US and Moroccan Navy rescue 103 migrants off African coast

The US and Moroccan navies rescued 103 migrants from two rafts taking on water some 40 miles west of the Moroccan coast late Tuesday night, the US Navy said Friday.


Papa Johns plans to open over 1,350 stores in China

Papa Johns is making a big bet on China.


Indian police hunt Covid-positive air passengers

At least 10 passengers have escaped from an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after testing positive for Covid-19, according to Ruhee Dugg, a senior district official.


What it's like on the world's shortest flight

The pilot, who is just inches away from his passengers, reaches up and flicks the metallic toggle switches that fire up his engines. Two propellers, visible through the windows on either side, spin noisily into life.


Kazakhstan is huge for crypto mining. Political upheaval could change that

Political turmoil in Kazakhstan is hitting the country's vast bitcoin mining industry.


What Xi'an's chaotic lockdown reveals about China's uncompromising top-down bureaucracy

As harrowing stories continue to emerge from within the locked-down city of Xi'an, a wave of disbelief has washed over the Chinese public: why are such tragedies still unfolding two years into the pandemic, in a major metropolis of 13 million people?


Analysis: The 'anti-woke' crusade has come to Europe. Its effects could be chilling

If 2020 renewed calls for racial equality as Black Lives Matter protests exploded throughout Europe, 2021 brought in the backlash as parts of the political establishment waged a so-called "war against woke."


India toxic gas leak kills 6 after illegal chemical dump

Six workers at a dyeing and printing mill in India were killed and more than 20 were taken to hospital on Thursday after inhaling toxic gas caused by an illegal dump of waste chemicals, officials said.


Two journalists burned alive by gang in Haiti

Two Haitian journalists were burned alive by a gang in the country's capital on Thursday, a source with the Haitian Security Forces told CNN.


6,000 miles through 7 countries. Why companies are turning to long-haul trains

When the freight train pulled into view, it looked like many others at this rail hub in suburban Paris. But one thing made the train unusual: its journey started more than 6,000 miles away, in western China.