Putin orders daily pause in fighting in Eastern Ghouta
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a daily five-hour pause in hostilities in the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, amid reports of chlorine gas attacks
US State Department's top North Korea diplomat to retire this week
Tokyo (CNN)The US State Department's top diplomat in charge of North Korea policy is retiring at the end of the week.Joseph Yun, who is in his early 60s, told CNN: "It was completely my decision to retire at this time." He said US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accepted his resignation "with regret."
In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances
(CNN)Top Republicans on Capitol Hill have made a concerted decision in their Russia inquiries: They are staying away from digging into the finances of President Donald Trump and his family.
President, or Emperor? Xi Jinping pushes China back to one-man rule
Hong Kong (CNN)The announcement Sunday that China will drop term limits on the presidency clears the way for Xi Jinping to rule the country indefinitely
Fear and horror among Indonesia's LGBT community as gay sex ban looms
(CNN)When Ael left home to go to school in Jakarta, his parents warned him to be careful in the big city. "Be a kind person," his mother told him. He worked hard and found a good job as a teacher in the sprawling Indonesian capital
Parkland survivor says thanks to online conspiracy theorists
New York (CNN)Florida high school shooting survivor David Hogg wants to say thank you to all the conspiracy theorists and detractors he believes have helped amplify his real message.Hogg, 17, said the people attacking him online as a "crisis actor" who's been "coached" on anti-gun talking points are really just "great advertisers."
Airstrikes are still pounding Eastern Ghouta despite a ceasefire, doctor says
(CNN) A United Nations resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria appears "to be ink on paper," according to doctors working inside the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, which suffered intense bombardment again Sunday.
China to drop presidential term limits, clearing way for Xi Jinping to stay on
(CNN)China's Communist Party (CCP) has proposed amending the country's constitution to allow President Xi Jinping to serve a third term in office.State-run news agency Xinhua said the Party will remove the provision that the President and Vice President "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the constitution of the People's Republic of China.
White House on North Korea talks: 'We will see'
Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)The White House has responded to North Korea's willingness to hold talks with the United States, saying in a statement Sunday that "there is a brighter path available for North Korea if it chooses denuclearization."
Beloved Bollywood actress Sridevi dead at 54
(CNN)Veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi has died suddenly in Dubai at the age of 54.Citing family sources, the Press Trust of India reported Sridevi died late Saturday night after suffering a cardiac arrest in the United Arab Emirates city, where she was attending a family wedding.
