China’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says
By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in…
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CNN goes inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison as desperate families look for missing loved ones
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Jessie Yeung, CNN Saydnaya, Syria (CNN) — As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the…
Continue ReadingA mass animal sacrifice festival is underway in Nepal. Activists say it needs to stop
By Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Animal rights activists have urged the Nepali government to stop what they’ve called “an appalling bloodbath”…
Continue ReadingHaiti gang massacre leaves over 180 dead after Voodoo accusations, say UN and rights groups
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Haiti’s government says the country’s gangs have crossed a “red line” after allegedly killing over 180…
Continue ReadingAfter decades of brutal rule, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been toppled. Here’s what you need to know
By Rob Picheta and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. But…
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The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks
By Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. On the…
Continue ReadingChina begins military movements around Taiwan as the island braces for potential drills
By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy, Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — Multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard…
Continue ReadingAt least two killed and four missing in explosion at Italian gas refinery
By Sharon Braithwaite and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — At least two people were killed and four are missing following an explosion…
Continue ReadingMelbourne synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident
By Edward Szekeres and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — An arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne last week is being investigated as terrorist…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea bans president from traveling overseas as insurrection probe widens
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean authorities have imposed an overseas travel ban on…
Continue ReadingStephen Knight, who provides foster homes for dogs while their owners seek addiction treatment, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
By Gabriel Kinder and Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Knight, whose nonprofit saves lives by providing foster care for dogs while their…
Continue ReadingStephen Knight, who provides foster homes for dogs while their owners seek addiction treatment, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
CNN By Gabriel Kinder and Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Knight, whose nonprofit saves lives by providing foster care for dogs while their…
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CNN By Gabriel Kinder and Allie Torgan, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Knight, whose nonprofit saves lives by providing foster care for dogs while their…
Continue ReadingWhere is Assad? Russia solves the mystery of the Syrian dictator’s escape
By Sophie Tanno, Nic Robertson, Madalena Araujo, Catherine Nicholls, Mostafa Salem, and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — As many in Syria celebrated…
Continue ReadingFormer Ghana leader pulls off historic comeback after crucial presidential election
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat a day after a tense presidential election,…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: How Marco Rubio could raise the stakes for Cuba if he becomes secretary of state
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — For more than 60 years Cuba has buckled under US economic sanctions and its own government’s…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean prosecutors detain ex-defense chief over martial law imposition
CNN By Associated Press (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean prosecutors detain ex-defense chief over martial law imposition
By Associated Press (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief…
Continue ReadingWho is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held…
Continue ReadingSyrian rebels claim Damascus ‘liberated’ as Assad regime’s defenses crumble
By Eyad Kourdi, Christian Edwards, Nic Robertson and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Syrian rebels have declared the capital Damascus…
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