Mueller offers to reduce obstruction questions but still wants to interview Trump in person

Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller has offered to reduce the number of obstruction-related questions President Donald Trump would be asked by investigators, sources familiar with the negotiations tell CNN. However, Mueller wants obstruction to be addressed in person, not just in written answers.

SoftBank’s unicorn hunter How billionaire Masa Son is shaking up Silicon Valley By Seth Fiegerman

SoftBank’s unicorn hunter How billionaire Masa Son is shaking up Silicon Valley By Seth Fiegerman Not far from the storied venture capital firms on Sand Hill Road, there’s a palatial estate where Masayoshi Son, Silicon Valley’s newest kingmaker, shapes the future.

Iran readying massive military exercise in Persian Gulf, officials say

Washington (CNN)Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard is expected to soon begin a major naval exercise that could demonstrate its ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial conduit for global energy supplies, US officials say.

Grim report card for planet ranks 2017 one of hottest years in recorded history

(CNN)Last year was one of the hottest in recorded history, according to a new study released Wednesday by the American Meteorological Society.

Zimbabwe president calls for calm after deadly violence mars vote

Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged his country's political leaders to pursue peace after three people were killed in clashes between opposition protesters and security forces in the capital Harare on Wednesday, overshadowing parliamentary and presidential elections.

Protesters send back minister Tofail as he drives through wrong lane

Students demonstrating for road safety on Wednesday sent back commerce minister Tofail Ahmed as was heading towards Bangla Motors from Shabagh through wrong lane of the street.

Home minister assures students of meeting all demands

Accepting their demands, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday called upon agitating students to return to classrooms from the streets.

Agitating students take to streets in Dhaka again for safe roads

Chanting slogans for justice, hundreds of students clad in school or college uniforms took to the streets in Bangladesh capital Dhaka for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, witnesses and police said.

Road Transport Act to be placed before next cabinet meeting: Quader

Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that the Draft Road Transport Act would be placed before the next cabinet meeting for approval.

China region set to become deadliest heat wave zone: report

(CNN)China's north plain, one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, is set to become the world's deadliest heatwave zone by the end of the century, scientists say.