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More than 10,000 people have been affected by a catastrophic dam collapse in southern Laos, according to figures published by the United Nations.

Hundreds of people are missing and thousands more have been displaced after a dam collapsed in southern Laos, causing flash flooding across six villages, according to the state news agency.

A Japanese politician has come under fire for questioning whether LGBT taxpayers should receive equal welfare benefits to the rest of Japan.

Singer Demi Lovato has been hospitalized after suffering an apparent drug overdose, a source close to the family tells CNN.

The 2018 election is in 105 days. And the playing field continues to tilt toward Democrats.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump is heard on tape discussing with attorney Michael Cohen how they would buy the rights to a Playboy model's story about an alleged affair Trump had with her years earlier.

President Donald Trump, a week after downplaying Russian interference in US elections, said Tuesday he is "very concerned" that Russia will look to impact the 2018 midterm elections and said he believes Moscow will look to boost Democrats this time.

Ivanka Trump has decided to wind down her company after deciding to pursue a career in public policy instead of returning to her fashion company.

President Donald Trump says that new images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling "a key missile site" -- a step he says was promised by dictator Kim Jong Un after the two leaders met in Singapore in June. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.

Among scourges like malaria, diabetes and cancer, AIDS is "the only disease that could legitimately be ended in our lifetime," if only old-fashioned attitudes and society could be changed, Elton John said Tuesday.

The Israeli military shot down a Syrian fighter jet that entered Israeli airspace on Tuesday afternoon raising fears of further military escalation in the region.

CNN's Chris Cillizza breaks down the many techniques President Donald Trump uses to distract people.

As President Donald Trump continues to defend his pursuit of warmer relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley made it clear on Monday that the US does not trust Moscow and "never will."

The Tour de France -- cycling's most prestigious race -- was temporarily halted Tuesday after tear gas, used to disperse protesters by police, inadvertently got into the eyes of some riders.

A vaccine against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, will be given to boys in England for the first time, the UK government announced on Tuesday.

The trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort inched forward Tuesday as Judge T.S. Ellis broadly laid out the criminal charges against Manafort in front of a few dozen potential jurors.

The people of Innaarsuit know how to handle themselves around ice. Their small island off western Greenland is surrounded by it through every long, dark winter. They take dogsleds out on Baffin Bay's frozen surface to hunt seals and polar bears. They cut out holes and catch fish through it. Most importantly they know when to avoid it.

President Donald Trump's latest gambit to choke off the flow of information for past spy chiefs who have criticized him is a disturbing move that again exposes an imperious streak out of place in American democracy.

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New images published Monday by the prominent monitoring group 38 North indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station -- a move analysts say represents "an important first step towards fulfilling a commitment" made by Kim Jong Un during his summit with President Donald Trump in Singapore.

Dozens of people have died across Japan as the country continues to swelter under scorching summer temperatures.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame played host to two world leaders Monday when China's President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the central African country.

Federal prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen have received 12 audio recordings from the materials seized by the FBI during the searches of Cohen's home, office and hotel room, according to court filings.

President Donald Trump is considering stripping a number of former national security officials of their security clearances, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday, calling their public commentary about the ongoing Russia probe inappropriate.

A building collapsed in Miami Beach on Monday morning, leaving at least one person injured, police there said.

High-altitude adventurer Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person to ski down from the summit of K2, descending from the world's second-highest mountain on Sunday.

Hundreds of thousands of vaccines provided for Chinese children have been found to be faulty, inciting widespread fury and prompting the country's President, Xi Jinping, to describe the incident as "vile and shocking."

Continued negotiations between North Korea and the US on denuclearization hinge on Washington's willingness to make a "bold move" and agree to a peace treaty with Pyongyang, according to an official with close knowledge of North Korea's position on the matter.

As many as 300 White Helmets are still trapped in Syria after an Israeli evacuation Sunday of hundreds of the rescue workers and their family members, according to a member of the group who left CNN a series of voicemails on the situation.