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A 71-year-old Frenchman has set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in a large orange barrel, hoping to float to the Caribbean by the end of March.

The miracle on Wall Street has lifted the gloom in Asian markets.

"Aquaman" star Jason Momoa performed the traditional "Haka" dance at the movie's premiere in his home state of Hawaii.

Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti says the next time a member of his team is racially abused he'd be happy for the Serie A side to stop playing.

The United Arab Emirates will reopen its embassy in Damascus seven years after withdrawing its diplomatic representation from Syria, the Emirati government said Thursday.

Protests erupted on Thursday in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where presidential elections have been postponed.

Amazon and Walmart face new rules in India that could prevent them from using their industry expertise and massive size to drive down prices.

The forces that pushed oil sharply lower at the end of 2018 aren't going away.

Clashes in Tunisia have continued between protesters and police for a second night as anger grew over the death of a journalist who set himself on fire.

Serena Williams says the Women's Tennis Association's changes to the special ranking rule could encourage players to take career breaks earlier than she did to have children.

Liverpool pursuit of the English Premier League title received a festive boost as a 4-0 win over Newcastle saw Jurgen Klopp's side stretch its lead at the top to six points as defending champion Manchester City lost at Leicester City.

Disney and Verizon are engaged in a high-stakes spat over programming fees, threatening to knock ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels off of Fios' TV network.

After two Guatemalan children died in its custody, US Customs and Border Protection is changing how it handles health care for migrant detainees.

I want to begin this piece on the deepening trials and troubles of a free press by pointing towards peace.

Two death-row inmates were hanged in Japan on Thursday, taking the number of executions in the country this year to 15 -- the highest annual total since 2008.

Thousands of people are being evacuated and flights rerouted as authorities raised the alert level for the volcano which triggered a deadly tsunami in Indonesia on Saturday.

2018 is almost over! We're going to make it to 2019! Hooray for us -- or something.

President Donald Trump and the first lady quietly swept into Iraq Wednesday to pay a holiday visit to US troops, at last making good on the President's promise to travel to one of the war zones he has derided as costly blunders.

CNN's Don Lemon discusses President Donald Trump's surprise visit to Iraq amid chaos in Washington.

Wednesday marks 14 years since a massive 9.1-magnitude earthquake shook the floor of the Indian Ocean and sent killer waves towards the shores of multiple countries, killing more than 227,000 people and causing some $10 billion in property damage.

A high-profile Marxist student activist was bundled into a car by suspected plainclothes policemen on Wednesday on his way to celebrations for the birthday of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Australians are suffering a brutal post-Christmas heatwave, with temperatures in most parts of the country's southeast up to 14 degrees Celsius (24 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than the average for this time of year.

A camera phone captures the scene, filming from behind a makeshift shelter. Shots ring out in to the street. In the mayhem, a body drops and you hear shouts in Arabic, "he's dead, he's dead," as a body lies on the ground motionless.

A high-profile Chinese human rights lawyer detained more than three years ago is facing trial Wednesday, the latest prominent detainee sent to court by the ruling Communist Party over the Christmas period.

An 8-year-old migrant's last days were a blur of border patrol stations and hospital visits in a location about 2,000 miles from his family's home in Guatemala.

Stock markets staged a miraculous comeback Wednesday following their worst-ever Christmas Eve. The Dow posted its biggest daily point gain ever.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are officially married.

A series of lightning strikes from a powerful storm in Dallas forced the cancellation the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl between No. 23 Boise State and Boston College.

All children in US Border Patrol custody have received medical screenings and apprehended children will now be assessed more thoroughly, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced Wednesday in a statement on the death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy in Border Patrol custody.

Let's face the facts. Japan is a popular place.

It's a Christmas battle for the hearts and souls of the Chinese people.

President Trump and the first lady made a surprise holiday visit to US troops in Iraq on Wednesday, December 26.

Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) criticized President Trump's remarks during his visit with US troops in Iraq for Christmas.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump quietly swept into Iraq Wednesday to pay a holiday visit to US troops, making good on the President's promise to travel to one of the American war zones he has derided as costly blunders. After a secret overnight flight from Washington, the dicey security situation restricted Trump to a clandestine visit 15 years after the American invasion.

Lebanon's Foreign Ministry Wednesday condemned Israeli airstrikes against Syria carried out one day earlier, and said it filed a complaint to the United Nations accusing Israel of threatening the stability of the region.

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, voted Wednesday night to dissolve the government, triggering early elections scheduled for early April, nearly eight months earlier than required by law.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump quietly swept into Iraq to pay a holiday visit to US troops, making good on the President's promise to travel to one of the American war zones he has derided as costly blunders.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday and is recuperating at home after undergoing surgery, according to a court spokesperson.

Nearly two weeks after 15 miners became trapped in an illegal coal mine in northeastern India, rescue efforts to save them have been hampered by more flooding.

It's possible there's no better place than Budapest to while away an afternoon in a coffee house with a cake -- or three.

Defending champion Comanche and three other supermaxis were battling it out for line honors in the 2018 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race with the promise of the closest ever finish to the annual Bluewater Classic.

Japan has announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) next year, and will resume commercial hunting in its territorial waters and exclusive economic zone from July.

With the end of the year approaching, it's not uncommon to start thinking about health goals for the new year, like losing weight, eating healthier, exercising and quitting smoking. But though we may have good intentions, choosing January 1 to make promises to get on a healthier track year-round doesn't always work. In fact, according to a 2017 Marist poll, about a third of people who make a New Year's resolution fail to stick with it.

Abbas Edalat, a British-Iranian professor who was arrested and detained in Iran for eight months, has returned to the UK, according to British authorities.

The desperate search continues Wednesday for survivors of a tsunami which struck parts of western Indonesia, as the country marks the 14-year anniversary of its 2004 Sumatra tragedy -- one of the most devastating ever recorded.

An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy has died in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection, the agency said Tuesday. The boy, who was the detained with his father, started showing signs of illness Monday and died in a New Mexico hospital on Christmas Day. The Guatemalan government has been notified and is in touch with the father and any family members in Guatemala, CBP said.

At what age do children wise up to the truth about Santa?

CNN's Chris Cillizza reveals who was naughty and who was nice in US politics in 2018.

Tori, a five-year-old black mongrel with an expressive, happy face, has enjoyed a rags-to-riches change of fortune.