Myanmar junta executes leading democracy activists
By Helen Regan and Rhea Mogul, CNN Myanmar’s military junta executed two prominent pro-democracy activists and two other men accused of…
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Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts, prompting highest alert
By Junko Ogura and Hira Humayun, CNN Japan‘s Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu, erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuations in…
Continue ReadingChina says Xi Jinping and other leaders have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, amid public concern over safety
By Yong Xiong, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other top state officials have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, the ruling Communist Party…
Continue ReadingChina executes man who set fire to his ex-wife during livestream
By Jessie Yeung, CNN A man who killed his ex-wife by setting her on fire during a livestream was executed in China on Saturday, state media reported,…
Continue ReadingHow Koreans fell in love with an American World War II era personality test
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN It’s as if Seoul is infatuated. Stroll through the South Korean capital and amid the sea of traditional…
Continue ReadingChina braces for an even hotter weekend as temperatures climb
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Millions of people in China are bracing themselves for even hotter weather this weekend as more than a dozen cities issued…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan troops tear down protest camp outside the President’s office
By Rukshana Rizwie, Akanksha Sharma, Kunal Seghal and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Sri Lanka‘s police and military troops forcibly removed…
Continue ReadingIndia elects Droupadi Murmu as first president from tribal community
By Reuters Lawmakers chose India‘s first president from the country’s tribal communities on Thursday, which could boost the appeal of…
Continue ReadingJapanese city hunts for wild monkey following spate of attacks
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN A wild monkey is terrorizing a small city in southwestern Japan, breaking into homes to bite and claw residents…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan Parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as President, but some protesters vow to fight on
By Rhea Mogul, Iqbal Athas and Rukshana Rizwie, CNN Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President…
Continue ReadingChina warns US of ‘forceful measures’ if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
By Alex Rogers, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Nectar Gan, CNN China warned Tuesday it would take “resolute and forceful measures” if…
Continue ReadingUS Navy destroyer enters Chinese-claimed waters for third time in a week
By Brad Lendon, CNN A US Navy warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the third time in a week the vessel has entered waters claimed by…
Continue ReadingChina endures summer of extreme weather as record rainfall and scorching heat wave cause havoc
By Nectar Gan, CNN Towns and farmlands inundated by floods, homes and roads buried by landslides, crops withering under scorching heat, hazmat-suited…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea joins supersonic fighter club as KF-21 jet takes to skies
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN South Korea’s homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter jet flew for the first time on Tuesday, putting the country…
Continue ReadingMalaysia seizes $18 million worth of elephant tusks, tiger bones and other trafficked animal parts
Story by Reuters Malaysian authorities have seized a massive haul of trafficked animal parts, including elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales…
Continue ReadingAbortion’s illegal in the Catholic majority Philippines, so more than a million women a year turn to other options
By Heather Chen, CNN Miriam has seen her share of high-risk operations and procedures in her years as a veteran doctor in the Philippines — but…
Continue ReadingCNN Exclusive: Sri Lanka’s acting President says previous government was ‘covering up facts’ about financial crisis
CNN By Will Ripley, Iqbal Athas, Kunal Sehgal and Rhea Mogul, CNN Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the…
Continue ReadingCNN Exclusive: Sri Lanka’s acting President says previous government was ‘covering up facts’ about financial crisis
By Will Ripley, Iqbal Athas, Kunal Sehgal and Rhea Mogul, CNN Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country’s…
Continue ReadingAt least 30 endangered green sea turtles found with ‘bleeding’ neck wounds in Japan
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN At least 30 endangered green sea turtles were found on Thursday with wounds around their neck, near the remote…
Continue ReadingThousands of Chinese tourists trapped in resort town after Covid shutdown
By Nectar Gan, CNN More than 2,000 tourists have become stranded in a resort town in southern China after authorities imposed a snap lockdown to curb…
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