Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Escuchar música, fumar narguile y cortarse el pelo al estilo occidental son actos punibles bajo el asfixiante gobierno de los talibanes en Afganistán, según un nuevo informe de la ONU. La llamada Policía de la moral de los talibanes restringió los derechos humanos –dirigiéndose desproporcionadamente a mujeres y niñas– creando un
Continue ReadingMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a jeep has fallen from a mountain road into a ravine in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing 14 people. The incident happened on Wednesday in the Neelam Valley. A government administrator Nadeem Janjua said rescuers transported the dead and injured to a nearby hospital. He said the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — At the graduation ceremony of New York University Abu Dhabi this May, a student wearing the traditional Palestinian black-and-white keffiyeh scarf shouted “Free Palestine!” as he crossed the stage to receive his diploma, witnesses say. Days later, he reportedly was deported from the United Arab Emirates. The incident at
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Nearly two weeks after President Joe Biden’s stunningly halting debate performance, many of his fellow Democrats are still fretting about it – and anxiously wondering whether Biden is really the party’s best bet to defeat Donald Trump in November. But the president and his team are done talking about it. Aides
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La negativa de Joe Biden a hacerse a un lado sofocó los intentos de apartarle de la candidatura demócrata este martes. Pero la pésima actuación del presidente en el debate y su actitud desafiante posterior debilitaron gravemente su posición en un partido que ya estaba poco entusiasmado con su campaña. Sus
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a Liberian-flagged tanker in the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The vessel’s captain reported explosions off the side of the vessel. The Joint Maritime Information Center, which is overseen by the U.S. Navy, says the vessel and crew are
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN Buscalan, Philippines (CNN) — The first sound I heard upon reaching Buscalan was that of heaving and panting. A group of us had just completed a steep climb to the remote village, which is tucked deep into the undulating mountains of the Philippines’ Kalinga province. But, like me, my fellow travelers
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russia has promised to discharge Indian nationals who were “misled” into joining its army to fight in Ukraine, India’s foreign secretary said Tuesday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “strongly raised the issue of early discharge” to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his two-day trip to Moscow this week, stressing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan peace talks that were almost complete have hit a stumbling block. Opposition groups are demanding a newly passed bill that allows the detention of people without an arrest warrant be scratched out. Since May, Kenya has been hosting high-level meetings between government representatives and rebel opposition
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Diksha Madhok, CNN Seoul/New Delhi (CNN) — The largest labor union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea has declared an indefinite strike after a three-day walkout failed to yield any ground in a tense dispute between workers and the tech giant over pay and bonuses. The announcement Wednesday follows a strike earlier
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Public outrage is mounting in China over allegations that a major state-owned food company has been cutting costs by using the same tankers to carry fuel and cooking oil – without cleaning them in between. The scandal, which implicates China’s largest grain storage and
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El mayor hospital infantil de Ucrania recibió probablemente el impacto directo de un misil ruso este lunes, según una evaluación de las Naciones Unidas, mientras la OTAN acordaba reforzar las defensas aéreas de Kyiv tras el ataque. Rusia ha negado reiteradamente haber atacado el hospital de Kyivy ha alegado, sin pruebas,
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a new UN report. The Taliban’s so-called morality police have curtailed human rights – disproportionately targeting women and girls – creating a “climate of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rangers have shot dead a 14-foot saltwater crocodile in Australia after it killed a 12-year-old girl while she was swimming with her family. Wildlife rangers had been attempting to trap or shoot the crocodile since the girl was attacked last week in Mango Creek near Palumpa, an Indigenous community
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Asian shares advanced Thursday, tracking a blistering rally on Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index surging over 42,000 for the first time. On Wednesday, the U.S. stock market vaulted to more all-time highs, led by big technology companies whose shares have been soaring thanks to the frenzy over artificial intelligence. Hopes
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index has closed at another record high, gaining 0.6% to close Wednesday at 41,831,99. That followed a record close on Tuesday, as world markets tracked gains on Wall Street. The Nikkei 225 index also hit a record intraday high of 41,889.16. The benchmark has advanced nearly 30% in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press READING, Pa. (AP) — Religion and politics frequently overlap in Reading, an old industrial city in one of the most pivotal swing states of this year’s presidential election. In Pennsylvania, there is early precedent for this kind of thing. The state began as a haven for Quakers and other European religious minorities fleeing
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan has promised Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats against Taipei. Raymond Greene assumed his new role as director of the American Institute in Taiwan earlier this week and met Wednesday with Taiwanese President Lai
Continue ReadingBy Yumi Asada, Rinka Tonsho, Nodoka Katsura, Manveena Suri, Sophie Jeong and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Tokyo/ Hong Kong (CNN) — A former soldier who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan’s military has reached a civil settlement with three of her convicted attackers in a case that exposed a widespread culture of harassment in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics have declared an indefinite strike to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pays and other benefits. Thousands of members of the National Samsung Electronics Union launched a temporary, three-day strike on Monday. But the union said Wednesday that
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