels a campaign the U.N. calls ethnic cleansing
CBSN Originals documentary exposes how cheap cellphones and social media expose millions to propaganda targeting a vulnerable minority
Dibarah Mahboob works with refugees who fled attacks, including rape, in Myanmar, only to find threat had followed them to Bangladesh
Filippo Grandi also warned that conditions aren't right for Rohingya Muslims to voluntarily return to Myanmar
Expert says Myanmar using starvation as "time-honored way of doing genocide, and one of the easiest ways"
Evidence growing of what looks like genocide against long-persecuted ethnic Muslim minority in mainly Buddhist nation, AP says
As U.N. says still unsafe for Muslim refugees to return to Myanmar, veteran U.S. diplomat calls panel a "cheerleading operation" for Aung San Suu Kyi
The Bangladeshi government refuses to issue birth certificates to Rohingya babies born at the world's largest refugee camp
While officials won't allow media to verify survivors' tales of gruesome executions, evidence is mounting of orchestrated war crimes
Doctors Without Borders says at least 6,700 Rohingyas killed in just 2 months in crackdown by security forces
Reuters employees charged with violating Official Secrets Act over "secret" documents related to Rohingya crisis
Pope Francis asked for forgiveness from refugees in Bangladesh for the hurt and persecution they have endured
Pope Francis says it's "imperative" for world to provide assistance with Asia's worst refugee crisis in decades
All ears on leader of Catholic Church as he meets civilian and military leaders in nation accused of "ethnic cleansing" of Muslim minority
As the Trump presidency comes to a close, the Trump Baby balloon has found a place to land.
"The virus doesn't treat you specially, so neither do we," said Daniel Andrews, Victoria's state premier.
Norway has reported 33 deaths among elderly people who have received their first dose, according to public health authorities.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that most vaccine makers have targeted locations where "profits are highest."
One human rights group says the Netanyahu government's approval of East Jerusalem construction puts it on a "collision course" with the Biden White House.
This is the first time he has returned to Moscow since he was poisoned by a Soviet-era nerve agent over the summer.
"We are in urgent need of medicine, painkillers, medical tape, external anti-inflammatory drugs," read the note scrawled on crumpled up paper.
A leading Israeli human rights groups, which calls the state's control of Palestinian territories an "apartheid" system, will no longer be allowed to lecture in schools.
Putin's No. 1 foe, detained in Moscow after poisoning, says he's "seen a lot of mockery of justice," but calls his sudden appearance before a judge "the highest degree of lawlessness."
Research shows it could experience "rapid growth" in the early part of this year.
The hardships of the border closure due to COVID-19 span the entire 5,500-mile border.
CBS News foreign journalists give a glimpse of trust, and mistrust, in coronavirus vaccination plans in 9 countries, and what's behind them.
The United States, with about 4% of the world's population, has reported about one-fifth of all reported deaths globally.
Investigations into child welfare payments wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters.
For years, Moscow and Washington have blamed each other for letting arms control agreements fall by the wayside. There's only one left.
As the Trump presidency comes to a close, the Trump Baby balloon has found a place to land.
"The virus doesn't treat you specially, so neither do we," said Daniel Andrews, Victoria's state premier.
Norway has reported 33 deaths among elderly people who have received their first dose, according to public health authorities.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that most vaccine makers have targeted locations where "profits are highest."
One human rights group says the Netanyahu government's approval of East Jerusalem construction puts it on a "collision course" with the Biden White House.
Billionaire investor blocks auction house from dynamiting the former Trump Plaza casino to raise money for charity.
"The virus doesn't treat you specially, so neither do we," said Daniel Andrews, Victoria's state premier.
More than 2,700 bodies are stored at both hospitals and the coroner's office, according to the emergency order.
Capitol Police said a fire under a highway several blocks south of the Capitol prompted a lockdown.
The man was using an I.D. badge that an airport employee lost back in October.
Capitol Police said a fire under a highway several blocks south of the Capitol prompted a lockdown.
In speeches, interviews, and in at least 49 published plans released during his presidential campaign, Biden talked about the actions he'd take in the earliest days of his administration.
The president-elect spent the weekend working through a major homework assignment: The first speech of his presidency.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
The president-elect told Latino leaders that his immigration bill may not pass during his first 100 days in office, citing the pandemic and Senate impeachment trial.
The new musical tells a story set in 1863 New York, in the violent Five Points neighborhood, where Irish and Black cultures meet. Watch an excerpt.
The National Museum of African American Music has more than 1,600 artifacts and memorabilia to help tell the story of Black trailblazers and innovators.
Phil Spector, who rose to worldwide fame in the 1960s as the music producer who created what's known as the "Wall of Sound," has died in prison after being convicted of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Jamie Yuccas reports.
California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
Anthony Mason gets a look inside the new National Museum of African American Music in Nashville for the first time. The museum is a celebration of African Americans' contributions to and influence across the musical landscape, and with new historical context, rewriting their role in the American soundtrack. Mason talks to Grammy winners H.E.R. and Darius Rucker about their own influences and the impact they hope this museum will have.
Virgin Orbit asserts its method offers maximum flexibility since the launching Boeing 747s could take off from airports anywhere.
Republican Congresswoman from Georgia condemned big tech companies for "silencing" conservative views.
Social media – hailed as an organizing tool for pro-democracy rallies – has also become a forum for conspiracy theories, racism and disinformation. What are the implications of tech companies "de-platforming" users (even a president) for speech that enflames?
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
The new variant discovered in the United Kingdom is currently about 0.5% of all infections in the U.S.
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
West Virginia is leading the pack, while big states like California and Georgia are struggling, according to CDC data.
Researchers noted that someone who's been infected may still be able to carry the virus and pass it on to others.
New data from NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth show Earth's fever continues to escalate
"The virus doesn't treat you specially, so neither do we," said Daniel Andrews, Victoria's state premier.
More than 2,700 bodies are stored at both hospitals and the coroner's office, according to the emergency order.
Norway has reported 33 deaths among elderly people who have received their first dose, according to public health authorities.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that most vaccine makers have targeted locations where "profits are highest."
The new variant discovered in the United Kingdom is currently about 0.5% of all infections in the U.S.
As the U.S. death toll nears 400,000, many funeral homes are straining to keep up with demand for their services.
President-Elect Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion relief bill could face some hurdles, analysts say.
Coffee chain cites "abundance of caution" after decision to temporarily close stores because of potential unrest.
Virgin Orbit asserts its method offers maximum flexibility since the launching Boeing 747s could take off from airports anywhere.
Social media – hailed as an organizing tool for pro-democracy rallies – has also become a forum for conspiracy theories, racism and disinformation.
Prosecutors are probing Capitol rioters who used military-style tactics and are examining questions of coordination.
"Insurrectionists planning attacks across the country this week and Florida is jailing scientists for the crimes of knowing and speaking," she tweeted.
Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county official, vowed to return with firearms to the Capitol for the inauguration.
Did her stalker target a stranger to get revenge?
Prosecutors say rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the "QAnon Shaman," is a dangerous conspiracy leader who should be detained.
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
Blue Origin says "we're getting very, very close" to launching passengers to space.
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
Galaxy ID2299 is losing its ability to form new stars, causing it to die.
The supermassive black hole at the center of one of the universe's brightest objects is 1.6 billion times more massive than the sun.
An inside look at the investigation into the murder of Jackie Vandagriff.
Have you heard of the Belgian Laekenois? The Cesky terrier? Sloughi? You have now.
How it started and how its going in America's highest office.
Christian Andreacchio's death was declared a suicide by police but his parents disagree - saying it's more than parental intuition that leads them to believe their son was murdered.
Will "The Crown" return in 2021? Will "Survivor"? Here's how COVID-19 is affecting the production and return of your favorite streaming and TV shows.
When a pandemic, a racial reckoning, and rampant misinformation converged, Americans were faced with an election unlike any other. This CBSN documentary follows voters around the country as they grapple with who they're voting for, how they're voting and the issues supercharging the stakes.
Two days after her own office was ransacked by Trump supporters, the speaker of the House talks to Lesley Stahl about what she experienced that day and more.
Last weekend, President Trump called Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, imploring him with veiled threats and lies to change the outcome of the November election. Raffensperger talks to Scott Pelley of "60 Minutes" about why he didn't give in.
Jon Wertheim talks with Maine Senator Angus King, one of two independents in the Senate, about not being hitched to a party in a time of extreme polarization.
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Rohit Chopra to oversee the Consumer Financial Protection Board and Gary Gensler to run the Securities and Exchange Commission. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has the details.