Iranian lawmakers demand 'no leniency' for protesters as mass demonstrations continue
CNN — Iranian lawmakers have urged the country’s judiciary to “show no leniency” to protesters in a letter cited by state-run
The Pan Am flight attendant and the CIA man who fell in love on an airplane
(CNN) — In September 1970 Jocelyne Nowaski was working as chief flight attendant on a Pan American World Airways flight from Paris to New...
Foxconn January sales hit record high after production restored at world's biggest iPhone factory
Hong Kong CNN — Apple supplier Foxconn says its January monthly sales hit a record high as it bounced back from Covid-19
The court of international public opinion long ago found MBS guilty over Khashoggi murder. The US just caught up
A Turkish intelligence audio recording captured the moments inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul that Saudi government agents drugged, ...
A comedian performed a powerful monologue addressing India's rape crisis. A right-wing activist called for his arrest
"I didn't understand how or why this happened to me," said the 26-year-old stand-up comedian, who spent almost two months behind bars. "I...
Iran nuclear deal talks in Doha end without progress
Instead, the talks -- which were brokered by the European Union -- were left in a stagnant spot, "which at this point means backwards," t...
How citizens of Belarus are feeling after the most recent flight ban
Western leaders have called for tougher sanctions and drastic aviation bans following the brazen diversion of a passenger plane and subse...
Kherson resident describes a ghost town of exhausted people, with acute shortages of medicine
CNN — A resident of Kherson has described the situation in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city as tense, with people “emotionally exha...
China's tech crackdown hit SoftBank like a 'big winter snowstorm'
SoftBank on Monday posted a loss of 397 billion yen ($3.5 billion) for the July-to-September quarter. Son said that the company's net ass...
US and Mexico will negotiate updated deal to fight drug trafficking and other threats
"When it comes to Merida, look, this is an initiative that has been on the books for, I think it is, 13 years now," Price told reporters ...
Ugandan university drops mandatory pregnancy tests for students after outcry
CNN — A university in Uganda has withdrawn a requirement for female nursing and midwifery students to take a pregnancy test
Opinion: The Taliban should release its other detainees
Also released by the Taliban was Rauf's brother, Anees Khalil, a US green card holder and a British citizen who also works with the Human...
Russian accused of being part of cybercrime ring extradited from South Korea to Ohio
US prosecutors allege that 38-year-old Vladimir Dunaev was part of a transnational criminal group that since 2015 has tried to steal mill...
Officials: Pakistan 'still in danger' and flooding may take up to 6 months to recede
Floods caused by record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan's northern mountain regions have so far claimed the lives of more ...
Guns, God and fake news dominate Brazil's presidential race
Sao Paulo CNN — The thundering sound of gunfire reverberates through a room during a seemingly endless barrage. It’s just
Warren Buffett is having the last laugh
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here.But that...
Violent clashes erupt during anti-lockdown demonstrations in Europe
Rioting broke out at The Hague on Saturday over the Dutch government's new coronavirus measures. Video from the scene shows riot police d...
US orders drawdown of government employees from Afghanistan embassy
"By minimizing the number of employees in Afghanistan whose functions can be performed elsewhere, personnel who are urgently needed to ad...
Employers: Most remote workers don't want to go back to the office
Among Americans with jobs that can be done remotely, 59% say they still are working from home much or all of the time, according to a new...
UK Conservative politician resigns after admitting watching porn in Parliament
London CNN — A Member of Parliament in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, Neil Parish, said Saturday he will r...
Peru extends state of emergency amid deadly protests
CNN — Peru is seeing some of its worst violence in decades, which erupted last month following the ousting of former
With airline staff at a breaking point, passengers can expect more headaches to come
Although this weekend's problems were mainly limited to Southwest, it is by no means the only airline struggling to restore staff and fli...
Number of Black execs at the top of Britain's biggest companies falls to zero
There are no Black CEOs, CFOs or chairs in the FTSE 100 (UKX) index for the first time in six years, according to a study published on We...
When Concorde was the most glamorous way to travel
In March 1969, just months before Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, Concorde made its maiden flight. The supersonic plane embodied a vis...
Palestinian family home demolished in sensitive East Jerusalem neighborhood
The Jerusalem municipality said the eviction had been carried out following district court approval and would mean a school for local chi...
Business travel has disappeared. Will it ever come back?
For countless executives and salespeople, business trips have been a bedrock of corporate life — loathed by some, loved by others but acc...
200 whales dead, 35 remain alive after mass stranding in Australia
CNN — Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this week, rescue
Animal and climate activists blockade McDonald's distribution centers across England
Animal Rebellion is stopping workers from accessing four sites across England using trucks, beacons and bamboo towers with people locked ...
Bangkok police arrest CEO of Thai medical glove company following CNN investigation
Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) told CNN Tuesday that Kampee Kampeerayannon, CEO of a company called SkyMed and a former se...
Israeli forces raid Jenin, killing 14-year-old boy, Palestinian officials say
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday, killing a 14-year-old boy, the Palestinian Ministry of
Victims of Tangshan restaurant attack recovering from injuries, Chinese police say
The assault, which took place in the early hours of June 10, saw several women repeatedly kicked and punched by a group of men. It sent s...
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says security decisions taken in Jerusalem and Gaza are 'not political'
"All of my security decisions regarding actions in Temple Mount or with Gaza are not political. I take the decisions on the merit, Bennet...
Silicon Valley gave Asia's richest man billions. Things aren't going to plan
The investments quickly established Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire head of sprawling Indian conglomerate Reliance, as a gatekeeper for Si...
Moscow mayor announces 'non-working' week to curb spread of Covid-19
"Over the past week, the situation with the spread of coronavirus has deteriorated sharply. The number of newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases ...
Prince Harry has had 'unproductive' talks with family since Oprah interview
King said she called Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex over the weekend "to see how they were feeling.""Harry has talked to his brother...
Member of ISIS group that killed 130 people in 2015 Paris attacks jailed for life without parole
Paris CNN — Salah Abdeslam, who is believed to be only surviving member of the group that carried out a series of
A card exempted a gay man from serving in Iran's military. It may have cost him his life
The 20-year-old Iranian had hoped to escape the country, where he felt stifled by the Iranian regime's restrictions on homosexuality, and...
They were welcomed into British homes. Celebrating their first Christmas together, Ukrainians wonder if that hospitality will last
Henley-on-Thames, England CNN — Last year, Nataliia Doroshko, a 35-year-old lawyer, celebrated St. Nicholas Day with friends and famil...
One dead, 3 injured in a Toronto shooting
Witnesses in Etobicoke said they saw a man get out of his vehicle and begin shooting at the intersection of Willowridge Road and Eglinton...
Nigerian startup is fighting baby jaundice with solar-powered cribs
Her son, Tombra, was diagnosed with jaundice, a common condition affecting more than 60% of newborns worldwide. Many cases are mild and r...
Huge new cruise ship is the world's largest
(CNN) — It's been three years in the making, but the world's largest cruise ship is finally ready to welcome passengers. Measuring a stag...
The energy problem is also about renewables. There are solutions
Politicians are blaming the surge in prices on an increase in natural gas demand as the world wakes up from the pandemic, supply disrupti...
Kittyhawk, the electric air taxi company, is shutting down
CNN — Kittyhawk, the electric air taxi startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, announced Wednesday that it plans to “wind
Myanmar will test Biden's commitment to defending global democracy
Long-established democratic structures held firm in the US when an autocratic leader wanted to steal an election, but Myanmar's quasi dem...
Flooding destroyed his home four times in three years. This is the reality of climate change for India's poor
A concrete retaining wall that had previously held back monsoon floodwaters had collapsed, sending a deluge through Yadav's slum in Malad...
Investigation into latest Ebola outbreak focuses on man infected five years ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out further investigations into the individual who appears to have had the virus lay dorm...
Big Oil wants to keep drilling in the North Sea. Backlash is growing in the UK
In the coming weeks, Britain's oil regulator could decide whether to green-light the Cambo development near the Shetland Islands, which c...
The West united against Russia. Will its nerve hold as prices soar?
"I would only wish you not lose this feeling of unity," he said, calling again for maximum pressure on Moscow.Three months after Russia's...
This summer was Europe's hottest on record as Mediterranean heat soared
Like much of the Northern Hemisphere, Europe was battered by extreme weather events over recent months, including record levels of rain t...
