More than 8,000 firefighters battled three large wildfires burning across nearly 400 square miles (1,040 square kilometers) in Northern and Southern California, with out-of-state crews continuing to arrive and gusty, blowtorch winds making their return.
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Sao Paulo suffers from vast economic inequality, which drives poor families to occupy and squat in empty abandoned buildings throughout the Brazilian municipality. Maria Valls reports on why the city is not able to keep up with housing needs.
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During the 20th century, Ecuador and Peru fought over territory in the Amazon Rainforest three different times. In 1998 Ecuador´s President Jamil Mahuad and his Peruvian colleague Alberto Fujimori decided to change their history of dispute.
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A social leader in one of Colombia’s national parks is using ecotourism to benefit her community. Meet our Game Changer… Josefina Klinger.
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The month of November marks the time of year when Mexicans honor their loved ones who have died. One of the celebrations is the Catrina Parade.
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Ancient mansions and public squares, cobblestone streets and the famous esplanade – the Malecon – all make Havana an enchanting destination.
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Traveling from across the world to monuments honoring soldiers who fell 100 years ago, victors and vanquished alike marked those sacrifices Saturday ahead of Armistice Day and assessed alliances that have been redrawn dramatically since the dark days of World War I.
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A baseball game in Venezuela was one of the few places where political differences are forgotten, while the teams slug it out.
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More than a hundred kilometers of highway is closed for cyclists in Bogota every Sunday since 1974 and that trend has now been replicated in other cities as well.
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Firefighters are attempting to rein in the powerful blaze and to try to get a grasp of how much damage it did in its first two days.
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Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain have listened to audio recordings related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey’s president said Saturday, in the first public acknowledgement of the existence of tapes of the slaying.
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Latin American countries attending the China International Import Expo hope to grow their business in China are attending the event with enthusiasm.
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In Brazil a controversial proposal to end street crime. President-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s has proposed giving police more autonomy to open fire on suspected criminals and to end most restrictions on gun ownership.
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In September, Facebook experienced the largest breach in its company history, with the personal information of nearly 50 million users hacked.
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They’re locked in a damaging trade war, so diplomacy and military cooperation seem a better bet for China and the US right now.
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The fight for Singles’s Day shoppers is on as Chinese e-commerce companies try to rake it in on Double 11.
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The wildfires throughout California are forcing massive evacuations in the state. CGTN’s May Lee reported live in West Hills, CA.
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China is open for business. At the first China International Import Expo, China shows that it’s no longer just the world’s export engine.
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The Central American migrant caravan is moving on after a few days’ rest in Mexico City. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports from alongside them as they head north towards the U.S. Border.
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Some say it’s a perfect combination of fitness – and protecting the planet. It’s called “plogging.” The trend first started in Europe and has now spread worldwide.
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Trump is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court. The proclamation puts into place regulations adopted Thursday that circumvent laws stating that anyone is eligible for asylum no matter how he or she enters the country.
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Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures.
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Business owners from Venezuela are among the thousands who are looking for customers at the China International Import Expo, in the hope that Chinese sales can help their troubled economy.
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President Donald Trump’s threat to repeal the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is being met with great skepticism. CGTN’s Nathan King looks at the Supreme Court decision that has stood for 120 years.
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The White House is preparing to end asylum access for anyone who crosses its borders illegally. The executive order will limit entry to official US Ports of Entry, the same principle used in the Trump administration’s travel ban.
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President Trump’s acting U.S. attorney general Matthew Whitaker faced a first tough day on the job. He’s gotten push-back about whether he should recuse himself from the Russia investigation. Whitaker had publicly railed against it.
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From politicians to senior journalists and Bollywood’s elite, some of India’s most powerful men have resigned after accusations of sexual harassment.
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“The Fall” is about the fight of South Africans for a more equal society. It’s a story of struggle that resonates deeply with the state of American politics and race relations today. Here’s the Culture Curmudgeon’s review.
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“But what I’m proud of is not a title or a job. What I’m proud of is this Department—the 115,000 people who work together to pursue our goals. ”
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Eighty-five-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the court and is in the hospital, the court said Thursday.
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A Marine combat veteran killed 12 people at a country music bar in an attack that added Thousand Oaks to the tragic roster of American cities traumatized by mass shootings.
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A divided country. A divided government. What to make of the U.S. midterm elections?
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The U.S. midterm elections were historic in breaking race and gender barriers. More women than ever ran for office and won.
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In a hotly contested campaign in the Midwest, Democrats won three of four congressional seats in the state of Iowa. But Republicans also had a reason to celebrate.
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Results from the 2018 midterm elections could mean 620,000 poorest Americans could receive health care under expanded Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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Matthew Whitaker, the former Chief of Staff to the Attorney General of the United States has now become the acting Attorney General after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced out of office.
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The U.S. and Cuba are teaming up for their first joint, biotech venture. The goal is to bring new cancer treatments to America. This comes despite tense diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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Despite the U.S.-China trade dispute, nearly 200 American firms are participating in the International Import Expo in Shanghai. Many have been impacted by the Trump administration’s trade policies and tariffs, but still remain optimistic.
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Following over a year of public insults from President Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his resignation Wednesday afternoon. Sessions’ chief of staff Matt Whitaker will become acting attorney general until the Senate confirms a new nominee.
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View and search the winning women in the 2018 midterm elections and those seats with women candidates that are too close to call.
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In the 2018 midterms, voters decided hundreds of ballot initiatives involving civil rights, church and state, federal funding, and even transforming the constitution of their states. Here are seven that may have significant weight down the road.
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Here is an interactive timeline of people in the Trump administration who have departed, how long they served, and why they left.
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Democrats seized the House majority from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party on Tuesday in a suburban revolt that threatened what’s left of the president’s governing agenda.
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View the current makeup of the U.S. Senate and state governors. Check back for updates as election results come in.
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President Donald Trump has deployed 1,100 troops to Arizona for Operation Faithful Patriot. He calls undocumented immigrants a threat to the United States. Thousands of other troops were sent to the borders along California and Texas.
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YouTube has created a lot of stars. But some are now feeling burned out.
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It’s Election Day in the United States. What will Americans decide about the political direction of their country?
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CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock filed this report on the reception of migrants in Mexico City, the uncertain journey that remains ahead.
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In California, voters are expected to turn out in big numbers. There have been a record number of registered voters for this election in California, and they say they’re making their vote count.
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The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2016, hundreds of thousands of American women protested in the nation’s capital. A year -and-a-half later, a record number of American women are running for seats in the U.S. Congress or for governor.
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