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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s military on Friday kicked off its annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported, even as the authorities continue their crackdown on anti-government protests that have been underway for over three months. The strait is located […]

Myanmar’s then-State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi reviews an honor guard at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 30, 2019. Heng Sinith / AP Bangkok — A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in […]

Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn into office Thursday for a record sixth time as Israel’s prime minister, leading a government seen as the most far-right since the country was established in 1948. His most recent election victory led to the creation of a coalition that includes ultranationalist and religious parties that were once on the fringes […]

Japan’s Running Boy kid alert signs keeping children safe from motorists since the 1970s – CBS News Watch CBS News Japan’s ubiquitous “Running Boy” signs were created to address a rise in pedestrian accidents in the 1970s. In the birthplace of those signs, outside the city of Kyoto, they are still lovingly made by hand. […]

Tributes poured in Thursday for Brazilian soccer legend Pelé following his death at the age of 82. Pele, one of the greatest to ever play the game, passed away at a hospital in Sao Paulo from multiple organ failure. He had been receiving treatment for colon cancer since last year.  In an Instagram post, Portuguese […]

Vatican City — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated recently. A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers “to accompany him in these difficult hours.” On Wednesday […]

Comment on this story Comment TOKYO — Japan on Friday started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there and as Japan faces rising case numbers and record-level deaths at home. Japan reported a record 420 new coronavirus deaths on Thursday, one day after reaching an […]

At least 19 people were killed and many others are feared dead in a fire at a Cambodian casino, with a rescuer describing how victims hurled themselves from a ledge in a desperate bid to escape the flames. The blaze at the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino in Poipet, within view of the Thai border, broke […]

Chinese jet came within feet of U.S. military plane Chinese jet came within 20 feet of U.S. military plane 00:25 A Chinese fighter pilot “performed an unsafe maneuver” while close to a U.S. Air Force plane, United States officials said Thursday.  The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the fighter pilot flew in […]

Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause of death was not disclosed in the statement. Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, […]