Fire rips through Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh leaving thousands homeless
By Sugam Pokharel, CNN A massive fire ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southern district of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday,…
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CNN Exclusive: South Korea doesn’t need nuclear weapons to face the North, prime minister says
CNN By Jessie Yeung and Richard Quest, CNN South Korea doesn’t need nuclear arms to deter the threat from North Korea, the country’s…
Continue Reading 4 dead, 40,000 flee homes as floods hit Malaysia
By Heather Chen, CNN Rescue efforts are underway in parts of Malaysia after seasonal floods killed at least four people and displaced more than…
Continue Reading Hong Kong model’s death and dismemberment resurfaces memories of past horrors
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The postcard image of Hong Kong is one of glitzy skyscrapers against lush mountains, dim sum restaurants and investment bankers…
Continue Reading Fire at Indonesian fuel storage station kills at least 16
By Mitchell McCluskey and Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a fuel storage station in the Indonesian capital of…
Continue Reading A string of gruesome cat killings has this Japanese city on edge
By Junko Ogura, Heather Chen and Moeri Karasawa, CNN The first grim discovery came when a woman found the severed head and paws of a brown speckled…
Continue Reading Yao Ming caught in the cross-fire as Chinese basketball team leaves top league on eve of Covid reopening
By Andrew McNicol, CNN The return of China’s top basketball league to its normal season format following years of Covid disruptions has been…
Continue Reading Chinese city claims to have destroyed 1 billion pieces of personal data collected for Covid control
By Nectar Gan, CNN A Chinese city says it has destroyed a billion pieces of personal data collected during the pandemic, as local governments…
Continue Reading The Ukraine war sends message to ‘aggressors everywhere,’ says Blinken at Quad meeting
By Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and the support flooding in to Kyiv from countries across the world, sends…
Continue Reading US slams Cambodian opposition figure’s ‘treason’ sentence
By Teele Rebane, CNN A top Cambodian opposition figure was sentenced to 27 years of house arrest on Friday after being convicted of treason in a…
Continue Reading CNN Exclusive: South Korea doesn’t need nuclear weapons to face the North, prime minister says
By Jessie Yeung and Richard Quest, CNN South Korea doesn’t need nuclear arms to deter the threat from North Korea, the country’s Prime…
Continue Reading After 4 months stuck in a South Korean airport this Russian is still not free. But his alternative is far worse
CNN By Paula Hancocks, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN After spending close to five months stuck inside an airport in South Korea, Dmitry is finally…
Continue Reading After 4 months stuck in a South Korean airport this Russian is still not free. But his alternative is far worse
By Paula Hancocks, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN After spending close to five months stuck inside an airport in South Korea, Dmitry is finally able…
Continue Reading Indonesian security forces in standoff with rebels holding New Zealand pilot hostage
By Heather Chen, CNN Indonesian security forces say they have surrounded armed rebels holding a New Zealand pilot captive in the restive Papua region…
Continue Reading Putin ally Lukashenko and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vow to deepen defense ties
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko — a close ally of Vladimir Putin —…
Continue Reading Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens
By Jessie Yeung and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year — the latest…
Continue Reading China rolls out the red carpet for key Putin ally as US warns against aiding Russia’s war
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN A key autocratic ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a state visit on Tuesday, amid warnings…
Continue Reading Family and friends of slain Hong Kong model pay final respects as investigation continues
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Friends and relatives of Hong Kong model Abby Choi on Tuesday paid their final respects at the scene where police say they…
Continue Reading Thai drug dealer disguised himself as a ‘Korean man’ using plastic surgery, police say
By Jessie Yeung and Kocha Olarn, CNN Last Thursday, Thai investigative police raided a condo in the suburbs of Bangkok — the hideout of an…
Continue Reading China rolls out the red carpet for key Putin ally as US warns against aiding Russia’s war
By Simone McCarthy, CNN A key autocratic ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China for a state visit on Tuesday, amid warnings from…
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