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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Japan’s northwestern Chiba prefecture

October 7, 2021 1:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Junko Ogura, CNN An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude struck Japan’s northwestern Chiba Prefecture, which lies east of the capital Tokyo, on…

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocks Japan’s northwestern Chiba prefecture

October 7, 2021 1:09 PM CNN

By Junko Ogura, CNN An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude struck Japan’s northwestern Chiba Prefecture, which lies east of the capital Tokyo, on…

At least 15 killed after 5.9-magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Pakistan

October 7, 2021 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed, CNN At least 15 people, including eight children, were killed and 200 injured after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit…

The total cost of the war in Afghanistan

Hundreds of billions were spent by the US in Afghanistan. Here are 10 of the starkest examples of ‘waste, fraud and abuse’

October 7, 2021 2:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Half a billion dollars of aircraft that flew for about a year. A huge $85 million hotel that never opened, and sits in…

China could be capable of mounting a "full-scale" invasion of Taiwan by 2025

China could be ready to mount a ‘full-scale’ invasion of Taiwan by 2025, island’s defense minister says

October 6, 2021 3:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, CNN China could be capable of mounting a “full-scale” invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defense minister…

Former Philippine senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos (front 2nd left)

Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, son of late dictator, announces Philippines presidential bid

October 5, 2021 10:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Akanksha Sharma and Ben Westcott, CNN The only son of late Philippines’ dictator Ferdinand Marcos said on Tuesday he will stand for…

Afghanistan will resume issuing passports to its citizens

Taliban to resume issuing passports to Afghan citizens

October 5, 2021 8:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and Tim Lister, CNN Afghanistan will resume issuing passports to its citizens, its interior ministry announced Tuesday, in a first under…

More than 20 words of Korean origin have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its September update. K-pop was added a few years ago. Korean BTS is the world's biggest boy band.

‘Korean wave’ sweeps Oxford English Dictionary as new words are added

October 5, 2021 8:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Korean exports seem to be sweeping the world’s screens, headsets and runways — and now more than 20 words of Korean…

New Zealand will begin to move away from a zero-Covid strategy toward living with the virus

New Zealand to abandon zero-Covid strategy as Delta variant proves hard to shake

October 5, 2021 3:17 AM CNN

By Ben Westcott, CNN New Zealand will begin to move away from a zero-Covid strategy toward living with the virus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said…

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said 52 Chinese warplanes made incursions into its air defense identification zone on Monday.

Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China, President Tsai says during National Day celebrations

October 11, 2021 12:04 AM CNN

By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan will not bow to pressure and nobody can force it to accept the path China has laid out for the self-governing democracy,…

Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras -- including nine surrendering former government soldiers and a 17-year-old girl -- in Afghanistan's Daykundi province on August 30

Taliban accused of killing 13 ethnic Hazaras in Afghanistan

October 5, 2021 2:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean, CNN Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras — including nine surrendering former government soldiers and a…

New Zealand to abandon zero-Covid strategy as Delta variant proves hard to shake

October 5, 2021 3:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Westcott, CNN New Zealand will begin to move away from a zero-Covid strategy toward living with the virus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said…

Hundreds of billions were spent by the US in Afghanistan. Here are 10 of the starkest examples of ‘waste, fraud and abuse’

October 7, 2021 2:31 AM CNN

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Half a billion dollars of aircraft that flew for about a year. A huge $85 million hotel that never opened, and sits in…

A UN report said the Chinese government's actions in Xinjiang may constitute "crimes against humanity." Residents watch security personnel armed with batons and shields patrolling through Kashgar

UN report on China’s Uyghurs: What you need to know

October 5, 2021 3:28 AM CNN

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Just minutes before the end of her term on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dropped a damning…

A guard patrols Number 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

‘Some are just psychopaths’: Chinese detective in exile reveals extent of torture against Uyghurs

October 5, 2021 3:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Zahid Mahmood and Tom Booth, CNN The raids started after midnight in Xinjiang. Hundreds of police officers armed with…

India's top court on Monday approved the government's decision to pay about $670 for every coronavirus death in the country as compensation to the next of kin of the deceased. A family member is shown standing next to the cremation of a coronavirus victim

India to pay more than $300 million to next of kin of Covid-19 victims

October 4, 2021 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Swati Gupta, CNN India’s top court on Monday approved the government’s decision to pay about $670 for every coronavirus death in the…

Women in Kabul return to work, school and the streets, in defiance of the Taliban

October 4, 2021 8:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Brent Swails, Clarissa Ward and Scott McWhinnie, CNN A terrorist attack didn’t stop Atifa Watanyar from teaching, but she worries the…

China sent 56 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone on Monday, Taipei says

October 4, 2021 11:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 56 Chinese warplanes made incursions into its air defense identification zone on Monday, the…

Farmers among 8 killed as India protest erupts in violence

October 4, 2021 1:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Manveena Suri, CNN At least eight people were killed when violence broke out in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to…

Fumio Kishida is applauded after being elected as Japan's new Prime Minister at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on October 4.

Fumio Kishida takes office as Japan’s new Prime Minister

October 4, 2021 11:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan’s Fumio Kishida took office as the country’s new Prime Minister on Monday, tasked…

Communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored for the first time in months

North Korea reopens communication and military hotline with South

October 3, 2021 9:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored for the first time in months, Seoul said in…

Medics stand at the entrance of a hospital as they wait to receive victims of an explosion in Kabul on October 3.

Blast targeting Kabul mosque leaves ‘a number of civilians dead,’ Taliban spokesman says

October 4, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN An explosion ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday,…

China sends 77 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone over two days, Taipei says

October 3, 2021 3:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN Taiwan has reported a record number of incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defense identification zone…

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Oct. 2 he would retire rather than run for vice president next year

Philippines President Duterte announces he’s retiring from politics at the end of his term

October 2, 2021 4:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Radina Gigova, CNN Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he would retire rather than run for vice president next year, in a…

China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet

October 1, 2021 10:16 PM CNN

By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military aircraft…

China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet

October 1, 2021 10:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military aircraft…

Japan’s Princess Mako will marry her commoner fiance this month

October 1, 2021 3:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Junko Ogura and Selina Wang, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako and her commoner fiance Kei Komuro announced Friday they will be married on October…

Relatives of family killed in Kabul missile strike are seeking resettlement in America

September 29, 2021 11:57 PM CNN

By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada has…

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader, promoted to nation’s top ruling body

September 30, 2021 4:08 AM CNN

By Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top…

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader, promoted to nation’s top ruling body

September 30, 2021 4:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top…

Relatives of family killed in Kabul missile strike are seeking resettlement in America

September 29, 2021 11:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada has…

Kim Yo Jong Fast Facts

October 7, 2021 10:25 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here is a look at the life of North Korean government official Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un. Little is…

The Guangzhou quarantine facility for foreign arrivals is comprised of rows of three-story buildings and has 5

China has built a 5,000-room quarantine center for overseas arrivals. It could be the first of many

September 29, 2021 3:55 AM CNN

By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN When it comes to keeping Covid-19 at bay, few countries seem willing to go as far as China. As countries around…

China has built a 5,000-room quarantine center for overseas arrivals. It could be the first of many

September 29, 2021 3:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN When it comes to keeping Covid-19 at bay, few countries seem willing to go as far as China. As countries around…

Fumio Kishida won the runoff against Tara Kono

Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan’s next Prime Minister after winning leadership election

September 29, 2021 2:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Junko Ogura, Selina Wang and Helen Regan, CNN Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected former top diplomat Fumio Kishida as its…

An Afghan soldier walks through a field of poppies during an eradication campaign in Kandahar province's Maiwand district in 2005.

Afghanistan is the world’s opium king. Can the Taliban afford to kill off their ‘un-Islamic’ cash cow?

September 28, 2021 9:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox, CNN When the khaki-colored landscapes of Afghanistan are transformed by a patchwork of pink, white and purple each spring, farmers…

‘Basic things are just not there’: Health care collapse in Afghanistan threatens lives of millions as winter approaches

October 8, 2021 7:06 AM CNN

By Tim Lister, CNN Health care in Afghanistan has literally collapsed in a matter of months, disrupted by conflict and starved of foreign assistance,…

Surrounded by missiles, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un blames US for regional instability

October 12, 2021 12:24 AM CNN

By Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s weapons are needed to defend the country against a “hostile” United States, said…

Women will no longer be allowed to attend classes or work at Kabul University for now. Women in an auditorium at Kabul University are pictured here during a demonstration in support of the Taliban on September 11.

Taliban say tweets from Kabul university chancellor are fake

September 30, 2021 11:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, Karen Smith and Tara John, CNN Correction: A previous version of this story and headline incorrectly attributed remarks to a…

North Korea tests missile hours before South Korea launches new submarine

September 28, 2021 5:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea has fired a projectile presumed to be a short-range missile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula,…

China has upgraded its best stealth fighter jet with domestic-made engines

September 28, 2021 1:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN China has finally showed off its most advanced fighter aircraft with domestic-made engines — a significant milestone as…

North Korea reopens communication and military hotline with South

October 3, 2021 9:32 PM CNN

By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored for the first time in months, Seoul said in…

Badly damaged buildings are pictured near Vanuatu's capital of Port Vila on April 7

Vanuatu will seek International Court of Justice opinion on climate protection

September 26, 2021 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Radina Gigova, CNN The Pacific island nation of Vanuatu wants the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to weigh in the rights of current and…

Freed from Canada, Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou hailed as hero upon return to China

September 25, 2021 11:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who spent nearly three years in house arrest in Canada, returned home late Saturday, ending a…

The 74-year-old ‘Black Widow’ killer who murdered her lovers with cyanide

September 25, 2021 5:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Gladys Tsai and Kazumi Duncan, CNN At 75, Isao Kakehi was in good health and in love. It was 2013, and he had embarked on an…

The Taliban in Afghanistan have put on public display the bodies of four men who were killed after they allegedly carried out a kidnapping in the western city of Herat.

Taliban put alleged kidnappers’ bodies on display

September 25, 2021 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Ehsan Popalzai, Brent Swails, Sandi Sidhu and Celine Alkhaldi The Taliban in Afghanistan have put on public display the bodies of four…