China's leader Xi Jinping hit out at the United States with unusually direct comments as he called on the country's private companies to "fight" alongside the Communist Party at a time of mounting challenges at home and abroad.

Parts of Asia's largest cities could be under water by 2100 thanks to rising sea levels, according to a new study that combines both the impact of climate change with natural oceanic fluctuations.

New video purportedly shows a Russian soldier saying he is refusing to obey orders after his unit suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Ukraine.

The two Americans who authorities say were kidnapped in Mexico and found dead have been identified as Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown, a US official familiar with the ongoing investigation tells CNN. The two survivors have been identified as Latavia Washington McGee and Eric Williams, according to ...

CNN's Selina Wang discusses the restrictions that journalists face at China's annual parliamentary meeting.

Two of the four Americans who authorities say were kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, according to Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal Anaya. One of the two survivors has injuries, he said.

CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports on the standoff between Yevgeny Prigozhin of Wagner and the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Young Afghan women gathered outside Kabul University on Monday to protest the ruling Taliban's ban on female education as their male peers returned to school for a new academic year and the United Nations heard the restriction may amount to a crime against humanity.

Horrific video appears to show a Ukrainian soldier, allegedly a prisoner of war, executed seemingly by Russian soldiers after he says: "Glory to Ukraine." CNN's Erin Burnett reports.

• Video shows moment of kidnapping

The FBI is searching for a Florida woman who did not show up to court in Washington, DC, on Monday, when she was set to go to trial on federal charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot.

New video from the scene where four US citizens were kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico shows people being loaded into the back of a pickup truck. CNN's Kylie Atwood reports.