Londonderry/Derry, Northern Ireland (CNN)Northern Ireland police have arrested two teenagers in connection with the murder of 29-year-old investigative journalist Lyra McKee, authorities said Saturday.The men, aged 18 and 19, were arrested under the terrorism act, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) tweeted. They have been taken to a police station in central Belfast.McKee, a…

Paris (CNN)Investigators have pinpointed the start of the fire that ripped through Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday, a police source told CNN.After police reviewed a cache of amateur video and photos from local residences, investigators believe the fire started at the center of the cathedral’s roof towards the base of the iconic spiral, the police…

Riverside, California (CNN)David and Louise Turpin have each been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after they pleaded guilty to holding captive and torturing their children for years in their California home. “My parents took my whole life from me,” said one of their daughters, identified as Jane Doe Number 4. She was…

(CNN)Three attackers detonated explosives outside the Afghan communication ministry in Kabul on Saturday, the interior ministry said. The attack took place around midday, said interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimy. A crisis unit has been sent to the scene to respond.Two of the attackers were killed by special forces, Rahimy told CNN, but the third attacker…

(CNN)Singer Adele has parted ways with her husband, Simon Konecki, according to a statement from her representative, Benny Tarantini. “Adele and her partner have separated,” the statement said. “They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always they ask for privacy. There will be no further comment.” Adele and Konecki share one son…

(CNN)Prosecutors have gone beyond previous expectations to ask for 18 months of jail time for Maria Butina in a case where they’ve alleged scandalous actions — and had to walk back some of them — yet still accuse the Russian woman of seeking to hurt the US in her work as a foreign agent.”Activities at…

Christopher Ahn was taken into custody by US Marshals Thursday in Los Angeles, according to a spokesman for the agency. A law enforcement official said his arrest is connected to the violent raid of the diplomatic compound in Spain that took place just days before President Donald Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim…

(CNN)Two women who were part of an alleged pyramid scheme that involved sex trafficking and racketeering each pleaded guilty to related charges Friday in a New York federal court.Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conceal and harbor people who were not in the United States legally for…

Hong Kong (CNN)In the small village of Gaibao, locals are filming short videos of their unspoiled and idyllic countryside on the Kwai streaming app.One clip shows four young women laughing as they grab fat fish out of the rice fields with their hands. In another they don traditional outfits and stand next to an ox…

(CNN)Two US soldiers were questioned by Mexican troops earlier this month while conducting a surveillance operation on the US side of the southern border, two US defense officials tell CNN.”On April 13, 2019, at approximately 2 p.m. CDT, five to six Mexican military personnel questioned two U.S. Army soldiers who were conducting border support operations…

(CNN)Lyra McKee, the young investigative journalist shot dead during violence in Northern Ireland on Thursday, had been widely viewed as a rising star within the industry.McKee’s reporting and writing, inextricably linked to the volatile period of history in which she grew up, had led to international recognition and a high-profile book deal. “McKee’s passion is…

Written by Eliza MackintoshSaskya Vandoorne, CNNParisJean-Marc Fournier didn’t have much time. As flames ripped through Notre Dame cathedral’s medieval roof on Monday evening, the Paris fire brigade chaplain had a single mission — to rescue two of its most sacred relics. The problem was that the Crown of Thorns, revered as having been worn by…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical CorrespondentUpdated 9:17 AM ET, Fri April 19, 2019Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.Dr. Sanjay Gupta traveled the world in search of the secrets to living better. See what he discovered on “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta,” airing Saturdays…

(CNN)Dana White is a man of many passions.From a love of grocery shopping and Tom Brady, to his hope of a thawing in relations between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was an open book as he spoke to CNN’s Patrick Snell.But White was at his most revealing…

(CNN)Caged for a murder he didn’t commit, Valentino Dixon sought solace in art.He loved to draw as a child, and took up sketching again to escape the harsh realities of prison after being handed 39 years to life for the fatal shooting of a man in downtown Buffalo in 1991.Art became Dixon’s salvation, and he…

(CNN)After years of investigating, the Department of Justice released a redacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report Thursday. The report is nearly 400 pages and covers subjects ranging from questions about Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election to whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice.Live updates • Watch CNN LiveRead the full redacted…

By James Griffiths, CNNUpdated 8:37 PM ET, Thu April 18, 2019Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.Hong Kong (CNN Business)Arslan Hidayat was at work when the trolls attacked. “My phone was going ‘bring, bring, bring,'” said the 31-year-old English teacher. “I was like, What the hell’s…

(CNN)World War II veteran Fred Lawrence has been hitting the gym three days a week for years, so his 98th birthday was no exception.Lawrence has been going to the 24 Hour Fitness club in Gladstone, Oregon, near Portland, for five or six years and is the oldest member at the gym.The club was decorated with…

(CNN)Before you ask “Why is this news?” remember that it’s Jason Momoa.The Jason Momoa whose role on “Game of Thrones” and as “Aquaman” has caused more than a few hearts to flutter and whose marriage to actress Lisa Bonet is absolute #relationshipgoals.Just when you thought you couldn’t love the dude more, he goes and shaves…

San Francisco (CNN Business)On the Thursday before a major holiday weekend, and an hour before the much-anticipated Mueller report was released to the public, Facebook updated a month-old blog post titled “Keeping Passwords Secure” with a few lines of italicized text.”Since this post was published, we discovered additional logs of Instagram passwords being stored in…

1 hr 49 min agoTrump tweets “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!” ahead of report’s releasePresident Trump tweeted “presidential harassment” ahead of the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.Moments ago, Trump sent out these two tweets:1 hr 53 min agoHow we expect today to play outAttorney General William Barr is expected to release a redacted version of special…

1 hr 53 min agoTrump tweets “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!” ahead of report’s releasePresident Trump tweeted “presidential harassment” ahead of the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.Moments ago, Trump sent out these two tweets:1 hr 57 min agoHow we expect today to play outAttorney General William Barr is expected to release a redacted version of special…

less than 1 min agoWoman accused in terror case will stand for BJPFrom CNN’s Swati GuptaThe Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the candidature of a woman accused in a terror case to one of its most coveted seats in the Central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.This is the first time a political party has nominated…

Washington (CNN)Attorney General William Barr defended his conclusion there was no evidence of obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump, as he prepares to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.The redacted report, which is nearly 400 pages, will fill in some — but likely not all — of the details explaining…

(CNN)North Korea’s Foreign Ministry has issued a stinging rebuke of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, hours after the country claimed to have tested a new tactical weapon. In a statement released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, Foreign Ministry official Kwon Jong Gun said Pompeo had been “letting loose reckless remarks and…

Dozens of people have been killed across India and Pakistan as heavy dust and thunderstorms sweep through the region. While the worst is over, meteorologists expect the weather front will not stabilize until Friday. The powerful storms unleashed dust, lightning, hail, rain and high winds across northern and central parts of India on Monday, uprooting…

Ecuador’s president Lenin Moreno claimed the expulsion and arrest of Julian Assange had nothing to do with the US pressure or himself seeking revenge for damaging leaks, telling RT these are all insinuations by his predecessor. Assange spent almost seven years holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London until last week, when Moreno abruptly…

Sixty doctors and other medical professionals across seven US states are facing federal charges for illegal opioid sales, in what prosecutors say is the biggest pill bust in American history.  The doctors gave out more than 350,000 prescriptions for 32 million pills – which could provide a dose of opioids to “every man, woman and…

Dead pigs’ brains have been partially revived in a study that upends established wisdom about what happens when we die, raising serious ethical questions even though researchers claim the brains never regained consciousness. Disembodied pig brains subjected to an experimental preservative procedure showed some restored cellular and molecular function and even some synaptic activity, researchers…

Kim Jong-un has supervised the test of a new “tactical guided weapon” just months after the summit in Vietnam failed to achieve any results as the US continues to demand unconditional denuclearization before any sanctions relief. The North Korean leader personally observed the new weapon test on Wednesday, KCNA said, without providing details, other than…

Odds are the publication of the long-awaited report by special counsel Robert Mueller will not change the minds of those invested in the conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump ‘colluded’ with Russia to get elected in 2016. The US Department of Justice has announced it will publish Mueller’s full report, with some redactions to protect…

In a speech full of colorful phrases, from ’three stooges of socialism’ to ‘troika of tyranny,’ US national security adviser John Bolton threatened Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua with regime change and announced more sanctions. “The United States looks forward to watching each corner of this sordid triangle of terror fall: in Havana, in Caracas and…

Go Ask Your Dad is parenting advice with a philosophical bent as one dad explores what we want out of life, for ourselves and our children, through useful paradigms and best practices. Share your insight at the CNN Parenting Facebook page. (CNN)I try to be restrained in my judgments of other parents. We have so…

(CNN)A cave diver from the UK, who was part of the team involved in saving the Thai soccer team last year, needed rescuing after becoming trapped in a cave in Tennessee.Josh Bratchley went missing Tuesday when he failed to exit a cave he was exploring with four others, according to the Jackson County Emergency Management…

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected and directed a “new tactical guided weapons firing test” Wednesday, according to a report from the country’s state media. The report, published Thursday morning local time (Wednesday evening ET) by news agency KCNA, did not state exactly what kind of weapon was tested, nor its…

(CNN)When the universe formed during the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, the chemical reactions of the aftermath formed the first molecules. Those first molecules were crucial in helping form everything we know, but they’re also absent. And although HeH+, the helium hydride ion, has been proposed for years as that first molecule, scientists couldn’t…

(CNN)An FBI official has confirmed investigators are looking into a website believed to be connected to Sol Pais, the Florida high school student who was “infatuated” with the Columbine High massacre and traveled cross-country to Colorado while making threats.Pais, 18, was found dead Wednesday morning of an apparent self-inflicted shotgun blast at a national recreation…

3 hr 21 min agoDozens dead as unseasonal rains and storms hit several Indian statesFrom CNN’s Sugam PokharelAt least 29 people have died and 20 injured when unseasonal rain and storms hit several parts of India on Tuesday and Wednesday. At least six people died in northern Rajasthan state, 10 in central Madhya Pradesh, 10 in western…

Colombia and Honduras (CNN)Cocaine trafficking from Venezuela to the United States is soaring, even as the country collapses. And US and other regional officials say it’s Venezuela’s own military and political elite who are facilitating the passage of drugs in and out of the country on hundreds of tiny, unmarked planes.A months-long CNN investigation traced…

less than 1 min agoWi-Fi disabled at London underground stations amid climate change protestsThe Wi-Fi network at underground stations in London has been switched off in an effort to prevent climate change activists from coordinating their protests, Britain’s Press Association reports. Campaigners from Extinction Rebellion have been holding demonstrations at Parliament Square, Waterloo Bridge, Oxford…

Paris (CNN)As emergency crews pick through the charred remains of Notre Dame cathedral’s ancient wooden beams, which turned the world-famous site into an inferno on Monday night, focus has turned to the investigation into how the blaze started.Thirty employees working at the Paris landmark before the fire broke out were interviewed by Paris prosecutors on…

(CNN)Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is on course for a second term in office, early results show, with the incumbent moving comfortably ahead of his longtime rival, former military strongman Prabowo Subianto.Early “quick counts” of Wednesday’s ballots put Jokowi on around 55% of the vote, with Prabowo winning around 44%.Most pre-election opinion polls had given…

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) admitted that British military personnel have been using banned toxic paint to rust-proof tanks and jeeps, despite knowing it has links to cancer. The paint, which contains chromium (VI), a heavy metal known as hexavalent chromium, was banned from most manufacturing in an EU directive in 2003. Shockingly, the…

Assange is a thorn in the side of the US elites which explains the effort they made to capture him, ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters told RT, adding that it’s appalling the UK has become an accomplice “of the American Empire.” Watching WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being physically removed from his shelter at the Ecuadorian…

If you thought the world might end, what would you be willing to do to save it? Some say even criminal acts are fair game when fighting climate change, but for others, that’s going too far. RT guests lock horns on the controversy. Representing the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion, Tim Jones believes that…

Riot police have attacked scores of people who flooded onto the streets of Ecuador’s capital and branded their president a “traitor.” Protesters were venting anger at the decision to hand Julian Assange over to the UK. The massive rally in Quito was held to voice unease over the role Ecuador played in arranging for Julian…

The UEFA Champions League woes of Juventus were felt far beyond the pitch as the Italian giants’ share price dropped by more than a fifth on Wednesday morning, after the club suffered a quarter-final exit at the hands of Ajax. The Dutch team dumped Juve out in Turin with a 2-1 victory on the night…

Published time: 17 Apr, 2019 10:41 Edited time: 17 Apr, 2019 11:00 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said the US decision to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization is a dangerous development that could lead to chaos, AP reports. Cavusoglu made the statement on Wednesday at a joint news conference with…

Wallabies star Israel Folau has requested a code of conduct hearing over his breach notice issued by Rugby Australia, after he made a controversial social media post claiming that “hell awaits all sinners,” including homosexuals. Folau, 30, faces his multi-million dollar contract being terminated and was given 48 hours to ask for the hearing or…

Russian startup StartRocket has reportedly partnered with PepsiCo in an “exploratory test” of orbital advertising capabilities in a move which is sure to horrify astronomers, environmentalists and, well, just about everyone. “Adrenaline Rush (owned by PepsiCo Russia) became the test launch partner,” StartRocket told Futurism in an email. “The Adrenaline GameChangers logo — a newly…

Brussels is ready to stand by its companies and launch a WTO case should Washington enact a law allowing US citizens to sue foreign firms doing business in Cuba. Top EU officials have slammed the expected suspension of a section of the Helms-Burton Act that gives US citizens the right to file lawsuits against foreign…

Russian aluminum major RUSAL said it is teaming up with US manufacturer Braidy Industries to build a mill in Kentucky. It will invest $200 million and assume a 40 percent ownership stake in the mill in return. Braidy would hold the other 60 percent share in the plant, which will produce aluminum sheet primarily for…

(CNN)Authorities are searching for an armed Florida woman in connection with alleged threats that led to lockouts at Columbine High School and nearly 20 other Colorado schools, officials said Tuesday. The FBI Denver Division and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 18 year-old Sol Pais. Pais traveled to Colorado on Monday night…

(CNN)A Federal Aviation Administration panel found changes Boeing made to a 737 Max stabilization system to be “operationally suitable,” and gave a thumbs up to the planemaker’s plans for training pilots about how the system works. A Flight Standardization Board, comprised of pilots who fly the 737, said in a draft report released Tuesday that…

(CNN)President Donald Trump issued the second veto of his presidency Tuesday, stopping a congressional resolution that would have sought to end US involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.”This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the…

Paris (CNN)Investigators sifting through the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris warned of potential weaknesses in the remains of the building Tuesday, as experts said it could take months just to identify the scale of the reconstruction task.While the building was assessed to be structurally sound overall, pictures showed gaping holes in the roof where…

Story highlightsJuventus 1-2 Ajax (Agg: 2-3)Dutch side eliminates Juventus and RonaldoBarcelona 3-0 Man United (Agg: 4-0)United errors gift Messi two goals (CNN)Ajax produced yet another stirring Champions League comeback on Tuesday, this time coming from a goal behind to beat Juventus in Turin.With the tie finely poised after a 1-1 draw in Amsterdam, who else…

While Paris is pointedly secretive about its role in the campaign waged by Riyadh in Yemen, the scale of its involvement might make France complicit in the Saudi war crimes, a co-founder of a French investigative group told RT. Recent revelations made by the French investigative news organization Disclose have lifted the curtain on the…

Photos from inside the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris have emerged, showcasing the major damage the devastating blaze inflicted on the historic landmark. The cathedral was ravaged by a major fire late on Monday – and the damage to the 13th century building appears to be extensive. Most of the roof as well as…

Detroit’s bail system disproportionately harms poor defendants and violates their constitutional rights, according to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU in that city, where a third of the population lives below the poverty line. The local branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the class-action suit on Sunday, claiming the bail process in…

US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders appeared on Fox News for an hour-long town hall special on Monday night — and much to the shock and surprise of Fox and other media, the democratic socialist not only survived, but thrived. Sanders ventured where his Democratic rivals haven’t yet been brave enough to go — and in…

Washington’s animosity towards Chinese tech giant Huawei is based on deep-rooted prejudice, while its crusade against the company is motivated by greed rather than security concerns, the firm’s chief security officer said. The persistent scaremongering campaign by the US targeting the Chinese company, which is one of the pioneers in 5G technology development, appears to…

3 hr 50 min ago’When you play the Game of Thrones, you either lose or you bribe’From CNN’s Helen ReganThe main opposition Congress Party is using HBO’s hit TV series “Game of Thrones” to throw some shade at rival Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Using the hashtag #BJPGameOfThieves, Congress posted “Spoiler…

12 hr 44 min agoParis police: Fire is now under controlFrom CNN’s Saskya VandoorneFirefighters are seen dousing the facade of the cathedral in the early hours of Tuesday. A spokesman for Paris police tells CNN the Notre Dame fire is now under control. The fire burned for several hours Monday, causing the collapse of the cathedral’s…

Firemen inspect the damage at Notre Dame cathedral after the fire in Paris, France, on Tuesday, April 16.Christophe Ena/APUpdated 8:52 AM ET, Tue April 16, 2019Firemen inspect the damage at Notre Dame cathedral after the fire in Paris, France, on Tuesday, April 16.Christophe Ena/APA catastrophic fire engulfed the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on…

Written by Oscar Holland, CNNAs the ashes settle at Notre Dame, the laborious restoration process can begin. Rebuilding the cathedral will take years. Yet, for a structure that took decades to construct, and then stood for centuries more, this may simply mark the latest evolution of a building that has been reshaped many times during…

How did the blaze unfold?At 6:20 p.m on Monday, the first call to emergency services came in, but no fire was visible at that time, Paris prosecutor Rémy Heitz said. The first call mentioned a fire in the attic, according to the fire brigade.20 minutes later, a second alert was called in, and the fire…

One of the structures in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has caught fire on Monday night at the same time a massive blaze was ravaging Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral. The fire was put out quickly with no injuries reported. “The fire broke out in the guard’s room outside the roof of the Marwani Prayer Room,”…

Alex Ovechkin has knocked out a rising NHL star Andrei Svechnikov with just a few powerful punches as things got heated between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes during the latest Stanley Cup playoff round. The first period of Game 3 of the first round playoff series saw some serious action between the two…

The UN vaccination campaign in India has been met with fierce resistance as parents and even some schools opposed the idea of vaccinating children. The health officials believe rumors circulating on social media are to blame. Thousands of children in India have missed out on the necessary immunization, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) complained.…

The first images from inside the devastated Notre Dame Cathedral show the inferno has ravaged 850 years of French cultural heritage, even though firefighters managed to save the Paris landmark from total collapse. “The fire is completely under control,” Lieutenant-Colonel Gabriel Plus, a spokesman for the Paris Fire Department, told reporters some eight hours after…

An Israeli intelligence firm says it has evidence a recent airstrike in Syria destroyed an Iranian missile site – but isn’t quite sure if it really was a missile site, or whether it was actually operated by Iran. Israeli intelligence contractor ImageSat International (ISI) posted a series of tweets on Sunday about the strike in…

US prosecutors have unsealed an affidavit against Julian Assange that outlines their case against the WikiLeaks co-founder on a single count of “conspiracy to commit computer intrusion” that may or may not have succeeded. As FBI special agent Megan Brown admits in the affidavit, “it remains unknown whether Manning and Assange were successful in cracking…

less than 1 min agoSee the interior of Notre Dame before the fireThe interior of Notre Dame, seen from the cathedral’s pulpit.CNN shot inside the famous Paris cathedral in VR back in 2015 — click or tap here to view Notre Dame’s awe-inspiring interior. 24 min agoOpinion: Watching Notre Dame burn, the entire world was…

Paris (CNN)Parisians raised their voices in song Monday night outside Notre Dame Cathedral as a massive blaze engulfed one of the city’s most revered historic sites.The fire burned for several hours Monday, causing the collapse of the cathedral’s iconic spire and the destruction of its roof structure, which dated back to the 13th century.Consumed by…

(CNN)Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have pleaded not guilty to two conspiracy charges in the college admissions scandal, according to federal court filings entered Monday.They also waived their right to appear in court for an arraignment on a money laundering charge, according to the signed documents.Loughlin’s not guilty plea to charges of…

(CNN)In the aftermath of the Christchurch attacks, the kind of racist comments usually found in the darkest corners of far-right chat sites were suddenly, stunningly, coming from the keyboard of an Australian senator.Within hours of 50 Muslim worshipers being killed at two mosques, Australian far-right politician Fraser Anning had released a statement on what he…

(CNN)The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is home to various artifacts, artwork and relics collected over the centuries, each with its own story. As a devastating fire tore through the revered Gothic cathedral on Monday, toppling its spire, many feared the items might be lost. A “forest” of wooden latticework fueled the fire, bringing…

Environmental protesters have mobilized to take over five of London’s most iconic locations, bringing streets to a standstill, with the aim of forcing the UK government to take serious action on the “global climate emergency.” Extinction Rebellion (XR), an environmentalist group responsible for causing scenes in the House of Commons earlier this month when semi-naked…

Amid the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX scandal, the company’s share price has plummeted and international fleets of the problematic plane are grounded, but one unlikely source has offered some advice: Donald Trump. The US president tweeted his hot take on the embattled airliner’s issues in the early hours of Monday morning, suggesting a rebranding and…

3 hr agoTwo senior political leaders temporarily banned from campaigningFrom CNN’s Swati GuptaIndian Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, was barred from political campaigning for 72 hours. India’s Election Commission Monday banned two senior political leaders from campaigning in response to complaints registered against them.Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh…

(CNN)It was never meant to happen. And yet, it did. It was the major victory many had long since accepted would never happen again — 3,955 days after his last major triumph.Since Tiger Woods won the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines, 31 different players have claimed golf’s big four. And as he holed the…

London (CNN)Earlier this month a group of climate change activists stripped down to their underwear in British parliament and glued their hands to the glass of the House of Commons’ public gallery.Why? To get arrested. Extinction Rebellion, a grassroots environmental group based in the UK, is responsible for a series of stunts that deliberately break…

London (CNN Business)German prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn with fraud over diesel emissions.Prosecutors in Braunschweig announced Monday that Winterkorn was one of five people indicted in a case related to the automaker’s diesel emissions-cheating scandal. Winterkorn has been accused of a particularly serious fraud, according to a statement from prosecutors, who…

Hong Kong (CNN Business)One of China’s richest men has been criticized for endorsing the controversial culture of 12-hour workdays in the country’s red-hot tech industry, saying employees who worked longer hours will get the “rewards of hard work.” Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA), has spoken out on social media in recent days…

(CNN) — What’s stopping you buying one of those homes that Italy keeps selling for less than the price of an espresso?Maybe it’s the fear of buying something sight-unseen, or perhaps it’s the anxiety over bureaucratic red tape and labyrinthine regulations?Well, you might just have run out of excuses. Two Italian destinations, hoping to revive…

South Bend, Indiana (CNN)South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially launched his presidential campaign on Sunday, formally vaulting the Midwestern Democrat who was largely unknown over a month ago into the large — and growing — field of Democrats vying to take on President Donald Trump in 2020.Buttigieg cast his candidacy as a direct rebuttal to…

(CNN)One month after Cyclone Idai ripped through Mozambique and killed at least 750 people, children there are showing signs of severe psychological stress, the charity Save the Children has warned.After speaking with families at a center for internally displaced people in the port city of Beira, the charity said it was concerned that the “urgent…

(CNN)Australian rugby star Israel Folau has said he stands by homophobic posts he made on social media, speaking after a church service in Sydney on Sunday to reiterate his position. Last week, the Wallabies fullback, who also plays for the New South Wales Waratahs, posted an image on Instagram listing “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators,…

(CNN)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she talked with the House Sergeant-at-Arms, the House official in charge of security, about the safety of Rep. Ilhan Omar and said she wanted to make sure a security assessment was being conducted.She said she wanted “to ensure that Capitol Police are conducting a security assessment to safeguard Congresswoman Omar,…

The center-left Finnish Social Democratic Party (SPD) has declared victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, with preliminary results show them clinching 40 seats (17.7 percent) in the 200-member legislature after 99 percent of the ballots have been counted. The nationalist Finns Party is in close pursuit with 17.5 percent, which makes them the second biggest…

A hawkish US think tank has hosted a secretive meeting on Venezuela, bringing together American and South American officials to discuss the “use of military force” in the country, investigative journalist Max Blumenthal told RT. The exclusive piece shedding some light on the secretive gathering was published by the Grayzone portal on Saturday. Blumenthal has…

Tehran will not wait forever for the European nations to launch the promised payments mechanism aimed at avoiding the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif has warned. Ever since Washington unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, the European parties to the agreement – the UK, France, and…

(CNN)Storms that killed at least two people in Texas and one in Louisiana crossed the Mississippi/Alabama state line early Sunday, moving the risk of life-threatening winds, strong tornadoes and large hail to a large section of the United States. The severe weather threat Saturday and Sunday placed nearly 100 million Americans at risk of dangerous…

(CNN)Julian Assange’s father has urged the Australian government to help his son, calling on them to bring the WikiLeaks founder home, in an interview with an Australian newspaper.Speaking for the first time since his son’s arrest in London earlier this week, John Shipton told New Corp’s Herald Sun of his “shock” at seeing his son…

(CNN)Lewis Hamilton ensured the 1,000th race in Formula One history offered up a familiar recent tale as the Mercedes driver outpaced teammate Valtteri Bottas to claim victory at the China GP.Hamilton passed Bottas, who began the race on pole, at the first corner and held on to the lead until the very end.The victory at…

London (CNN)Salisbury, where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok, has been named the best place to live in the United Kingdom. A year after the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, The Sunday Times has given Salisbury the top spot in its annual list, saying…

The UK’s inability to leave the EU on time is already impacting British and European politics.On the same day that Brexit didn’t happen (for the second time), Nigel Farage, the former leader of the anti-EU UKIP, launched his new political movement, the Brexit Party. Farage, a Member of the European Parliament since 1999, says his…

At least three people have been killed and four others injured at the Tenzing–Hillary Airport in Nepal after a small plane crashed into a helicopter during a botched take-off. The incident happened on Sunday morning at the airfield, which serves as a major gateway to Mount Everest, the local media reported. A small plane operated…

(CNN)If Saturday at the Masters was electric, Sunday could be supercharged. The threat of severe thunderstorms has forced Augusta National officials to instigate a two-tee start in groups of three, with the leading trio of Francesco Molinari, Tiger Woods and Tony Finau off at 09:20 a.m. ET instead of in pairs mid afternoon. The hope…