Poll: Both Clinton, Trump unpopular
Despite being the front-runner candidates of their respective parties, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are extraordinarily unpopular heading into their party's conventions this summer.
Vietnam: From enemy to partner
Traveling to Vietnam with Sen. John McCain a few years ago, it was clear to me just how far the relationship between two former enemies had come.
Mercury rising: India records its highest temperature ever
India recorded its highest-ever temperature on Thursday when the heat in the town of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan, shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
EgyptAir Flight 804: Airline official says debris not from plane
The search for EgyptAir Flight 804 is continuing after reports that the plane's wreckage had been found turned out to be false.
Taiwan's first female president walks tightrope as she takes office
When Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's first female president, takes office Friday, she will have to balance two very different sets of expectations -- from those who voted for her and a Chinese leadership that wants the island on a tight leash.
Embattled San Francisco police chief resigns after shooting
The chief of the beleaguered San Francisco Police Department abruptly resigned Thursday hours after the fatal police shooting of an African-American woman in the city's Bayview District.
'It's unbelievable': Turning point for slavery's last stronghold
It's a development so encouraging one activist called it "unbelievable." For only the second time in the country's history, a judge in Mauritania this week convicted two people on charges of slavery, according to anti-slavery activists and U.S. officials.
Pentagon: 'Unsafe' intercept over South China Sea
At least two Chinese J-11 tactical aircraft carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a United States EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft that was conducting a routine mission in international airspace over the South China Sea, a U.S. defense official told CNN Wednesday.
First missing Chibok girl found after 2 years as Boko Haram prisoner
When Amina Ali Nkeki was kidnapped by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram more than two years ago, she was a mere schoolgirl.
The nasty, multibillion-dollar general election campaign begins
The ugly, multibillion-dollar general election campaign is here. The clash between Donald Trump and the forces supporting Hillary Clinton played out on Twitter and social media Tuesday, underscoring a certainty about the fall campaign -- nothing will be off limits.
