Chinese astronaut calls for cooperation, access to International Space Station
China wants greater cooperation with other nations in space, particularly the United States, the country's most experienced astronaut has told CNN in an exclusive interview.Fifteen nations including the United States,
In show of muscle, Russia conducts military exercise in country's northwest
You flex your muscles and I'll flex mine. Or so it seems to go in international relations these days.Russia has deployed 12,000 troops along with numerous aircraft and weapons in a surprise military exercise in the country's northwest
Heat wave kills more than 1,100 in India
Stifling heat has killed more than 1,100 people in India in less than one week.The worst-hit area is the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, where authorities say 852 people have died in the heat wave.
Chinese official: U.S. has ulterior motives over South China Sea
A week after a CNN team aboard a U.S. Navy P8-A Poseidon heard the Chinese military issue warnings eight times to a U.S. surveillance plane flying over disputed waters in the South China Sea, a senior official with the People's Liberation Army has called Chinese response "professional" and suggested Washington is playing up the issue with ulterior motives.
Ex-Israeli PM Ehud Olmert sentenced for taking bribes from U.S. businessman
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been sentenced to eight months in prison for taking cash from an American businessman.He was also fined $25,700.Police said Olmert received the money from 1993 through 2006,
Inside the battle for Ramadi: Iraqi soldier recalls the battle with ISIS
Flanked by friends on a busy downtown Baghdad street, Asa'ad al-Yassiri pulls out a tattered piece of paper. It's his medical release from the Iraqi military, allowing him leave for a bullet wound to his left arm.
Sex trade goes underground in China's 'sin city'
When Han Yulai, a businessman in Dongguan, a town in southern China's manufacturing heartland, had clients in town for a factory visit or trade fairs, he would always offer them what he calls the "Dongguan standard."In the evening,
Obama acts to remove Cuba from terror list
President Barack Obama recommended Tuesday that Cuba be removed from the U.S. government's list of state sponsors of terrorism. Long sought by the Cuban government, Obama's decision, expected for weeks now, will likely expedite plans to re-establish embassies in both Washington and Havana.
Obama downplays Russia weapons system sale to Iran
President Barack Obama on Friday downplayed the significance of Russia's recent announcement that it would sell a missile-defense system to Iran, despite the White House having pressured Moscow since 2009 to refrain from making the transfer and having long seen limiting Tehran's military capacity as a key strategic objective.
Carter: Iraqis showed 'no will to fight' in Ramadi
Defense Secretary Ash Carter, in his first comments since the key town of Ramadi fell to ISIS, blamed the weak state of Iraq's military as one major reason for the city's fall, in an exclusive interview on CNN's "State of the Union" aired Sunday.
