Was the Middle East better off with its dictators?

Was the Middle East better off under dictatorships? It is certainly tempting to think so when one looks at conflicts in the region today, from Yemen to Libya to Syria.

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz declared 'unfit to work,' officials say.

Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was hiding an illness from his employers and had been declared "unfit to work" by a doctor, according to German authorities investigating what could have prompted the seemingly competent......

Germanwings plane crash in French Alps: First clues

A quick descent. No distress call. The pilot's actions.It will be months, or longer, before the causes behind Tuesday's crash of Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 are known,

Hillary Clinton seeks 'new beginning' with the press.

The honest admission provided a rare glimpse into how the former secretary of state -- and frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination -- views the journalists who constantly follow her.

CNN exclusive: 'ISIS recruits Afghans' in chilling video.

It is a strangely formal, yet troubling scene. A room in a far flung corner of Afghanistan where a serious lecture is happening, to an audience that seems part ideological, part curious; some are just impoverished,

Ebola outbreak 'over by August', UN suggests

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission has told the BBC.

France local elections: Conservatives hold off National Front

France's centre-right UMP party and its allies have taken first place in the first round of local elections, according to official results from the Interior Ministry.

Singapore mourns founding father Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore has begun seven days of national mourning following the death of its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

'Pretty Woman' 25 years later: The good, the bad and the revenge shopping.

For a generation of moviegoers in the early 1990s, "Pretty Woman" was a cultural touchstone.The breezy comedy had all the key elements of romantic fantasy: a plucky,

Border patrol: Agent kills man after alleged attack.

Federal and local authorities are investigating a deadly shooting by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Washington State.The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the agent fired when a suspected "illegal border crosser" assaulted him during a patrol along the U.S.-Canadian border on Thursday.