What is a dirty bomb and why is Russia talking about it?
CNN — Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb, an allegation dismissed by Kyiv and its Western allies as a false-flag operation that Moscow could…
Gujarat, India: Bilkis Bano’s rapists are now free, and she’s in hiding
New Delhi CNN — Standing in a row outside the gates of Godhra remand center in Gujarat, western India, the 11 middle-aged men could have been mistaken for visiting dignitaries…
As the US-Saudi oil spat intensifies, what are Biden’s options?
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi…
Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing Fast Facts
CNN — Here is a look at the 1983 bombing of a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 US service personnel. On October 23, 1983, 241 US service…
US scrambles F-15 jet to shoot down Iranian drone that appeared to threaten US forces in Iraq
CNN — The US scrambled an F-15 jet to shoot down an Iranian drone that appeared to be heading towards US forces in Erbil, Iraq, on Wednesday, a US official…
USS Zumwalt: US Navy sends its most advanced surface warship to east Asia
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The US Navy’s most advanced surface warship is showing its stealthy profile in the western Pacific on a mission that may set the stage for…
Vladimir Putin grants former NSA contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted former NSA contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship, according to an official decree published on the Russian government portal Monday. Snowden is accused…
Stocks sink as investors wait for the Fed’s rate hike
New York CNN Business — So much for Wall Street sitting back and taking it easy while awaiting the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision on Wednesday. Stocks slid Tuesday…
Operation Fast and Furious Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s a look at Operation Fast and Furious. From 2009-2011, the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), along with other partners,…
Five state-owned Chinese corporations to delist from New York Stock Exchange
CNN — Five state-owned Chinese corporations, together with the rustic’s main power and chemical corporate, have selected to delist from the New York Stock Exchange through the top of August.…