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Sales of burkinis -- a swimsuit that covers the whole body except for the face, hands and feet -- are spiking after some French beaches banned the garment.

A passenger bus plunged into the Trishuli River in central Nepal, killing 21 people.

Netflix has responded to the launch of a North Korean copycat service called "Manbang" by changing its Twitter bio to read: "Manbang knockoff."

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Jeddah this week, with Yemen's civil war likely top of the agenda as he met British, Saudi and UAE officials.

If the French want to free women from the oppression of restrictive clothing, they should promote freedom, not ban the burkini, writes Frida Ghitis.

Luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana is eschewing its signature sexy silhouettes for something a little more modest -- for one special collection at least.

This is the first time H&M has featured a Muslim model wearing a hijab in an advert, opening up debate on Muslims in fashion.

Aaron Persky, the California judge under fire for his sexual assault sentence of ex-Stanford student Brock Turner, will no longer hear criminal cases.

In a ramshackle neighborhood in Quezon City, police are knocking on doors, asking suspected drug users to turn themselves in voluntarily. "Law officials are acting as judge, jury and executioner," one rights advocate says.

The earthquake that rattled central Italy has left hundreds of cultural and historical sites damaged or destroyed, Italy's minister of culture said Thursday.

Rescuers are combing through mountains of rubble in central Italy in hopes of finding more survivors after a devastating quake that has claimed 250 lives.

The White House is condemning the Syrian government Thursday after having announced that a year-long UN-backed investigation found that both the Assad regime and ISIS had used chemical weapons.

A look at the smartphone brands Chinese consumers are favoring over global favorites Apple and Samsung.

Toronto police are investigating a suspicious package that is linked to the deaths of three people by crossbow earlier Thursday.

A federal judge has ordered the State Department to begin delivering some emails uncovered by the FBI in its investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server by September 13.

A US Navy patrol craft fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat Wednesday after US officials said it had harassed that patrol craft, CNN has learned.

Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton Thursday of "trying to smear" his supporters as racists.

Hillary Clinton issued a blistering takedown of Donald Trump Thursday, accusing him of racism and arguing that "fringe" elements have taken over the Republican Party.

CNN has updated its ratings of battleground states. Donald Trump will have to win every tossup state and at least one state rated as leaning toward Democrats.