Category Archives: World News

In recession-hit Brazil, the 2016 Olympic Games have become an economic lifeline for Rio. CNN’s Shasta Darlington reports.

Authorities say video captured the moment a Palestinian woman attempted to stab a security guard at a West Bank checkpoint. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports.

Middle East Director of Ashmore Group, John Sfakianakis, discusses the oil slump in Saudi Arabia with Richard Quest

Foreign tourists are flocking to South Korea to learn the latest K-POP dance moves. CNN’s Kathy Novak reports.

Investigators now say the Russian passenger jet that crash in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday came apart in mid-air. CNN’s Ian Lee reports.

The Russian Embassy says that all 224 passengers on board a Russian jet that crashed in Egypt were killed.

The U.S. will send special operations forces to Syria to advise and assist rebels in the fight against ISIS, according to multiple U.S. officials. CNN’s Barbara Starr reports.

As CNN’s David McKenzie reports, just because Chinese families will soon be able to have more than one child doesn’t necessarily mean they want to.

China will allow two children for every couple, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported, a move that would effectively dismantle the remnants of the country’s one-child policy.