"Waiting for Sunrise," the new novel from acclaimed British author William Boyd, is an evocative mix of sex, spies and psychoanalysis.
Holding up a coca leaf at a U.N. meeting on narcotics Monday, Bolivian President Evo Morales defended the practice of chewing on the leaves as tradition and urged the body to reconsider its decision to declare it illegal.
Bolivian President Evo Morales brings banned coca leaves to a U.N. meeting on narcotics. CNN's Michael Holmes reports.
"Carlos the Jackal," once among the world's most wanted fugitives, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a series of fatal bombings in the 1980s, a French court said.
Hey, big spender. New Year's Eve is coming up fast, but there's still time to think about an unforgettable getaway to usher in 2012.
Picture the glow of medieval squares illuminated by thousands of sparkling lights. Imagine gingerbread-style stalls where artisans offer traditional crafts that threaten to banish gifts of boring neckties and fruitcakes for eternity. Marvel at iPod-toting children falling under the spell of low-tech charms like wooden toys, ice rinks and vintage merry-go-rounds.
It's famous for its rich cultural history, a waltz and Wiener schnitzel. And for the third year in a row, Vienna, Austria, can also boast the highest quality of living in the world.
Singer George Michael has pneumonia and has been forced to cancel at least four shows, his website says.
Passengers aboard two chartered jetliners from India to Britain were hit up for about $200 each, in cash, to continue their trip this week in what one flier compared to a hostage situation.
Evelyn Lauder, a member of the Estee Lauder cosmetic company who helped create the pink ribbon symbol for breast cancer awareness, died Saturday in New York City.
Four couples remain in the hunt for the $250,000 prize
In a city slashed by war, a tiger fights for life.
Experts Fran Townsend and Phil Mudd give a profile of attackers like the one in Norway.
Anders Behring Breivik was a prolific blogger and visitor to online sites that reaffirmed his worldview.
Five things I think I think about the opening frenzy of the Summer of Frenzy:
Long before drug cartels, crack wars and TV shows about addiction, cocaine was promoted as a wonder drug, sold as a cure-all and praised by some of the greatest minds in medical history, including Sigmund Freud and the pioneering surgeon William Halsted.
Long before crack, drug wars and celebrity addicts, cocaine was touted as a miracle drug by doctors like Sigmund Freud.
CNN's John Defterios reports on whether OPEC will raise its production quota.
The International Energy Agency warned Thursday that high oil prices are imperiling the global economy.
Europe's Nabucco natural gas pipeline hit a third major delay Friday as the start of operations was pushed back from 2014 to 2017.
Europe by rail is hard to resist. Who hasn't dreamed of soaking up eye-popping scenery and old world charm, all from aboard a sleek European train? With Rail Europe's current promotions, you might be tempted to cross the pond sooner than you thought.
It's New Year's Eve, and you're parked in front of your television with a bottle of stale champagne, watching the ball drop ... again. Wouldn't you rather be cruising the open seas or riding a roller coaster?
A 2009 cable sent from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to American U.N. missions and embassies around the world ostensibly directed American diplomats to engage in intelligence-gathering.
• Is he her muse? Kate Hudson, reading aloud from a script to her rocker boyfriend Matt Bellamy during a coffee break at Vienna's Hotel Imperial's café terrace. The actress, who's following Bellamy and his band Muse on their European tour, was sporting a gray T-shirt and dark glasses during the sweet outing.
A new topical gel has shown promise in helping to protect women from HIV infection, according to a study being presented at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria.
The White House unveils its national strategy to reduce HIV/AIDS cases and increase access to care.
A plane carrying 10 Russian agents who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering took off from Vienna, Austria on Friday, apparently bound for Moscow, state-run Russian media reported.
Ten suspected Russian spies are expelled from the U.S. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
Girardi storms out of a TV taping of her reunion with ex-Bachelor fiancé Pavelka
"Anyone that knows Jake knows that physically threatening someone is not in his character," source says
"It's been a struggle thinking about my relationship and going in front of the camera," he says
The head of Iran's atomic energy agency said Monday that the nation will ban two U.N. atomic watchdog inspectors from visiting nuclear facilities, the semi-official Iranian Student News Agency reported.
Post-war Chechnya is relatively peaceful, but many concerns remain. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
A 20-year-old Romanian stowaway survived a 90-minute flight in a private plane's wheel compartment and was subsequently arrested, reported the Metropolitan Police Service in London, England.
Vienna, the Austrian capital renowned for its music and architecture, has the best quality of life of any city in the world, according to results of a survey released Wednesday.
Although Roger Ebert has lost his ability to eat and speak aloud, his appetite for communication with his rabid fan base is being fed in a fresh new way.
A spokesman for the president of Chechnya flatly rejected an Austrian police investigation that implicated the Chechen leader in the 2009 murder of a Chechen dissident in Vienna.
Oil prices rose Wednesday as the government's weekly inventory report showed a smaller than expected increase in oil supplies and a dip in gasoline inventory.
Over the weekend, Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney tied the knot -- we'll see it unfold on television on March 8 -- becoming the first "Bachelor" couple to actually make it down the aisle, news that we can only applaud since Melissa Rycroft recently got hitched as well.
John Malkovich sits on stage, adrenalin rushing through him, as he prepares to claim another victim in his illustrious acting career -- this time, an Austrian serial killer.
For the working press across the globe, the past 10 war-ridden years represent a "decade of death" and the world remains "mired in an age of barbarity" when it comes to "the deliberate murder" of hundreds of journalists.
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