Curfew declared in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown amid violent anti-government protests

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone on Wednesday, protesting inflation and the rising cost of living in the West African country, according to people that CNN spoke to.


Nickelodeon star reveals childhood abuse in new memoir

Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy opened up about her childhood abuse in an exclusive interview with ABC's "Good Morning America." The "iCarly" co-star released a new memoir titled, "I'm Glad My Mom Died."


Price hikes took a breather in July, fueling hopes that inflation has peaked

Runaway inflation took a breather in July, with consumer prices increasing by 8.5% year over year, a slower pace than the 9.1% increase in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.


6,000 people evacuated overnight as new wildfire rages in France

Thousands of hectares have been destroyed as a new fire rages in the Gironde area of southwestern France, barely two weeks after two major blazes destroyed more than 20,000 hectares of forests in the same region, according to official data.


Trump's shadow looms over Iran nuclear deal

After yet another round of talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal last week, the country's negotiators are now consulting with the leadership in Tehran on how to proceed. European Union officials say they have presented a "final," take-it-or-leave it text for the US and Iran to consider.


Domino's tried to sell pizza to Italians. It failed

Domino's' Italian job was harder than it looked.


More than a dozen companies developing single standard to detect cyberattacks faster

More than a dozen companies in the cybersecurity space are developing a single, open standard for sharing data about hacking threats, a project the companies say could help organizations detect cyberattacks more quickly.


Russians have begun training on Iranian drones, US believes

The US believes Russian officials have begun training on drones in Iran over the last several weeks, the latest sign that Russia intends to purchase the systems as the war in Ukraine continues.


A former Twitter manager accused of spying for Saudi Arabia was convicted on Tuesday on six criminal counts, including acting as an agent for the country and trying to disguise a payment from an official tied to Saudi's royal family.


Cuba's worst ever fire brought under control after burning for 5 days at oil depot, officials say

Firefighters on Tuesday finally overcame what officials described as the worst fire in Cuba's history that over five days destroyed 40% of the Caribbean island's main fuel storage facility and caused massive blackouts.