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At least two killed as militants storm Karachi police headquarters

February 17, 2023 11:18 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 17 FEB 23 11:35 ETUpdated: 17 FEB 23 12:52 ETBy Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud and Azaz Syed, CNN (CNN) –…

Russia puts foreign investigative journalist on its ‘wanted’ list

December 26, 2022 10:37 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 26 DEC 22 12:02 ETBy Anna Chernova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia has put the investigative…

China will end Covid restrictions and quarantining for international travelers

December 26, 2022 10:31 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 26 DEC 22 12:27 ETBy Yong Xiong and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — China will drop quarantine requirements for…

Residents on the streets of Guangzhou appear to defy Covid-19 restrictions on Monday

Residents ‘revolt’ over oppressive Covid lockdowns in China’s Guangzhou

November 15, 2022 4:02 AM CNN

CNN By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Residents under Covid lockdown in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have torn…

Residents ‘revolt’ over oppressive Covid lockdowns in China’s Guangzhou

November 15, 2022 2:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Residents under Covid lockdown in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have torn down…

Taliban is imposing their interpretation of Sharia law in Afghanistan. Taliban fighters are pictured here on a Humvee in Kabul

Taliban to impose their interpretation of Sharia law in Afghanistan

November 14, 2022 11:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Sahar Akbarzai, Shafi Kakar and Rhea Mogul, CNN The Taliban has ordered judges in Afghanistan to fully impose their interpretation of Sharia Law,…

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) waves as he arrives in Bali

China’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies

November 14, 2022 9:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face…

China’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies

November 14, 2022 5:05 AM CNN

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face…

Biden and Xi meet during G20 summit in Bali

November 14, 2022 1:04 AM CNN Newsource

A delivery worker delivers a package to the entrance of a locked-down neighborhood in Liwan

Chinese are criticizing zero-Covid — in language censors don’t seem to understand

November 11, 2022 7:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN In many countries, cursing online about the government is so commonplace nobody bats an eye. But it’s not such an easy…

A woman leaves the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Ulsan

South Korean court approves extradition of woman accused of New Zealand ‘suitcase murders’

November 11, 2022 1:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN A court in South Korea has approved the extradition of a woman facing murder charges in New Zealand in connection with a case in…

Members of the police special investigative headquarters leave Yongsan Police Station after a raid as part of a probe into the bungled police response to the deadly Itaewon crowd crush that claimed at least 156 lives in Seoul on November 2.

Police inspector being investigated over Seoul’s Halloween crush found dead

November 10, 2022 11:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN A senior South Korean police inspector who was being investigated in connection with the deadly…

Leaders of Southeast Asian nations make courtesy call to Cambodia's king before a summit in Phnom Penh on November 10.

As major powers meet in Asia, the rest of the world is pressed to pick a side

November 10, 2022 11:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy World leaders are converging in Phnom Penh this weekend for the first in a series of international summits in Southeast Asia over…

Hong Kong's Edgar Cheung received the gold medal for the men's individual foil on July 26

Hong Kong jails woman for insulting China’s national anthem during Olympic celebration

November 10, 2022 10:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A woman who waved a British colonial-era flag to celebrate Hong Kong claiming Olympic gold has become the first person in…

Peter Scully has received another 129 years in jail for 60 charges related to child sex abuse. He was already serving a life term.

Australian who sexually abused children in the Philippines given 129-year jail term

November 9, 2022 11:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Magramo An Australian man already sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for human trafficking and rape has been given an extra…

Putin will not attend G20 summit in person, Russian embassy says

November 9, 2022 9:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Mayumi Maruyama and Nectar Gan, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in…