[ad_1] A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs — about $4.4 million — at a Geneva auction on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said. The brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, features an oval…
[ad_1] A passenger bus fell into a deep ravine early Wednesday after crashing with another vehicle in southern Peru, killing at least 37 people and injuring 13 more, authorities said. The health manager of the Arequipa region, Walther Oporto, told local radio RPP that the bus hit a pickup truck and went off a road…
[ad_1] U.S. military forces massing in the Caribbean near Venezuela are about to get a boost in their combat power. The Navy says the USS Gerald R. Ford is approaching Latin America. So far, the Pentagon’s buildup in the region has been focused on taking out small boats suspected of carrying drugs. CBS News’ Charlie…
[ad_1] Australian windsurfer Andy McDonald had a lucky escape this week after coming face-to-face with a shark off the country’s west coast. A camera for the surf media website swellnet.com captured the moment that the shark seemingly came out of nowhere and knocked the 61-year-old McDonald off his board. “Everything was really nice, and then…
[ad_1] Venezuela announced Tuesday that it was launching a massive military exercise across the country, reportedly involving some 200,000 forces, in response to the increasing presence of U.S. military assets in the region. The announcement by Venezuela’s military came as the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford had entered…
[ad_1] A report released Wednesday by human rights groups determined that the deportation and treatment of more than 200 Venezuelan migrants imprisoned in El Salvador for months at the request of the U.S. amounted to arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance under international law. The investigation, by the groups Human Rights Watch and Cristosal, found the…
[ad_1] Jerusalem — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he received a letter from President Trump on Wednesday asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases. Netanyahu has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases, with no ruling yet delivered, and his supporters have dismissed the…
[ad_1] Almaty, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan’s parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to ban the promotion of what it calls “non-traditional sexual orientation” in public spaces and the media, a copycat of Russia’s anti-LGBTQ laws. Rights groups described the measure, which needs to be approved by the upper house, as discriminatory and said it…
[ad_1] Panamanian authorities on Tuesday announced a large seizure of U.S.-bound cocaine on a ferry in the Pacific, at a time Washington is upping an anti-drug military deployment in Latin America. Prosecutor Julio Villareal told reporters approximately 13.2 tons of drugs, “in this case cocaine,” were seized in an operation Monday, and 10 people arrested. It…
[ad_1] Google is filing a federal lawsuit against a network of foreign cybercriminals based in China that is accused of launching massive text-message phishing attacks, the tech giant told CBS News in an exclusive interview. Google said the messages are part of a criminal network called “Lighthouse.” The texts look legitimate, often warning recipients of…
