Category Archives: World News
Why is Australia killing 2 million cats?
In a bid to end the extinction crisis created by feral cats, Australia has announced plans to cull 2 million felines. Fred Pleitgen has more.
Oct 15, 2015
15 years after his rescue from inner tube, Elian Gonzalez still a hero in Cuba
By Patrick Oppmann CNN When little Elian Gonzalez returned to Cuba in 2000 following a poisonous custody battle and a federal raid on his Miami relatives’ home, it was to resume a life far from ...
Oct 14, 2015
Time-lapse shows reconstruction of MH17
Investigators looking into the cause of the crash of Malaysian Airline flight MH17 released footage showing how parts of the plane have been reconstructed.
Oct 14, 2015
Israeli police report new spate of attacks
Israeli police report there has been a stabbing near Tel Aviv. This comes on the heels of multiple stabbing incidents across Jerusalem on Monday. CNN’s Erin McLaughlin reports.
Oct 13, 2015
Scotland Yard removes 24-hour police at Ecuadorian Embassy
The Metropolitan Police announced they will strengthen their covert plan at the Ecuadorian embassy in London where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange resides.
Oct 13, 2015
Randy Quaid arrested at U.S. border
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, were arrested in Vermont after trying to cross border from Canada. Randy Quaid and his wife fled to Canada in 2010.
Oct 12, 2015
The world’s forgotten refugees
It was supposed to be a temporary solution for Somalis fleeing their country’s civil war, but 25 years later it has now become the biggest refugee camp in the world. CNN’s David Mckenzie r...
Oct 12, 2015
Central Asian jihadis: The untold story of Kunduz’s fall
Ahmed Rashid, who has written extensively about Afghanistan, says an influx of foreign jihadis has played a big role in the Afghan Taliban resurgence.
Oct 09, 2015
Waze user winds up in wrong neighborhood, gets killed
A woman in Brazil was shot and killed after following directions from the Waze app into a bad neighborhood.
Oct 08, 2015
Over 200 new species discovered in Himalayas
The World Wildlife Fund released a report highlighting stunning new plant and animal species discoveries in the eastern Himalayas.
Oct 08, 2015