The text messages that led to 'El Chapo'

Drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a two-time prison escapee, surely is no stranger to flirting with danger.

North Korean aircraft approaches South Korea, which fires warning shots

Tensions between North Korea and South Korea escalated on Wednesday after South Korea said an unidentified aircraft approached the demilitarized zone.

German Justice Minister: More migrants will be deported after Cologne attacks

German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday that more foreign criminals will be deported once new rules are introduced in response to an unprecedented wave of mob sex attacks blamed on migrants in Cologne.

State of the Union: Barack Obama sells optimism to nervous nation

Putting aside a sudden crisis with Iran, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans in his final State of the Union address to reject the politics of tribalism and fear that have rocked the campaign to find his successor and to build a "clear-eyed, big-hearted" and "optimistic" nation.

Sell everything! 2016 will be a 'cataclysmic year,' warns RBS

"Sell everything." That harrowing advice is from The Royal Bank of Scotland, which has warned of a "cataclysmic year" ahead for markets and advised clients to head for the exit. Do not wait. Do not pass go.

ISIS member behind deadly Istanbul suicide blast, PM says

The suicide bomber who killed at least 10 foreigners Tuesday in a popular central Istanbul tourist area belonged to ISIS, officials said -- an attack that shows the group's nerve, reach and capacity for terror.

'New Jihadi John' suspect's sister: 'Colorful, creative' brother has been lost

When ISIS released its latest propaganda video last week, all eyes were on the militant group's new poster boy. Clad in black, wielding a handgun and his face hidden by a ski mask, he issued threats in a distinctive London accent.

First on CNN: U.S. bombs 'millions' in ISIS currency holdings

In an extremely unusual airstrike, the U.S. dropped bombs Sunday in central Mosul, Iraq, destroying a building containing huge amounts of cash ISIS was using to pay its troops and for ongoing operations, two U.S. defense officials told CNN.

Florence prosecutor: 'No one has been excluded' in death of American

Italian prosecutors investigating the death of a 35-year-old American woman in Florence have yet to exclude anyone from the suspect list, the city's chief prosecutor told CNN on Monday.

Canadian Colin Rutherford freed after 5 years as Taliban captive in Afghanistan

Colin Rutherford, a Canadian, has been freed after being held for nearly five years in Afghanistan, according to Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion.