Island nation racing to be the world's safest destination

Just over a year ago, the prospect of the Seychelles experiencing a dramatic drop in travelers seemed near inconceivable.


Analysis: Despite Brexit, Britons won't stop being European


Watch: CNN finds stranded Uyghur children in China

Amnesty International reports that China's policies towards ethnic Uyghur Muslims have split up thousands of families, as some children are prevented from leaving China's Xinjiang region to be with their parents living abroad. The US and other countries have labeled China's treatment of Uyghurs as genocide. Beijing strongly denies the accusations, insisting that its actions are justified to combat religious extremism and prevent terrorism. With permission from Uyghur parents desperate for answers, CNN's David Culver traveled to the heavily surveilled Xinjiang region in search of their


This new artificial heart responds to the patient

Heart disease is the world's biggest killer, and around one in five people in developed countries will suffer heart failure in their lifetime.


The Olympic flame starts its final leg to Tokyo. Some suggest this day should never have come


Why are more young people getting sick with Covid-19 in Brazil?

It took only 10 days from start to finish, from the time 28-year-old Graciane da Silva got sick to the time she died.


German Catholic clergy rebel on same-sex unions

German Catholic theologians and clergy have mobilized against a recent ruling from the Vatican that said the Catholic Church would not bless same-sex unions.


Myanmar protesters join 'silent strike' after soldiers kill 7-year-old girl in her father's arms

Myanmar's security forces shot dead a 7-year-old girl in the city of Mandalay on Tuesday, the youngest victim yet in the military's bloody crackdown on civilian opposition to the February 1 coup.


Israel election exit polls point to stalemate for Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked the voters of Israel for making his Likud the largest party after the country's fourth election in two years but exit poll projections by the three main Israeli TV networks all point increasingly towards a period of renewed political deadlock.


North Korea conducts first weapons test of Biden presidency

North Korea launched two projectiles during the first known weapons test of the Biden administration, according to three US officials. CNN's Oren Liebermann has more.