The Dakar rally this year features an all-female team for the first time in the history of the off-road endurance race. The race is happening in Saudi Arabia – and given the kingdom's record on women's rights – it is drawing the attention of international human rights advocates.
Kazakhstan has been put under a state of emergency after massive protests broke out in the streets of the country's biggest city, Almaty, following rising government price controls on liquefied petroleum gas. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
A German man has come up with a unique idea for a campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19, Reuters reports.
Muhammad Malik, a 29-year-old bachelor from London has been using billboards as well as a dedicated website to find a wife. His creative campaign has CNN's Bianca Nobilo feeling inspired.
China's 14th Five-Year Plan will enable Hong Kong to strengthen and consolidate its position as a major international hub connecting the East and the West, said Carrie Lam, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday.
In Kazakhstan, locals took to the streets to express their anger with a sharp rise in fuel prices. In response, the country's government has resigned, and a state of emergency has been declared. Anna Rice has the story.
Residents in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an, which has seen the largest community outbreak of Covid-19 since Wuhan, say they're struggling to get basic supplies, food and even medical care. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports on the desperation from the city where 13 million residents are under one of the world's strictest lockdowns.
Researchers in Hungary studied dogs' ability to distinguish between different human languages.
The new US Capitol police chief says improvements have been made, and he'll hire 230 new officers per year. But a watchdog says there is more to be done.
CNN's Alex Marquardt describes the moment when rioters confronted him during his reporting on the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
Farmers in Lebanon are among the hardest hit in the country's continuing economic crisis, and their situation worsened after Saudi Arabia banned agricultural imports from Lebanese producers. The Saudi ban targets drug trafficking, specifically of the amphetamine known as Captagon, produced in parts of Lebanon controlled by Hezbollah and often smuggled in farm exports.
As cases of gender-based violence have increased in Tanzania during the pandemic, some women are learning ways to fight back – including using their fists. Charles Kombe in Dar es Salaam explains. Camera: Rajabu Hassan Produced by: Rob Raffaele
