Iranian women take off headscarves to protest veil law
(CNN)Iranian women have been taking off their headscarves in public places to protest the law that forces women to wear the veil in public.
CIA director Pompeo met top Russian spies
Washington (CNN)CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently met with his Russian counterparts when they traveled to the US, according to US ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman. Russian media is reporting those who met with Pompeo may have included the country's sanctioned spy chief, Sergey Naryshkin.
North Korean defector attends State of the Union
Washington (CNN)Ji Seong-ho, a North Korean man who made it out of the rogue nation and now resides in South Korea, attended President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Police say he's a serial killer who buried his victims' remains in potted plants
(CNN)Toronto police have arrested a landscaper who they say killed men and buried their body parts in potted plants on the properties where he worked.
Trump's war on Russia probe reaches new peak
Washington (CNN)The escalating campaign by President Donald Trump and his allies against the Russia investigation hit a new peak of intensity Monday.
Backpackers face up to year in Cambodian jail over porn charges
(CNN)Cambodian authorities have accused 10 foreigners of violating the country's anti-pornography laws, after police raided a party in Siem Reap, close to the famous ruins of Angkor Wat.
Indonesian police shaved transgender women and made them dress as men
(CNN)Police in a conservative province of Indonesia forcibly shaved the hair of a group of transgender women and made them wear men's clothing, state media reported, in a crackdown on the LGBT community that has horrified human rights activists
Sherry Johnson was raped, pregnant and married by 11. Now she's fighting to end child marriage in America
Tallahassee, Florida (CNN)In Florida's halls of power, Sherry Johnson is somewhat of an anomaly: a black woman who grew up destitute and survived child abuse.
Russian jet flies within 5 feet of US Navy plane, Pentagon says
Washington (CNN)A Russian Su-27 jet performed an unsafe intercept of a US Navy surveillance plane while it was flying in international airspace over the Black Sea Monday, three defense officials told CNN
Asia's strongmen follow Trump's lead on fake news
(CNN)"Spies." An "iceberg of misinformation," and "a media that acts as a mafia." And, of course, "fake news."These are some of the terms leaders across Southeast Asia are using to discredit journalists and media outlets -- and the rhetoric is morphing into action, with arrests of journalists and the shuttering of news sites across the region.
