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Prince Philip, the late husband to the UK's Queen Elizabeth II, will be laid to rest on Saturday next week, in a ceremony that will be colorful and steeped in tradition, but low key by royal standards.Philip, who was officially…

"This is not a coup," said Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun from a gilded hall in Myanmar's purpose-built capital Naypyidaw, the city where his comrades recently ousted an elected government, detained the country's leadership, and installed a military junta.During an…

With America joining the renewed talks in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear agreement shunned by Donald Trump, the United States has taken a giant step back into the global community of nations. Sadly, we are now reduced to…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has shrugged off criticisms that he is "genocidal" in his opposition to Covid-19 restrictions, as the nation recorded its deadliest 24 hours of the pandemic so far.Brazil smashed its previous daily record with 4,195 Covid-19 fatalities,…

For nearly a month, Khaled lay on a threadbare mattress, writhing in pain.Until 2014, he worked as a security contractor in northern Iraq. When ISIS swept through the area, he lost his job and spiraled into a depression. Now in…

Walking around my Brooklyn neighborhood as the country comes out of a long, Covid-depressed winter, I notice nearly everyone engaging in a curious pandemic ritual: as we stroll past brownstones, we all pull our masks up as soon as we…

The US State Department said Monday it was looking into reports of extrajudicial executions committed by the Ethiopian army following a CNN investigation.A CNN report published on Thursday found that Ethiopian soldiers had executed unarmed men in the country's war-torn…

The results of Israel's fourth election in a little more than two years looks very much like the wash, rinse and repeat cycle of the previous three.Nonetheless, this was not a repeat of the last three elections. This round produced…

At least eight of 11 people who were detained after communicating with CNN journalists in Myanmar were released on Monday, according to three sources close to those detained, who spoke on condition of anonymity over fears of reprisal.CNN is the…

A driver whose truck was allegedly involved in a deadly train crash in eastern Taiwan has issued a tearful apology, saying he is "deeply remorseful."Authorities are investigating a crane truck that slid down an incline and fell into the path…

At least 550 people have been killed by Myanmar's military in the aftermath of a coup which overthrew the elected government on February 1, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), an advocacy group based in neighboring Thailand.Security…

Nine years after being assaulted by a boy she alleges was a student at Eton College, Zan Moon can still remember the moment as if it was yesterday."I can picture the hallway where it happened, his hands around my neck…

Europe's lackluster vaccination program has presented one of the continent's greatest foes with a golden opportunity to score a serious diplomatic victory.Earlier this week, the Kremlin released a readout from a video conference between French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor…

A heart monitor beeps in the background when Andre answers his phone, his voice still slightly raspy. He is recovering from a first round of surgery after being shot as he and dozens of others fled a terrorist attack in…

When NASA astronaut Leland Melvin was in fifth grade, he found his calling to be a scientist -- by blowing up his living room.He calls it "the big kaboom."Both of Melvin's parents were middle school teachers, and they were constantly…

Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home.What sounds like the plot of a movie is in fact part of a…

Theories about a laboratory leak being the source of the coronavirus pandemic sound like something out of a comic book, one virologist says.Dr. Robert Garry of Tulane University and other virologists have been publishing studies for a year that demonstrate…

The sign on the door was written by hand and the lights were turned off to save electricity, but inside the clinic Cuban doctors were administering what they say is a cutting-edge vaccine against the coronavirus.Despite a worsening economy and…

Hungary has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic so far, struggling to contain the latest surge of new coronavirus cases even as its vaccine rollout speeds up.The government announced Wednesday that 302 people died in a single day, bringing…