'Sadistic' UK academic sentenced to 32 years in prison for pedophilia
(CNN)A British university researcher has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for a litany of "warped and sadistic" crimes, including blackmail and sexual exploitation.
New Kurdish alliance complicates relationship with US
(CNN)Syria's long and messy civil war just got more complicated.Adding to the country's many rival factions, a new alliance appears to have been forged between pro-government forces and Kurdish militias.
The oil field carnage that Moscow doesn't want to talk about
Moscow (CNN)There are growing indications that US airstrikes killed and injured dozens of Russian military contractors in northern Syria earlier this month. But in stark contrast to the death of a Russian pilot shot down by rebels in Syria In January
South Korea's Moon puts brakes on hopes for quick talks with North
Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday it was too early to talk about hosting a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hinting he would not rush the matter.
Trump responds to Mueller indictment news
Washington (CNN)The White House continues to vehemently deny collusion with Russia a day after multiple indictments of Russian nationals and entities were announced by the Justice Department in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election.
Macy's decision to sell hijabs sparks debate among Muslim women
(CNN)American department store Macy's sparked a fierce debate on Thursday, when it launched a line of "modest clothing" that featured hijabs. The Verona Collection was founded by fashion photographer Lisa Vogl, after she converted to Islam in 2011, and struggled to find modest
Florida school shooting survivors demand tougher gun laws
(CNN)In an emotional rally Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, politicians and Marjory Stoneman Douglas students called for a ban on weapons like the one used to kill 17 people at the Florida high school
At least 17 dead in Florida school shooting, law enforcement says
(CNN)A former student unleashed a hail of gunfire in a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 adults and children, authorities said.Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered government flags flown at half-staff through Monday in honor of victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a public school of some 3,000 students outside Boca Raton.
North Korean ship spotted likely violating sanctions a third time
Tokyo (CNN)A North Korean tanker has likely violated United Nations sanctions for the third time in recent months, according to authorities in Japan.
What North Korea's Olympic delegation saw for the first time
Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)One peninsula, two very different ways of life. Some of North Korea's delegation to the PyeongChang Olympics stepped into a very different world from the sheltered and tightly controlled version of reality they're accustomed to at home.
