Millions of Thais bid King Bhumibol Adulyadej a final farewell
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Draped in plastic sheets to keep off the rain, Thais slept in the streets of Bangkok Wednesday to reserve a place to witness the funeral parade for the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who ruled the country for 70 years
Saudi crown prince promises 'a more moderate Islam'
(CNN)As his country experiences the early pangs of a cultural and economic transformation, Saudi Arabia's crown prince vowed Tuesday to destroy "extremist ideologies" in a bid to return to "a more moderate Islam."
Residents flee Deir Ezzor as Russian, SDF forces pound ISIS holdout
Near Deir Ezzor, Syria (CNN)It should be the height of tension: a final pocket of ISIS, under heavy bombardment, where leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could possibly be hiding and from which civilians pour out daily.
Top US general reveals new info on Niger ambush
Washington (CNN)The US troops attacked in Niger were on their way back to their operating base when they were ambushed by 50 ISIS fighters, according to Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, who provided a timeline of the attack on Monday.
Dark horses, sure bets: Who could rule China in the next five years (and beyond)
Beijing (CNN)In the world's most populous nation, seven men sit atop 1.4 billion people. They are members of the ruling Communists' Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC), the top decision-making body in a one-party political system.
The amount of people trying to see Stephen Hawking's thesis crashed Cambridge University's website
(CNN)For the first time ever, influential British scientist Stephen Hawking's doctoral thesis is available to the public -- if you can get the web page to load.In honor of Open Access Week, the University of Cambridge on Monday put the 1966 PhD thesis, "Properties of Expanding Universes," on its open access repository. Shortly after it went live, requests to view the research crashed the website.
Bill O'Reilly 'mad at God' over sexual misconduct allegations
Bill O'Reilly has repeatedly blamed reports of sexual misconduct on a politically motivated media. On Monday, he admitted that he also blames a higher power.
Tillerson: Time for Iranian-backed militias to leave Iraq
Washington (CNN)US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, anticipating an end to the fight against ISIS, said Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias to exit the war-torn nation of Iraq.
Statues and ammunition North Korea's illicit African connections
Windhoek, Namibia (CNN)Heroes' Acre looms on a hill overlooking Windhoek, Namibia's tidy capital.Under a brilliant blue sky, a series of granite steps slope upwards in a wedge toward a triumphant bronze statue of an unknown soldier.
Japan's Abe hails landslide victory in snap election
Tokyo (CNN)A decision by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to call a snap election appears to have paid off.Abe's ruling coalition has won a clear majority with more than two-thirds of Parliament's 465 seats, with the Liberal Democratic Party holding a majority even without its coalition partner, the Komeito party, he told reporters Monday.
