Vintage plane crash in Swiss Alps kills all 20 people on board
(CNN)A vintage plane crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, killing all 20 people on board, police said. The mid-century plane, a Junkers JU-52, crashed in the Piz Segnas mountain range, near the Austrian border.
Our climate plans are in pieces as killer summer shreds records
(CNN)Deadly fires have scorched swaths of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, from California to Arctic Sweden and down to Greece on the sunny Mediterranean
Trump escalates old fights this week, starts new ones
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey (CNN)At the end of a week in which President Donald Trump appeared more ready than ever to pick fights with his adversaries — both real and perceived
Actor Steven Seagal appointed Russian ministry's 'special representative'
Washington (CNN)Russia appointed actor Steven Seagal as a "special representative" on US-Russian humanitarian ties, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in statement on its official Facebook page Saturday.
Venezuela's Maduro after alleged assassination attempt: 'I'm alive and victorious'
(CNN)Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro emerged on his country's national TV hours after what he called an "attempt against his life" on Saturday and pointed blame at far-right elements and Colombia's outgoing president, Juan Manuel Santos.
All eyes on Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran tensions build
Iran's naval exercises raise concerns in the region.Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (CNN)Mystery still surrounds Iran's surprise naval exercises in the strategic Strait of Hormuz this week, but no one here is ignoring it.
Suspected Russian spy caught working inside US Embassy in Moscow
A suspected Russian spy was employed for more than a decade at the US Embassy in Moscow before being fired last year, a senior administration official tells CNN.
China plans tariffs on $60 billion of US products
China has announced plans to put tariffs of up to 25% on US products worth $60 billion, the latest salvo in an escalating trade war.
Osama bin Laden's mother breaks her long silence
For the first time, Osama bin Laden's mother, Alia Ghanem, has given an interview. Conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by Martin Chulov of The Guardian, the interview is noteworthy because bin Laden, the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and his mother were exceptionally close.
Mueller offers to reduce obstruction questions but still wants to interview Trump in person
Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller has offered to reduce the number of obstruction-related questions President Donald Trump would be asked by investigators, sources familiar with the negotiations tell CNN. However, Mueller wants obstruction to be addressed in person, not just in written answers.
