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Month: December 2023

French police arrest yoga guru in connection with alleged rape, human trafficking and kidnapping scheme

By Maya Szaniecki and Sophie Tanno, CNN Paris (CNN) — French police this week arrested yoga guru Gregorian Bivolaru and 41 others on accusations of kidnap, rape and human trafficking. Alleged victims were drawn in with promises of a spiritual awakening, only to be indoctrinated and mentally manipulated into sexual relations with 71-year-old Bivolaru, a

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At UN climate talks, fossil fuel interests have hundreds of employees on hand

By MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year’s United Nations climate talks in Dubai, more than three times the number found in an Associated Press analysis of last year’s talks, as new rules took effect requiring attendees to disclose

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Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and rapper and actor Queen Latifah, were feted at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment. Opera singer Renée Fleming, music star Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick were also honored

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India’s ruling BJP wins 3 of 4 states in elections that pitted Modi’s party against Congress

NEW DELHI (AP) — Results show India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won in three of four state elections in a crucial vote that pitted the main opposition party against that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi before national polls next year. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party wrested control of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan states from Indian National Congress

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Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swatch of neighboring Guyana

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana, the country’s electoral authority announced. Few voters could be seen at voting centers throughout the voting

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CNN took an 11-day cruise through some of the most-contested waters on Earth. Here’s what we learned

By Brad Lendon, CNN Aboard HMCS Ottawa (CNN) — A nighttime transit through the Taiwan Strait is a test of nerves, seamanship and political awareness in an environment where a slight miscalculation could potentially lead to an international conflict. It’s the first night in November. It’s dark – ink black before the moonrise – and

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