Singer detained for dropping shorts on stage at festival in China’s ‘City of Rock’
By Berry Wang and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A singer who pulled down his pants during a performance at a rock festival in…
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Four Australian army aircrew dead after helicopter crash during joint wargames with US
By Angus Watson and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Four Australian army aircrew members who were aboard a helicopter that crashed into…
Continue ReadingWatch for fireballs from two meteor showers in the coming days
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are both expected to peak during the evenings…
Continue ReadingMexican military obstructed probe into disappeared students, says UN
By Karol Suarez, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — The United Nation’s human rights commissioner on Thursday accused Mexico’s military of obstructing…
Continue ReadingBrazil refuses US request to extradite alleged Russian spy
By Tatiana Arias and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian authorities have declined a US request to extradite an alleged Russian spy, saying…
Continue ReadingA worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have revived a worm that was frozen 46,000 years ago — at a time when woolly mammoths, sabre-toothed…
Continue ReadingRussia says it shot down Ukrainian missile over southern city with 14 injured
By Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — Russia said it shot down a Ukrainian missile over the southern Russian city of Taganrog and that fragments from…
Continue ReadingInside efforts to avert environmental ‘catastrophe’ in the Red Sea
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Aimee Look and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Moored five miles off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years, a decaying…
Continue ReadingNiger general appears on state TV as new leader following coup
By Eve Brennan, Dalal Mawad, Oliver Briscoe and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — A Niger general, Abdourahamane Tiani, appeared on state…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s stance on Russia puzzles many. Could a mine in the desert hold answers?
By David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — To many observers, South Africa’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine is puzzling.…
Continue ReadingAfghans awaiting US resettlement say they’re being deported from Pakistan back to the Taliban
By Nick Paton Walsh, Masoud Popalzai. Video by Jessie Gretener and Alessia Tinti (CNN) — Afghans who were promised a home in the United States…
Continue ReadingPutin thanks North Korea for supporting Ukraine war as Pyongyang displays its nukes in parade
By Gawon Bae and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s “firm support” for Russia’s war in Ukraine emboldens the two…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Doksuri lashes China’s Fujian province after more than 400,000 evacuated
By Kathleen Magramo, Duarte Mendonca, Alex Stambaugh, Wayne Chang and Caolán Magee, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in…
Continue ReadingJapanese city apologizes after advising pregnant women to cook, clean and give husbands massages
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — There’s nothing a new mother likes more than being told how to please her husband –…
Continue ReadingSingapore executes first woman in nearly two decades for drug trafficking
By Heather Chen and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Singapore on Friday hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu won’t commit to abiding by ruling if Supreme Court blocks controversial law
CNN By Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu won’t commit to abiding by ruling if Supreme Court blocks controversial law
By Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any potential…
Continue ReadingMassoud Barzani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Personal Birth…
Continue Reading1998 US Embassies in Africa Bombings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998, which killed 224…
Continue ReadingMars Exploration Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Mars exploration. The United States and the Soviet Union are the only…
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