Elon Musk doubles down on Covid-19 skepticism and says he won't take future vaccine

Elon Musk is once again publicly downplaying the risks of Covid-19.


US presidential debate raises concerns among democratic allies

The chaotic first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden has raised concerns among international allies. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.


In Trump-Biden debate chaos, China and other opponents of democracy are the big winners


Indian woman from Dalit community dies after alleged gang-rape

A 19-year-old woman from the Dalit community in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh died Tuesday, two weeks after she was allegedly gang-raped and strangled by upper caste men, local authorities said.


Brazil revokes mangrove protections, weakening another ecosystem key to curbing climate change

Brazil has revoked key regulations protecting its tropical mangroves, a move fiercely criticized by environmental and climate groups.


Togo names first female Prime Minister

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has appointed the country's first female prime minister.


How a startup became one of India's biggest health platforms

Cure.fit has transformed itself from an exercise startup to an all-encompassing health platform.


Kindergarten teacher sentenced to death for poisoning 25 students


Romanian village re-elects dead mayor, saying he deserved to win

Romanian villagers have re-elected their mayor by a landslide even though he died two weeks ago from Covid-19 complications, saying he had done a good job and deserved his posthumous victory.


Analysis: Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are clashing over a disputed region

The dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh has run hot and cold since the 1994 ceasefire -- one of several "frozen conflicts" that blight the post-Soviet world. Yet this weekend's clashes mark a new height in rhetoric and signs of intent.