'Be water, my friend': China's first UFC champion channels her inner Bruce Lee
A decade ago, Zhang Weili was handing out flyers to rushing commuters in front of her local subway station. Now she's considered one of the best women's mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighters in history.
2023-10-05 10:23
A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home
Climate researcher Dr. Gianluca Grimalda says that he risks losing his post at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany for refusing to use a plane as a means of transport back from Papua New Guinea.
2023-10-05 00:27
Five dead, 23 troops missing after flash floods hit northeast India
Five people have died and 23 Indian Army personnel are missing in India's northeastern state of Sikkim after a cloudburst led to flash floods.
2023-10-04 18:50
Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging
The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.
2023-10-04 18:16
Capvision says it has addressed China's concerns about national security
Capvision, an international advisory firm whose offices in China were raided by officials, says it has successfully completed a national security inspection overseen by the Chinese government.
2023-10-04 17:46
Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns
Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine, NATO and British officials warned Tuesday, as they urged the bloc's nations to ramp up production to "keep Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders."
2023-10-04 14:50
Pakistan announces mass deportation of 'illegal immigrants' including Afghans
Pakistan is launching a mass deportation, with "all illegal immigrants" required to leave the country by the end of October, authorities announced Tuesday.
2023-10-04 13:26
China's next moon mission aims to do what no country has ever done. Its space ambitions don't end there
China's lunar mission to bring back the first samples ever collected from the moon's far side is on schedule for next year, officials say, as Beijing ramps up its ambitious plan to send astronauts to the moon this decade and build an international lunar research station.
2023-10-04 13:17
In the country of 'machismo,' a woman will be the next president
The governing party called it a ceremonial passing of the baton. But the opposition lambasted it as a "passing of the scepter."
2023-10-04 12:27
Philippines says three fishermen killed after boat struck by 'foreign' vessel in South China Sea
Three Filipino fishermen have died after an "unidentified commercial vessel" allegedly rammed their fishing boat near Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said Wednesday, compounding tensions in a region of the disputed South China Sea that is already a flashpoint.
2023-10-04 11:53
Indian police raid news site critical of Modi's government, fueling fears for press freedom
Police in New Delhi have raided the homes of prominent journalists linked to a left-leaning news organization known for its scrutiny of the Indian government, in a move media groups characterized as the latest attack on press freedom.
2023-10-04 11:51
Bus crash near Venice kills 21 people
At least 21 people were killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus fell from a bridge in Mestre, Italy, near Venice, CNN's affiliate SkyTG24 reported citing local authorities.
2023-10-04 04:17