On Wednesday, the Senate ended President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with a result that was momentous, if not surprising: with their vote not to convict him and remove him from office, he became the...
2020: Year in Forgotten Stories
Before COVID-19, another story was expected to dominate the headlines throughout 2020: the impeachment of President Trump. But only a few weeks after his February acquittal, most of us quickly forgot as a mighty pandemic advanced across the globe. While America mostly looked inward, authoritarians around the world used coronavirus crackdowns as cover for power grabs. Here we recount just some of the forgotten stories of 2020, including movements for freedom and justice that were largely ignored.
Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong is running out of opposition. Three high-profile democracy activists were jailed Wednesday, others have already fled the city, while still more face prosecution. Their cases...
Azerbaijan’s dictator, Ilham Aliyev, is a wily survivor. He woos European democracies with gas exports, hosts the Eurovision song contest and wins $100 million offers of military aid from the United States....
By BASSEM MROUE, SARAH EL DEEB and ZEINA KARAM August 23, 2020 GMT BEIRUT (AP) — The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before 6 p.m. — a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut — could not know...
New York (CNN) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday in a New York courtroom to 23 years in prison, the culmination of a case that fueled the global #MeToo movement and encouraged women to speak against...
In the early 1990s, the Nigerian government set up the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The squad was tasked with cracking down on violent crime. …
Record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought have fuelled a series of massive bushfires across Australia. Although recent cooler conditions and rain have brought some respite, more than 50...
The U.S. killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in January "was unlawful and arbitrary under international law," a U.N. human rights investigator says, calling the drone strike in Baghdad a violation...
It's been a hectic year in news, with the coronavirus pandemic and the US presidential election dominating the headlines. Brexit deadlines have come and gone, but now it's fair to say crunch time is fast...
LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are breaking free of the royal family starting March 31, the couple’s office said Wednesday. The announcement comes as Buckingham Palace reviewed Duke...