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Video exclusive: CNN embeds with Nepalese military to survey destruction

Video exclusive: CNN embeds with Nepalese military to survey destruction

In a powerful report, Nepalese-born CNN correspondent Sumnima Udas surveys, by military helicopter, the scale of destruction wrought across her…
Baltimore streets quiet after first night of curfew enforcement

Baltimore streets quiet after first night of curfew enforcement

The streets of Baltimore were largely quiet overnight, with only scattered arrests reported during a curfew imposed after the latest…
South Korea’s spy agency: North Korea’s Kim ordered 15 executions this year

South Korea’s spy agency: North Korea’s Kim ordered 15 executions this year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year as punishment for challenging his…
Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons

Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons

Austria on Tuesday called for banning nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has…
Tensions rise in Nepal after ‘weak’ response to deadly quake

Tensions rise in Nepal after ‘weak’ response to deadly quake

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal four days ago passed 5,000 on Wednesday as officials conceded they…
Gnassingbe re-elected for third term as Togo’s president

Gnassingbe re-elected for third term as Togo’s president

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has won a third term with 58.75 percent of the vote in Saturday's polls, the electoral…
Indonesia executes drug traffickers, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil

Indonesia executes drug traffickers, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil

An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from…
Police enforce curfew in Baltimore, disperse protesters

Police enforce curfew in Baltimore, disperse protesters

Thousands of police in riot gear and National Guard troops patrolled Baltimore to enforce a curfew on Tuesday night, dispersing…
US Senate rejects bid to toughen Iran nuclear review bill

US Senate rejects bid to toughen Iran nuclear review bill

The US Senate rejected an effort on Tuesday to require any nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered an international…
Nine face midnight firing squad in Indonesia, hopes for reprieve gone

Nine face midnight firing squad in Indonesia, hopes for reprieve gone

Nine drug traffickers held emotional farewell meetings with their families at an Indonesian prison on Tuesday, after Jakarta rejected last-ditch…
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