Six students vanish in China

  An activist group linked to the six missing students announced their disappearance in a statement released Tuesday. CNN tried to reach out to the students but found their phones were switched off. Since August 2018, left-wing students, including those from Beijing’s prestigious Peking University, […]

Rep. Ilhan Omar Condemns US Sanctions Against Venezuela

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar spoke with Democracy Now host Amy Goodman and condemned U.S. actions in Venezuela. The coup attempt has sparked international attention after Juan Guaido attempted to seize power from President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido received the backing of many countries around the world […]

China sentences second Canadian to death

  The verdict marks the second time a Canadian citizen has been sentenced to death on drug charges in China this year, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over the arrest of a Huawei executive. According to a statement issued Tuesday by the Jiangmen […]

The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt

  Arica, Chile (CNN) — The first humans known to have mummified their dead did so in a rather improbable spot: the driest place on Earth. The Chinchorro people settled in coastal bays of the Atacama Desert, in what is present-day Chile, around 7,000 BC […]