Girl raped twice in one night at UK railway station

(CNN)A manhunt is underway in Birmingham, England after a 15-year-old girl was raped twice in a single night by different attackers, police say. The girl was walking with a friend into Witton train station when a man approached her, led to her to a secluded area of the station, and raped her.

Japan's defense minister and one-time rising political star resigns

(CNN)Japan's Defense Minister has resigned following allegations she helped to suppress the release of sensitive defense documents, in the latest blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet as his popularity continues to dive.

Health care debate: Senate rejects full Obamacare repeal without replacement

Washington (CNN)The Senate rejected a proposal from Republican lawmakers to repeal Obamacare on Wednesday, marking a significant milestone in the Republican Party's years-long political crusade to gut former President Barack Obama's legacy health care law.

Deal reached to send Russia sanctions bill to Trump's desk

(CNN)House and Senate Republicans have reached a deal that is paving the way to send a bill to President Donald Trump's desk that slaps Russia with new sanctions and limits Trump's ability to remove them.

Trump to reinstate US military ban on transgender people

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals from serving "in any capacity" in the US armed forces.

Why North Korea still hates the United States: The legacy of the Korean War

(CNN)The pause button was hit on the Korean War 64 years ago Thursday. Its legacy of destruction lives on. In just three years, the war claimed the lives of millions of people and forever changed the Korean Peninsula.

Coca-Cola is replacing Coke Zero with a new drink

Coke Zero will be replaced by a new sugar-free drink called Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coke announced Wednesday.

House overwhelmingly passes Russia sanctions bill

(CNN)The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill giving Congress the power to block any effort by the White House to weaken sanctions on Russia, offering a direct challenge to President Donald Trump's authority.

Asia under water: How 137 million people's lives are being put at risk

(CNN)Khorsheeda Khatun had been left with nothing -- then that too was washed away. The 28-year-old fled her home country of Myanmar in January with her two daughters, escaping the latest outbreak of violence, and was living in the Kutupalang Makeshift Settlement in Bangladesh

Chinese fighter jet performed 'unsafe' intercept of US Navy plane

(CNN)A Chinese fighter jet performed an "unsafe" intercept of a US plane Sunday while it was flying in international airspace over the East China Sea, according to a Pentagon spokesman, the latest in a series of similar encounters in the region.