CBC News Network has extensive coverage planned for the virtual Democratic National Convention, which was originally planned to take place in Milwaukee. Speakers over the four days include Michelle Obama, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
A former CIA officer has been charged with spying for China, including by disclosing secret tradecraft and information on sources to intelligence officers, according to court documents unsealed Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied trying to undermine the Postal Service's ability to handle a flood of mail-in ballots ahead of the November election, as Democrats in Congress set a Saturday vote on legislation to halt his policy changes.
Two suspects have been indicted in the 2002 killing of hip-hop artist Jam Master Jay of Run-D.M.C., which until now had been one of New York City's most notorious unsolved killings, two law enforcement officials told the Associated Press on Monday.
Elizabeth Debicki will play the Princess of Wales in seasons five and six of The Crown, the Netflix series announced Sunday.
The Trump administration on Monday took another step to opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for oil and gas, potentially fulfilling a decades-long dream for Republicans.
In a U-turn after days of criticism, the British government on Monday scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of 18-year-old school-leavers — especially the more disadvantaged — of places at universities.
The Washington Football Team on Monday hired Jason Wright as team president, making him the first Black person to hold that position in NFL history.
More than 15 years since Lebanon's Rafik al-Hariri was killed by a massive bomb blast in Beirut, the verdict of a United Nations-backed tribunal into his assassination is due on Tuesday as the country reels from the aftermath of an even bigger explosion.
Spain's royal household says former monarch Juan Carlos is in the United Arab Emirates, resolving a mystery over his whereabouts that has swirled in Spain since he announced he was leaving the country amid a growing financial scandal.
With much of the world struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some good-news stories to report. Here's a brief roundup.
Joe Biden is poised to unveil his vision for the modern Democratic Party in the first presidential nominating convention of the coronavirus era, an all-virtual affair that will test the former vice-president's ability to overcome unprecedented logistical challenges in an urgent mission to energize a winning coalition.
A thermometer at Death Valley's Furnace Creek in the Southern California desert has soared to 54.4 C (130 F), the highest global temperature in more than a century, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
Former Alberta Premier Alison Redford will head a team of consultants in a review of oil giant Exxon Mobil's proposed Payara oil well in the South American country of Guyana, the country's ministry announced Aug. 15.
Poland is monitoring the situation on its border with Belarus, as the Belarusian army plans to hold drills this week in the Grodno region bordering Poland and Lithuania, Deputy Defence Minister Wojciech Skurkiewicz said on Monday.
Japan was hit by its biggest economic contraction on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic crushed consumption and exports, keeping policymakers under pressure for bolder action to prevent a deeper recession.
