At least 16 dead in Senegal protests after opposition leader sentencing
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people have died and hundreds arrested since violent protests broke out on Thursday in Senegal,…
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NASA’s Psyche mission will launch to an unexplored metal world this fall
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first NASA spacecraft designed to study a metallic asteroid is now set to launch in October, according to…
Continue ReadingAlleged ‘mastermind’ named in deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Two more suspects have been named in the alleged murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous…
Continue ReadingNearly 80 students, mostly girls, are poisoned in Afghanistan, say officials
By Masoud Popalzai, Ehsan Popalzai and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 80 primary school students, mostly girls, are suspected to have been…
Continue ReadingMysterious species buried their dead and carved symbols 100,000 years before humans
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have uncovered evidence that members of a mysterious archaic human species buried their dead and…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about major rail accidents since 1900. Notable International Rail Accidents…
Continue ReadingUkrainian offensive is ‘taking place in several directions,’ says official
By Nathan Hodge, Sebastian Shukla, Olga Voitovych and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian offensive is “taking place in several…
Continue ReadingNatalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot to be transferred to US custody Thursday, Peruvian officials say
CNN By Jimena de la Quintana, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee…
Continue ReadingPalestinian boy, 3, dies of injuries days after being shot by Israeli troops
By Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A 3-year-old Palestinian boy died Monday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, days…
Continue ReadingDespair and anguish stalks hospitals as India reels from devastating train crash
By Ivan Watson, Kunal Sehgal, Deepak Rao and Rhea Mogul, CNN Balasore, Odisha (CNN) — Manto Kumar was traveling on the Coromandel Express with…
Continue ReadingFormer New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern honored as a dame
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Former New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern, who stepped down from her post earlier this year, has been made a dame…
Continue ReadingKathleen Folbigg: Mother who served 20 years for killing her four babies pardoned
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A woman condemned as Australia’s worst female serial killer has been pardoned after…
Continue ReadingQuebec fishing trip leaves 5 dead, including children, after group got caught by tide, police say
By Celina Tebor and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A fifth person was found dead after a group went missing during a fishing trip in…
Continue ReadingCrushed rail cars. Bodies tangled in metal. Passengers and first responders recount the horror of deadly India train crash
CNN By Kunal Sehgal, Ivan Watson, Ajay Bedi and Deepak Rao, CNN Bahanaga, India (CNN) — Authorities investigating one of the deadliest train…
Continue Reading‘Is my mum dead or not?’: Son fears mother may be among Kenya starvation cult victims
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — At their modest home in Kenya’s western Bungoma County, Rodgers Shibutse noticed that…
Continue ReadingThree Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian policeman killed in rare border crossing incident
By Pierre Meilhan, Richard Allen Greene, Salma Abdelaziz, Allegra Goodwin, Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem/London (CNN) — Three Israeli…
Continue ReadingCrushed rail cars. Bodies tangled in metal. Passengers and first responders recount the horror of deadly India train crash
By Kunal Sehgal, Ivan Watson, Ajay Bedi and Deepak Rao, CNN Bahanaga, India (CNN) — Authorities investigating one of the deadliest train…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ Indians abroad watch a looming decision in the Indian Supreme Court with high hopes
By Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Rayman Mathoda was driving down Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles in the year 2000 when she decided that she had…
Continue ReadingChina accuses US of ‘provocation’ after near collision of warships
By Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN Singapore (CNN) — China’s defense minister on Sunday accused the United States and its allies of trying…
Continue ReadingOverseas Hong Kongers carry Tiananmen’s torch as vigils to remember massacre victims are snuffed out back home
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kongers living overseas are helping to keep the flame of remembrance alive for the victims of…
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