US & World

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash…

By Ivana Kottasová, Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Jeremy Diamond, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Israel is preparing to receive…

By Zeena Saifi, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Tareq ElHelou, CNN (CNN) — Thirteen-year-old Zakariya Barbakh had spent most of his life…

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm…

By Jeremy Diamond and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A private American security company will take over a key checkpoint on the road to northern Gaza…

By Mick Krever and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli government says its military will not withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday’s deadline,…

By Chris Lau and Yumi Asada, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese man who carried out a knife attack in eastern China last June that wounded a…

By Eve Brennan and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom and Ireland are bracing for what could be one of the most severe storms…

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s high court has upheld the remaining conviction against American Amanda Knox, who was jailed and…

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight.…

Story by Associated Press Pingtung, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to…

By Annette Choi, Jhasua Razo and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Thailand has become the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage,…

By Nadeen Ebrahim, Nada Bashir and Abeer Salman, CNN Bethlehem, occupied West Bank (CNN) — The female Palestinian inmates were made to kneel in…

By Kathy Rose O’Brien, CNN (CNN) — Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political…

By Tim Lister and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military has intensified operations across the occupied West Bank, targeting…

By Salma Abdelaziz and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for…

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The British navy said Wednesday that it is ramping up measures to protect its waters from secret Russian…

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral…

By Michael Rios and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN and Fernando Ramos, Mauricio Torres and Ivonne Valdés, CNN en Español (CNN) — More than 32,000…

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at crude oil reserves and production around the world. Facts Crude oil is a form of liquid…

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has released the crew of a cargo ship more than a year after its…

By Dana Karni, Kareem Khadder, Lucas Lilieholm and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he…

By Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Hundreds of same-sex couples are tying the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the…