American tennis star Serena Williams has knocked out world number one Simona Halep to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, staying on course to equal Australian Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam

A man identifying himself as a Venezuelan National Guard sergeant at a Caracas military outpost called for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro, a video circulating on social media shows. The video did not show

A government scheme designed to allow European citizens to continue living in the UK after Brexit was launched in public test phase on Monday, amid warnings that it could leave tens of thousands of

In Gaza, a shell of a structure offers a symbol of what could have been. The airport that could once handle 700,000 passengers is rubble, shut down during the second Intifada in 2000 and

Qatar will invest $500m in Lebanese government US dollar bonds to support Lebanon's economy, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. Lebanon has the world's third highest public debt compared with the gross

Millions of Hindu devotees will take a holy dip in the Ganges River on Monday on one of the six most auspicious days to bathe during Kumbh Mela - the world’s largest religious festival.

The only total lunar eclipse this year and next came with a supermoon bonus. On Sunday night, the moon, Earth and sun lined up to create the eclipse visible throughout North and South America

The world's 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, according to Oxfam International, as it urged governments to rise taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. Billionaires

Turkey is ready to take over security in Manbij, a town in northeast Syria held by Kurdish forces where four US personnel died in a bombing last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told

Written by Dan Tham, CNNJunko Ogura, CNN A massive wave threatens to engulf three fishing boats, its foam crown extending like claws, menacing the rowers below. It's an epic scene of human struggle and