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They almost certainly won't know it, but the lives of a secluded tribe on an ultra-remote island in the Bay of Bengal have been thrown under a rare and unwelcome spotlight this week.

Turkey's foreign minister has accused President Donald Trump of turning a blind eye in the high-profile murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a day after the US leader doubled down in his defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

China's consulate in Karachi has come under attack by unknown assailants, according to the state governor.

The UAE says it is considering a request to pardon Matthew Hedges, the British PhD student handed a life sentence for espionage.

International auction house Bonhams has canceled an upcoming sale of rhino products amid mounting pressure from environmental groups, it was announced Friday.

Two leaders of the all-boys catholic school in Toronto have resigned as police investigate cases of sexual assault.

The wife of a British academic jailed in the United Arab Emirates on charges of espionage has spoken of her shock at his life sentence and accused the country of mishandling and misinterpreting his case.

Sandra Parks wrote an award-winning essay about the constant shootings in her hometown of Milwaukee and elsewhere, and the emotional toll they have on young people like her.

The Christian evangelist who attempted to convert one of the world's last remaining isolated tribes wrote of his convictions in pursuing the mission even in the face of open hostility and attempts on his life, according to diary entries and notes.

At the Huaqiangbei Market in Shenzhen, you can build a smartphone from scratch in a couple of hours.

An isolated Amazon tribe with no known contact with the outside world has been spotted by a drone flying over the Brazilian jungle.

A number of countries have restricted arms sales to Saudi Arabia since the kingdom began airstrikes on Yemen in 2015, in a war that the UN describes as the world's worst man-made humanitarian disaster.

Some hotels and resorts depend on social media posts to get future guests inspired to visit.

Hillary Clinton says Europe must deal more decisively with the issue of immigration, or face an ever-stronger right-wing populist movement.

Hundreds of passengers on an Amtrak train that became disconnected had quite a story to tell around the Thanksgiving table.

A troubling gap in life expectancy among the rich and poor has emerged in the United Kingdom, and researchers say it also has been seen in the United States.

The case of British student Matthew Hedges, jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates on charges of espionage, has sparked another "teachable moment" in the relationship between western governments and their wealthy Arabian friends.

A new advertisement for a Dior collection, inspired by Mexican women, has drawn criticism for starring Jennifer Lawrence and a lack of representational diversity.

A photo showing Gen. Scott Miller holding a fully loaded assault rifle in Ghazni, Afghanistan, is grabbing headlines. CNN's Barbara Starr has the details.

President Donald Trump, in Thanksgiving morning call with military members, made political arguments about the need for stronger border security and better trade deals, a stark departure from typical holiday greetings from the commander in chief.

The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a draft declaration on their post-Brexit relationship, European Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has slowly started defying its name, losing four centimeters of its tilt over the past 17 years.

As thousands of families prepare to take their children on a magical journey to meet Santa Claus in his Lapland home, some holidaymakers are concerned that the winter wonderland may be missing a crucial element: snow.

While the men's team of a leading European football club sat down to enjoy a three-course meal at a swanky gala to celebrate its 125th anniversary, the women's side were hard at work.

A second case of rat hepatitis E has been reported in a human in Hong Kong, making it also the second recorded globally.

Is Brexit going to drive us all to drink? Fear not -- one of the UK's leading wine retailers is taking precautions, revealing plans to stockpile millions of pounds' worth of extra bottles in case the country's departure from the European Union disrupts supplies.

The billionaire founder and boss of gambling company Bet365 has paid herself a record-breaking amount for the chief executive of a British company, taking home $279 million in 2017, according to the latest accounts.

On Wednesday evening -- just hours before the Thanksgiving holiday -- Facebook issued a statement in which it confessed that it had hired a public relations company to contact the press connecting its critics to the Hungarian financier, George Soros.

The Statue of Liberty's original torch is getting a new home.

A dust storm measuring 500 kilometers (310 miles) in length is sweeping across Australia's southeast, blanketing towns in a red haze and raising health concerns.

Travelers around the globe are one step closer to seeing a plane with its wings folded up being taxied to their gate.

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said they have successfully flown the first-ever "solid state" airplane that has no moving parts and does not rely on fossil fuels to fly.

Nissan has removed its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, following his arrest earlier this week on suspicion of financial misconduct at the Japanese carmaker.

The head of Russian military intelligence has died at the age of 63, Russian state news agencies reported Thursday.

Forensic analysis has become a useful tool for auction houses ferreting out art forgeries. In the case of an almost 400-year-old portrait by the Dutch master Rembrandt, two fingerprints found on the bottom edge of the painting may help it earn its $8 million-$10.55 million estimated sale price at a Sotheby's auction next month.

WhatsApp finally has an executive to run its business in its most important global market.

A catalog of failings by Britain's security services failed to prevent the terror attack that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in May 2017, a parliamentary report concluded Thursday.

A group of Satanists that sued Netflix for $50 million for allegedly copying the image of its goat-headed deity has "amicably settled" its lawsuit with the video streaming giant.

Residents in a seaside Italian town witnessed a massive waterspout churning not far off the coast.

Dolce & Gabbana was just hours away from welcoming guests to a huge fashion show in China. Now, amid accusations of racism, the event has been postponed, according to the luxury brand's official Weibo account.

Tranquil weather will accompany most Americans heading to a loved one's dinner table for Thanksgiving. But they might feel a little heartburn on the return trip home Saturday and Sunday, given the traffic congestion and dicey conditions in the forecast.

Police have advised motorists to avoid London for the next three days, as climate change protesters continue to block roads and cause traffic disruption in the UK capital.

Ray Chavez, the nation's oldest survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, the White House says. He was 106.

An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households.

In the nearly four years since Microsoft introduced its HoloLens augmented-reality headset, consumers have largely forgotten about it. But now it's gaining traction among an unlikely audience: car makers.