Why failing the gaokao was the best thing that ever happened to me
This week, millions of Chinese high school students will take the two-day college entrance exam, or gaokao.
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Why India's Prime Minister is in Washington... again
When India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi concludes his three-day visit to Washington on Wednesday, he will likely reflect on how the relationship between the world's two biggest democracies is becoming ever closer, a step towards fulfilling U.S. President Barack Obama's prophesy that India and the United States would form "one of the defining partnerships" of the 21st century.
Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Monday, according to CNN's delegate and superdelegate count, and will become the first woman in the 240-year history of the United States to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party.
British pedophile Richard Huckle gets 22 life sentences
A London court handed 22 life sentences to a man Monday after he pleaded guilty to 71 child abuse offenses while in Southeast Asia.
Kim Jong Un too 'young and impulsive': South Korean Defense Minister
Young, rash and impulsive.A frank assessment of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by South Korean Defense Minister Han Minkoo.
Falluja's children face aftermath of their escape from ISIS
There was something strange in their eyes: a flat, empty, distant stare. The boys, especially the ones in their early teens, look at you, but don't see you.
U.S. steps up pressure on China over prison labor
The U.S. has stepped up efforts to battle forced labor in prisons overseas, and the move is spelling trouble for some Chinese companies.
Clinton will win Puerto Rico, CNN projects
Hillary Clinton will win the Puerto Rico Democratic primary, according to a CNN projection, putting her on the cusp of clinching the party's presidential nomination.
NPR photographer and interpreter killed in Afghanistan attack
Two members of an NPR news crew, David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna, were killed on Sunday while traveling in southern Afghanistan.
