Flash floods in northern Afghanistan killed more than 300 people, U.N. says
The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.
The U.N. food agency says more than 300 Afghans have died in flash floods that also destroyed more than 1,000 houses in the northern province of Baghlan.
Zakia Wardak, Afghanistan's top diplomat in India, announced her resignation after reportedly being stopped at an airport with the gold cache.
The petitions are the latest in the effort for Ryan Corbett's release.
Nine children died in eastern Afghanistan when an old land mine exploded while they were playing with it, an official said.
The wife and children of American Ryan Corbett, who is being held hostage by the Taliban, say they are worried his health has "significantly deteriorated."
The Taliban promised the Trump administration it wouldn't allow terror groups to plot attacks on Afghan soil. That vow has gone unfulfilled.
Two transgender Afghan refugees who managed to escape Taliban rule say they're no better off as refugees in Pakistan.
A report compiled for the U.N. Security Council says the Taliban has allowed al Qaeda to continue posing "a threat in the region and potentially beyond."
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers say dozens of women were detained and "advised in front of their family members" over alleged dress code violations.
The report is a snapshot of legal and judicial responses by the Taliban to complaints of gender-based violence, including murders, honor killings and rapes.
Anna Corbett's husband, Ryan, has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for 16 months. She had feared going public about her ordeal would endanger his life, but now she's breaking her silence because she says her husband's health is deteriorating. Corbett spoke with CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan.
In September, more than a year after he was imprisoned, the State Department determined that Ryan Corbett had been wrongfully detained by the Taliban.
American Ryan Corbett has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for 16 months. In her first television interview, his wife, Anna, speaks with chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan about his condition and why she is going public with her plea to bring him home.
Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a police station's main gate in the country's northwest, killing at least 23 security forces and wounding 32.
A Taliban crackdown on opium farming appears to have bumped Afghanistan from its dubious rank as the world's biggest producer.
The Taliban's draconian school policies are "causing irreversible damage to the Afghan education system for boys as well as girls," rights group warns.
The Pakistani government gave 1.7 million Afghan refugees living in the country until Nov. 1 to leave voluntarily or face arrest and forced deportation.
More than 2,000 people were killed by powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan's western Herat region, but the toll is likely to rise.
Videos shared on social media show villages once full of mud houses that used to dot the landscape have been reduced to piles of earthy rubbles.
Afghan's Taliban regime has decried Pakistan's plan to deport "illegal alien nationals," and the U.N. says, "any refugee return must be voluntary."
Pakistan's Interior Minister condemned the "heinous" suicide bombing that killed dozens of people gathered at a mosque to mark the Prophet Mohammed's birthday.
A regional official tells CBS News the aid workers were arrested for "promoting Christianity," but the nonprofit group involved says it's received no information.
An annual ceremony to remember those who died on September 11, 2001, was held in lower Manhattan on Monday.
"Their lives are in danger," a former U.S. soldier trying to help Massoud through a "flawed and ridiculous" application process told CBS News.
It's been two years since the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan and the Taliban took control. Human rights activist Sunil Varghese explains how dire the situation has become for Afghan citizens and CBS News' Lana Zak breaks down the massive backlog facing the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program.
The announcement escalates a divide within Israel's leadership.
Dali, the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore before its collapse, is set to be refloated Monday after weeks of salvage efforts requiring the use of giant floating cranes and explosives.
The former New York mayor was served after his 80th birthday celebration as he was walking to the car, a political adviser said.
Most of the more than 35,000 workers at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, home of the company's first theme park, already have unions.
Alice Stewart was also a veteran political adviser who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns.
The sponsorships do not violate the WNBA's salary cap because the Las Vegas authority did not orchestrate it with the club.
Seize the Grey crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid.
Susann Sills' body was found at the bottom of the staircase of her family's San Clemente, California home. What led up to her death?
It comes just two days after the Houthis shot down another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Most of the more than 35,000 workers at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, home of the company's first theme park, already have unions.
Susann Sills' body was found at the bottom of the staircase of her family's San Clemente, California home. What led up to her death?
Alice Stewart was also a veteran political adviser who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns.
The former New York mayor was served after his 80th birthday celebration as he was walking to the car, a political adviser said.
The sponsorships do not violate the WNBA's salary cap because the Las Vegas authority did not orchestrate it with the club.
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
Wall Street investors are increasingly confident of a soft landing for the U.S. economy, pushing financial markets to new highs.
Some owners of the electric vehicle will be eligible for compensation of up to $1,400 because of a battery problem that caused fires.
TikTok is allowing select users to upload longer-form videos as the social media app looks to compete with YouTube.
Employees of the German luxury car maker reject membership in the United Auto Workers after a contentious campaign.
Alice Stewart was also a veteran political adviser who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns.
The former New York mayor was served after his 80th birthday celebration as he was walking to the car, a political adviser said.
It comes just two days after the Houthis shot down another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone.
IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler are also asking to intervene in the case, arguing the IRS has a conflict of interest in the matter.
Police released what they say was a suicide note left by Boeing whistleblower John Barnett.
Health authorities are watching for signs the virus might be starting to accelerate again after a springtime lull in COVID rates.
North Carolina Republicans are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law, citing crime and recent campus protests.
Hypochlorous acid is the latest skin care ingredient making waves on social media for acne prevention — but is it true? We asked dermatologists.
Private-label food supplier recalls 32-ounce pouches of Great Value Organic Black Chia Seeds because of potential contamination.
A new study finds hospitals with a higher share of women surgeons and and anesthetists shave better patient outcomes.
It comes just two days after the Houthis shot down another U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone.
The announcement escalates a divide within Israel's leadership.
According to local media, the violence began last week following a clash between Kyrgyz people and foreigners in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
French police are hunting for armed robbers who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris' poshest streets.
The latest disaster came on the heels of devastating floods that killed at least 70 people in April.
Most of the more than 35,000 workers at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, home of the company's first theme park, already have unions.
A return visit to Saturday Sessions from The Avett Brothers. The Grammy nominees just released their first album in five years. From their self-titled collection, "The Avett Brothers" here is "Forever Now".
A return visit to Saturday Sessions from The Avett Brothers. The Grammy nominees just released their first album in five years. From their self-titled collection, "The Avett Brothers" here is "Country Kid".
A return visit to Saturday Sessions from The Avett Brothers. The Grammy nominees just released their first album in five years. From their self-titled collection, "The Avett Brothers" here is "Orion's Belt".
Comedian Paul Scheer shares stories from a new memoir "Joyful Recollections of Trauma."
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
TikTok is allowing select users to upload longer-form videos as the social media app looks to compete with YouTube.
The 100% Chinese EV tariffs are meant to head off economic risks, but some Democrats say Chinese EVs should be banned entirely for security reasons.
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
Susann Sills' body was found at the bottom of the staircase of her family's San Clemente, California home. What led up to her death?
Columbus Deputy Chief Gregory Bodker told reporters that officers arrived to find a "very chaotic scene."
Disturbing video obtained by CNN appears to show Sean "Diddy" Combs pushing, kicking and dragging his then-girlfriend Cassandra Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016. Elise Preston reports.
David DePape, the man convicted of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer inside their San Francisco home in 2022, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
Police said Gary Allen Srery might also be linked to other unsolved murders and sexual assaults in Western Canada.
Ongoing work to resolve a persistent helium leak has pushed the first piloted Starliner flight back at least four more days, to May 25.
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
WASP-193b is 50% larger than Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — but seven times less massive because of it's extraordinarily low density.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
The oxygen valve that derailed a launch try last week has been replaced, but engineers want more time to verify an unrelated helium leak has been fixed.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
San Francisco's famed Fisherman's Wharf is seeing an unusually large number sea lions that local officials say is the largest herd of the sea mammals the area has seen in 15 years. The massive herd is snacking on an overabundance of anchovies. Kenny Choi explains.
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
Workers at two Mercedes Benz plants in Alabama this week voted against joining the United Auto Workers union. The movement to unionize saw opposition, not just from the company, but also Republican Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. Michael George has more.
The violence across the devastated Palestinian territory is widening, with the northern Jabalia refugee camp seeing some of its fiercest fighting in months between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. The Israeli military said Saturday it has recovered the remains of a fourth hostage, this after the bodies of three hostages were recovered on Friday. Imtiaz Tyab has more from Tel Aviv.
President Biden on Saturday made his second trip of the year to Georgia as he attempts to shore up support in the battleground state. On Sunday, he will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College. Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Minnesota Friday, before traveling to Texas to address members of the National Rifle Association. Nikole Killion has the latest.