American man stolen as a baby in Chile meets mother at 42
CNN — Jimmy Lippert Thyden says he always knew he was adopted. He also knew that he had been born not in the United States, but in Chile. Raised in…
Greek police arrest dozens for arson as wildfires rage out of control
CNN — Greek authorities have arrested dozens of people on arson-related charges as deadly wildfires – the largest ever recorded in the European Union – rage across the country. Wildfires…
Greece wildfires: A losing battle to save the lungs of Athens
Athens, Greece CNN — In Agia Paraskevi, one of the villages dotted around Mount Panitha, just 15 miles north of Greece’s capital, Athens, we found a familiar sight: a woman…
Pakistan church attacks: Punjab authorities arrest more than 100 people after churches vandalized
CNN — Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have arrested more than 100 people after crowds descended on churches and set them on fire on Wednesday, raising concerns over the discrimination…
Pakistan churches burned down: Eight churches vandalized in Punjab after accusations of blasphemy
CNN — A crowd vandalized eight churches and several homes following accusations of blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan’s most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday, according to government authorities and…
A Black teen’s murder sparked a crisis over racism in British policing. Thirty years on, little has changed
London CNN — Neville Lawrence sometimes imagines walking through London and looking at buildings his son Stephen might have worked on, had he lived long enough to fulfill his dream…
Iraqis celebrate their comeback with soccer tournament after decades of isolation
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Baghdad and Abu…
Crimea bridge explosion: Blast hits link from annexed Ukraine to Russia
CNN — In a major blow for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a huge explosion early Saturday severely damaged the only bridge connecting the annexed Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland,…