Ethiopia: Hundreds killed, children kidnapped in raids from South Sudan

Ethiopia's government says more than 200 people have been killed and 100 children have been kidnapped in cross-border raids from South Sudan in March and April.

First criminal charges to be announced in Flint water crisis, source says

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and the Flint water investigation team are expected to announce the first criminal charges Wednesday in the tainted water case, according to a source briefed on the investigation.

Co-founders of Ben & Jerry's arrested at Capitol

The co-founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream were arrested at the U.S. Capitol Monday.

Dozens killed in Kabul as Taliban attack

An explosion rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday morning -- the apparent work of Taliban militants targeting a security team that protects government VIPs, a police official told CNN.

Donald Trump mixes up '9/11' with '7/11'

Donald Trump, who has made his advocacy for New York City after the 9/11 attacks central to his candidacy, accidentally referred to it on Monday as 7/11 -- the ubiquitous convenience store.

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits Ecuador; at least 28 dead

At least 28 people have died in a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that was centered near the coast of Ecuador, the country's vice president, Jorge Glas, told the nation Saturday night in a televised address.

Saudis warn of economic reprisals if Congress passes 9/11 bill

Saudi Arabia is warning it will sell off billions in American assets if the U.S. Congress passes a bipartisan bill that would allow victims of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks to sue foreign governments.

Japan earthquakes: Dozens killed; 'race against the clock' to find survivors

Heavy rains were expected through Sunday after Japan's Kyushu region was struck by twin earthquakes, hampering the search for survivors and forcing nervous residents into crowded evacuation centers.

Rescue crews seek survivors of 2nd Japanese quake; at least 19 dead

Rescue crews scrambled through rubble Saturday in a race against time for survivors of a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Japan's Kyushu Island, the same region rattled by a 6.2 quake two days earlier.

Jamaica may oust UK's queen as official head of state

Queen Elizabeth II could be out of a job. In Jamaica, at least. In a speech to legislators Thursday, Jamaican Governor-General Patrick Allen proposed a constitutional amendment "to replace Her Majesty The Queen with a Non-Executive President as Head of State" in the Caribbean nation.