Houthis say they’ve seized majority control of key city in Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have taken control of 10 out of 14 districts of the strategic northern city of Marib, the Houthi deputy foreign minister, Hussein al-Ezzi, told CNN Wednesday.
Afghanistan Shootings Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is serving life in prison without parole for the murders of 16 Afghan civilians in 2012.
The Pope’s Iraq trip could be his most dangerous yet. But the country’s dwindling Christian minority hopes it heals their wounds
The Vatican bills the pope’s visit as ‘an act of love’ despite growing pandemic and security risks. It’s a message that resonates with what’s left of Iraq’s Christians.
Missing Princess Latifa ‘being cared for at home,’ Dubai royal family says
Dubai’s royal family says Princess Latifa is “being cared for at home,” dismissing videos in which she accused them of holding her hostage since she attempted to flee abroad in … Read More
Pope Francis touches down in Baghdad, hoping to boost an ancient Christian church and a war-torn country
Pope Francis has landed in Iraq for a historic tour of the war-ravaged nation, where he is expected to meet with members of the country’s dwindling Christian community and draw … Read More
Netanyahu, long a supporter of LGBTQ rights, courts homophobes and racists in bid to cling to power
In the past, Benjamin Netanyahu has championed LGBTQ rights. His party’s Knesset members have also walked out of the chamber when racist politicians on the extreme right have taken the … Read More
Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts
Read Fast Facts from CNN about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war.
Concerns grow for Yemeni journalist jailed for ‘doing his job’
Rights groups are calling for the release of jailed Yemeni journalist Adel al-Hasani after news of his more than five-month detention broke earlier this month.
Pope Francis holds historic meeting with revered Shia cleric in Iraq’s Najaf
Pope Francis has held a historic meeting with revered Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf, according to al-Iraqiya state TV, on the second … Read More
British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has her ankle monitor removed but faces new court date
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who has been jailed in Iran for almost five years, has had her ankle monitor removed, but now faces another trial on separate charges, … Read More