UN slams atrocities carried out in Tigray conflict, as Ethiopia announces state of emergency

The United Nations has condemned atrocities uncovered in a joint investigation into the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Wednesday, a day after the country's government announced a nationwide state of emergency and called on citizens to take up arms against the advance of Tigrayan forces toward its capital.


Nigeria is oil rich and energy poor. It can't wait around for cheaper batteries

Should Nigeria's natural riches remain in the ground?


Bangkok police arrest CEO of Thai medical glove company following CNN investigation

The CEO of a Thai company at the heart of a CNN investigation into fake and used medical gloves has been arrested in Bangkok.


Analysis: China's 'unprecedented' crackdown stunned private enterprise

On November 2, 2020, Jack Ma's Ant Group was gearing up for the biggest initial public offering in history.


More than 1 million people apply to enter Beijing's Covid-free Olympic bubble

Enthusiasm for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is building in China, with people clamoring for spots as volunteer workers -- even as restrictions tighten amid an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.


Philippines rights body's drug war probe bolsters police abuse allegations

An investigation by the Philippines' rights commission into the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs has found that dozens of people were shot in the head, chest and abdomen, suggesting an intent to kill, it said on Tuesday.


India's billionaire vaccine prince held the key to ending the pandemic. His plans went awry

As Covid-19 wreaked havoc around the world last year, the 39-year-old son of an Indian billionaire was laying the groundwork for a plan he hoped would eventually end the pandemic.


Timeline: China's crackdown on private enterprise

China's crackdown on private enterprise kicked off with the scrapped IPO of Alibaba's Ant Group on November 3, 2020. Since then, Beijing has tightened its grip on the activities of companies across an array of sectors. But will it wind down as China's economic growth slows? CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.


US billionaire: Communist China handles economic booms better than capitalist America

Billionaire investor Charlie Munger weighs in on Biden's economic plan and what he says communist China gets right.


Ethiopia on verge of losing access to lucrative US trade program over human rights violations

Ethiopia will lose access to a lucrative US trade program due to human rights violations unless it take significant steps toward ending the ongoing conflict and alleviating the humanitarian crisis by the start of 2022, senior administration officials said Tuesday.