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By Oren Liebermann, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — For the past week, Israel has unleashed a furious assault across Lebanon, targeting the militant group Hezbollah from Tripoli in the far north to the villages along the country’s southern border. The Israeli military says it has targeted Hezbollah sites with hundreds of strikes. The attacks have

By Kara Fox, Leila Gharagozlou, Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — The streets of Tehran are eerily quiet – until the bombs come. “It feels like a ghost town. No one is coming and going. It feels like a soulless city, zombies – like the walking dead – if you see anyone in the streets,” one

Story by Reuters Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah’s party gained leads in early counting in Nepal’s general election, far outpacing his other rivals, including the country’s former ​prime minister who was forced to resign after a historic ‌youth-led uprising last year. Shah, 35, former mayor of the capital city of Kathmandu, has dominated the race to become

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A week into the latest Middle East conflict, US attacks on Iran continue ramping up and Israeli strikes in Lebanon are spurring panic. The war has killed more than 1,320 people, according to Lebanese and Iranian state media, and the Trump administration warns it will

By Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — New satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran is seeking to degrade air defenses by destroying US-made radars that detect incoming missiles and drones. The radar system for an American THAAD missile battery in Jordan was struck and apparently destroyed

CNN By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdish people are an ethnic minority group in the Middle East without an independent state. Estimates of the population range between 25 million and 45 million worldwide, with most living in the mountainous region that stretches across parts of western Iran, eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria,

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Kurdish people are an ethnic minority group in the Middle East without an independent state. Estimates of the population range between 25 million and 45 million worldwide, with most living in the mountainous region that stretches across parts of western Iran, eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria, and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Personal Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy Marriage: Elsa Monti Children: Giovanni and Federica Education: Bocconi University, Milan, degree in economics, 1965; Post graduate studies at Yale University Religion: Catholic Other

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Facts Haditha is a city on the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted of a crime, that of negligent dereliction of duty. Timeline

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Facts Hussein was charged with premeditated murder, imprisonment and the deprivation of physical movement, forced deportation and torture. Seven other defendants stood trial with Hussein: Barzan Hassan, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Awad al-Bandar, Abdullah Ruwaid,

CNN By Jessie Yeung, Billy Stockwell, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Now in its sixth day, the latest Middle East conflict continues to widen – with a “hybrid attack” on Israel from Iran, Israel ordering massive evacuations in Lebanon, and NATO countries increasing their missile defenses. Here’s what to know. What are the main headlines?