“You’re in pretty good physical shape. How do you manage to keep yourself so fit?” So began one of the potentially great political interviews of our time as Naomi Campbell grilled Vladimir Putin in what could have been a 21st century...

(CNN) — More than 170,000 homes are without power in Queensland after a massive cyclone slammed into the already flood-ravaged northern Australian state, according to the emergency services minister. Some areas could be without power for weeks.

A massive and sudden tidal wave of mud and water enveloped an Australian city near Brisbane this afternoon, sweeping four people to their death, with serious fears for another three children missing, last seen swept away in the raging torrent.

Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission accused the attorney general’s office Sunday of “irresponsible statements” challenging results of a September parliamentary poll, warning it could spark a political crisis.

Washington (CNN) — Top Democratic lawmakers will join Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday morning for a news conference to discuss the need for the Senate to approve a nuclear treaty with Russia before the end of the year.

- President Barack Obama’s disappointment over Israel’s plans for new housing in east Jerusalem has drawn criticism from the prime minister’s office and the country’s settler council.

Right Nation 2010 came to Hoffman Estates this weekend, bringing Glenn Beck, Andrew Breitbart and about 300 anti-Beck protesters to the Chicago suburb. Speakers at the event, which was meant to unify Tea Partiers, Republicans, Independents and other...

With a thunderous roar heard for miles, a natural gas line exploded in San Bruno shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday, sending up a geyser of fire, critically burning residents and igniting a blaze that gobbled up more than a dozen houses in a residential...

The white flags of the Taliban no longer fly from neighborhoods in Kandahar City, as they did in some areas only two weeks ago, replaced instead by the red, black and green Afghan colors.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who subjected President Barack Obama to a tirade last year during their only meeting, offered unusually warm words for the American leader Monday, calling him a “deep, profound person” whose...