Far-right supporters of a controversial Israeli death penalty law were popping champagne corks as it cleared the Knesset on Monday night, but its passage has sparked a global chorus of condemnation.

An American journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi authorities said Tuesday. The journalist, identified as Shelly Kittleson by outlets for which she has written, has reported extensively from the Middle East as a freelance contributor to Al-Monitor,

Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war, which took a record amount of oil off the market when tankers full of crude were stranded in the Persian Gulf and military strikes damaged refineries,

A Russian military transport plane crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people aboard as officials pointed to a possible technical malfunction.

Israel says it's creating a "security zone" inside Lebanon, where homes will be demolished, and residents won't be allowed to return home until people in northern Israel feel safe.

Italy's coast guard recovered the bodies of 19 migrants and rescued 58 survivors from a boat that broke down while trying to ​cross to Europe from Libya, rescue officials and migrant rescue charities ‌said on Wednesday.

Just 31% of people polled for CNN at the end of March think U.S. President Donald Trump is doing a good job on the economy. CNN’s Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian delves into the numbers.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warned Armenia, which hopes to eventually join the European Union, that it won’t be able to be part of both the EU and a Moscow-led economic alliance.