Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter
CNN’s Will Ripley shows the Covid-19 tests, lines and paperwork he has to complete in order to travel to Japan for the Tokyo…
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Indonesia overtakes India as Asia’s new Covid-19 epicenter
By Masrur Jamaluddin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Indonesia reported 54,517 new cases of Covid-19, authorities said Wednesday, a single-day national…
Continue Reading This family’s 24-year search for their abducted son inspired a movie. They’ve just been reunited
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN The abduction of 2-year-old Guo Xinzhen in eastern China in 1997 sparked a desperate, seemingly never-ending nationwide…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
CNN By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos,…
Continue Reading Chinese workers killed in bus explosion in northern Pakistan
By Sophia Saifi, CNN At least 10 people have died after a bus carrying Chinese engineers in northern Pakistan fell into a ditch following a…
Continue Reading This family’s 24-year search for their abducted son inspired a movie. They’ve just been reunited
By Jessie Yeung, CNN The abduction of 2-year-old Guo Xinzhen in eastern China in 1997 sparked a desperate, seemingly never-ending nationwide search…
Continue Reading China could soon have an unlikely supporter in Central Asia — the Taliban
By Ben Westcott, CNN One is a government accused of detaining more than 1 million Muslims in a vast system of internment camps. The other is one of…
Continue Reading Almost half of this capital city’s population may have contracted Covid-19, survey finds
By Amy Sood, CNN Nearly half of Jakarta’s residents may have contracted Covid-19, according to a health survey — more than 12 times the…
Continue Reading South Korean capital bans fast workout music in gyms as Covid measure
By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Gyms in the South Korean capital are about to adopt an unusual Covid prevention strategy: play…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos,…
Continue Reading Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
CNN By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Tim Lister and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos,…
Continue Reading See inside Afghanistan’s ‘deserted’ Bagram Airfield after US withdrawal
CNN’s Anna Coren goes inside Bagram Airfield to capture scenes of abandonment as Afghan forces pick up the pieces following the withdrawal of US and…
Continue Reading Anna Coren on covering the end of ‘the longest war’
CNN international correspondent Anna Coren, on assignment in Kabul, talks with Brian Stelter about bearing witness to “the end of a chapter for…
Continue Reading At least 65 killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in northern India
By Esha Mitra and Jack Guy, CNN At least 65 people were killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in the north Indian states of Rajasthan and…
Continue Reading One of China’s wandering elephants has finally made it home. But problems exposed by the herd’s journey aren’t going away
By Nectar Gan, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to…
Continue Reading US warns China it stands behind South China Sea ruling and is committed to Philippine defense
By Jennifer Hansler and Brad Lendon, CNN United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed the US’ commitment to defend the…
Continue Reading Under Philippine law, 12-year-olds can consent to sex. Activists are trying to change that
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her…
Continue Reading Bangladesh juice factory owner arrested after 52 killed in blaze
By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong, Elaine Ly and Heather Law, CNN The owner of a factory where at least 52 people died in a blaze in Bangladesh has been…
Continue Reading Some Hong Kongers are glorifying a man who knifed a cop, showing the city’s problems are far from over
By Joshua Berlinger, Lauren Lau and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN They came with white flowers to honor a man accused of attempted murder. His victim was…
Continue Reading Hong Kong policeman stabbed in ‘lone wolf’ attack, says security chief
A Hong Kong police officer is in critical condition after being stabbed in the back in what Hong Kong Security Chief Chris Tang called a “lone wolf”…
Continue Reading Massive fire at Bangladesh juice factory kills 52 people
By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 52 people were killed when a massive fire ripped through a juice factory in Bangladesh,…
Continue Reading Lockdowns toughen in Seoul and Sydney as Delta variant Covid-19 outbreaks grow
By Jake Kwon and Angus Watson, CNN The capital of South Korea and Australia’s largest city announced Friday they would increase their Covid-19…
Continue Reading Belgium recalls ambassador to Seoul after wife’s second physical altercation
By Martin Goillandeau, Jake Kwon and Gawon Bae, CNN Belgium is recalling its ambassador to Seoul “without further delay,” after the…
Continue Reading Tokyo Olympics will be held under a state of emergency as Japan mulls opening ceremony fan ban
By Junko Ogura, Chie Kobayashi and Nectar Gan, CNN The pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will take place under a coronavirus state of emergency,…
Continue Reading The Tokyo Olympics: A Summer Games like no other
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will be the 29th edition of the Summer Games. But this edition, athletes and spectators will see an…
Continue Reading CNN gets rare look inside rebel base in Myanmar
CNN’s Sam Kiley gets a rare glimpse inside a Myanmar rebel camp, where volunteers are training to fight the country’s military junta who seized power…
Continue Reading Inside the Myanmar mountain camp where rebels train to fight for freedom from the junta
Exclusive by Sam Kiley, CNN Full-throated they belt out songs of victory, their boots adding the drumbeat as ranks of new recruits jog in formation…
Continue Reading Didi shares plummet after China bans it from app stores
Didi shares plunged as much as 22% in premarket trading as fallout continued over news of the company’s troubles in China. CNN’s David Culver…
Continue Reading China is attacking the West’s colonial legacy. That may backfire on Beijing
By Ben Westcott and Jessie Yeung, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police reveal alleged plot to bomb train stations and courts
By Joshua Berlinger and Lauren Lau, CNN Hong Kong authorities said they have thwarted an alleged plot to bomb train stations, court buildings and…
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