SpaceX explosion is Musk’s ‘most difficult’ failure in 14 years
Elon Musk is still trying to pinpoint the source of a huge chain of explosions that destroyed SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket last week at Cape Canaveral.
The Pokemon Go ‘watch’ has arrived
You can now play Pokemon Go without having to stare at your phone screen. Yay, right?
We must not let Afghanistan slide backwards
The civil war in Afghanistan is raging again. After almost 40 years of near-consecutive conflict — from the Soviet invasion to the US-led war against the Taliban for its sheltering of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda post-9/11 — Afghanistan is once again on the international emergency watch list.
9/11: Osama bin Laden’s spectacular miscalculation
Like the attack on Pearl Harbor, another hinge event in American history, 9/11 was a great tactical victory for America’s enemies. But in both these cases the tactical success of the attacks was not matched by strategic victories. Quite the reverse.
Hajj: Chaotic but unforgettable
‘Tis the Hajj season again. Once a year, millions of pilgrims dressed in white descend on Islam’s holiest site: Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Is China totally impotent on North Korea?
North Korea’s latest nuclear test will pile the pressure on China — the country’s economic benefactor and only real ally — to rein in Kim Jong Un’s regime.
Will North Korea’s next missile test have a nuclear warhead?
Could North Korea actually put a nuclear warhead atop a rocket and fire it at a potential adversary?
Nuclear test: What does North Korea want?
North Korea’s claim that it conducted its fifth and most powerful nuclear test has set the international community on edge yet again.
West’s unspoken message to Syrian rebels: You’re on your own
Ahead of renewed peace talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov there is a sense of foreboding.
Baby born on Buraq Air flight gets free tickets for life
They say walk before you can run, but chances are, this kid will probably just fly.
The politics of Hajj
Hajj — an annual pilgrimage of people, united in spite of sectarian beliefs, regional divisions and rivalries. But this year that chorus will be diminished, writes Nima Elbagir.
Spain train crash causes ‘deaths and injuries’
A train traveling from the Spanish city of Vigo to Oporto in Portugal has “derailed causing deaths and injuries,” according to officials.
Brits will pay 11% more for iPhone 7
Brits wanting to buy the new iPhone will have to dig a lot deeper into their pockets. And it’s all down to Brexit.
Air China magazine sparks racism charge
Air China says it has removed all copies of an in-flight magazine that’s been slammed for “blatant racism” about ethnic minorities in London.
Have US and Europe been pushed too far on Syria?
Any serious chances of salvaging a political deal in Syria lie with John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov. Only when the US and Russia are in full agreement and working together is there any chance of corralling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and the disparate forces on the ground to engage in a political process.
France’s Muslims have much bigger problems
When France enacted its ban on “ostentatious symbols” in public schools in 2004, the so-called “veil ban” was justified under the guise of a warped form of European cultural relativism. It’s just the French way, you see.
Zika doubled birth defects here
The pictures from Brazil are heartbreaking: baby after baby born with a small head and damaged brain after an attack by the Zika virus during pregnancy. The official numbers are equally disturbing: The rate of birth defects involving the nervous system nearly doubled across Brazil after Zika arrived.
Why has this Russian river gone red?
A Russian river located by the Arctic town of Norilsk turned bright red Tuesday, looking more like an enormous blood vessel than a body of water.
Italy: Public masturbation not a crime
Italy’s highest court has ruled that masturbation in public is not a crime, as long as it is not conducted in the presence of minors.
Is China building more islands in the South China Sea?
Is China building more islands in the disputed waters of the South China Sea?
More than 11k teachers suspended for alleged terror links
Turkey has suspended thousands of teachers over alleged links to a militant Kurdish group, according to sources and state-run news agency Anadolu.
French pres. wants an ‘Islam of France’
French President Francois Hollande called for the creation of “an Islam of France” and the removal of foreign-trained extremist imams in a key speech Thursday on the challenges radical Islam poses to democracy.
France: ‘Imminent’ attack thwarted
Three young women who were planning an “imminent and violent” attack were arrested near Paris on Thursday, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
‘The poor man’s atom bomb’
Medical groups and activists in Syria frequently allege that the Assad regime uses chlorine gas in barrel bombs against rebel-held areas. Those claims have been supported by the United Nations and international human rights groups that have studied chemical attacks in Syria.
Migrant-tripping woman in trouble
The camerawoman seen on video tripping fleeing migrants in Hungary was charged Wednesday with “breach of peace” by the public prosecutor’s office in the southern Hungarian city of Szeged.
Child suicide attempts on the rise in this town
The besieged Syrian town of Madaya has seen a “worrying increase” in child suicide attempts as the long war takes its toll, a rights group warned.
Imagine fleeing Syria in a wheelchair
Strapped onto either side of a horse, 30-year-old Alan Mohammad and his 28-year-old sister Gyan crossed craggy mountains from Iraq into Turkey.
Dozens trapped in cable cars over Alps
A dramatic rescue operation is underway for dozens of passengers trapped in cable cars high above the French Alps, authorities said.
Photos: CNN goes inside North Korea
CNN has visited North Korea many times in the past year. Here are some of the images taken by the team as they report on life under Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.
US to fly ‘radiation sniffer’ jet off Korean Peninsula
The US Air Force is expected to start flying its “radiation sniffer” jet off the Korean Peninsula in the coming hours to take air samples to see if it can determine a nuclear event occurred in North Korea on Friday morning.
Seismic activity detected at same site as previous 4 tests
An earthquake reported in North Korea is believed to be artificial, the South Korea Meteorological Administration said.
Australia extends staggering financial record
Brexit ‘made me feel like a foreigner again’
French macarons, Portuguese tarts and Spanish cream buns are being carefully served to white-haired pensioners gossiping over afternoon tea at a local patisserie.
Japan’s new Miss World is a half-Indian elephant trainer
Many beauty queens boast creative resumes. But it’s rare to come across one that holds a license in elephant training.
UK to build wall to stop migrants
Construction will begin soon on a “big new wall” in the French port city of Calais to prevent refugees and migrants from entering Britain, the UK has announced.
CIA chief doubts Syria, Iraq ‘can be put back together again’
CIA Director John Brennan is questioning whether Syria and Iraq “can be put back together again” given the violence and sectarian tensions in both countries, raising doubts about a central tenet of US policy toward the region.
Dinosaur prints found on beach
Everyone knows you have to watch out for sharks on Australian beaches — but what about dinosaurs?
Man swallows 110 cocaine packs
Sitting on a nine-hour flight from Thailand to Australia can be uncomfortable at the best of times.
First face transplant patient dies
The recipient of the world’s first face transplant, Isabelle Dinoire, has died, according to French doctors.
Iran escalates harassment of US Navy
Navajo code talker during WWII dies
Joe Hosteen Kellwood, one of the Navajo code talkers during World War II, has died at age 95.
Paralympics 2016: Have Games dodged disaster?
One month ago, Rio’s Maracana Stadium welcomed the world as the ribbon was cut on South America’s first ever Olympic Games. Come 5.30pm local time Wednesday, it’ll be the turn of the Paralympics to set the famous old venue alight.
Cops suspect chopper was shot down
Three police officers and a helicopter pilot were killed Tuesday when criminals downed the aircraft in the state of Michoacan in southwestern Mexico, the state governor said in a tweet.
US concerned over Duterte’s behavior
UNICEF: 50M children are refugees or migrants
Nearly 50 million children worldwide have been uprooted from their homes due to violence, poverty and other factors out of their control, according to a new report released by the U.N. children’s agency.
White House condemns Syria’s chemical weapons use
The White House is condemning the Syrian government Thursday after having announced that a year-long UN-backed investigation found that both the Assad regime and ISIS had used chemical weapons.
Doctors: Chlorine gas used in attack
More than 100 people — including dozens of children — were admitted to hospital following a devastating bombing in rebel-held eastern Aleppo in which barrels of chlorine were allegedly dropped, medical groups say and activists say.
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British Airways computer problem causes delays
British Airways is reporting problems with its computer system as passengers at multiple airports complain of delays and long lines.
India’s richest man offers free 4G to 1B
India’s richest man is rolling out a $20 billion mobile network that could bring lightening-fast Internet to hundreds of millions of people.
Black Lives Matter only if they’re American?
Let’s be honest: When people say “Black Lives Matter,” what they really mean is that Black American Lives Matter.
Car bomb explodes outside NGO
One person has been killed and six others wounded after a car bomb exploded outside the gates of the CARE NGO in Kabul Monday, Afghan Ministry of the Interior spokesman Sediq Sediqi told CNN.
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