A 32-year-old Libyan militia leader, sitting since July on billions of dollars of oil in the eastern part of the country, was defiant in an exclusive interview Tuesday with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “This government has allowed Libya to become one of the most corrupted five states in the world,” Ibrahim Jadran said. “The government is not able to defend itself.” Perhaps no single person better illustrates the post-war woes of […]

Shepherds have a special place in Romania’s history and in its culture, and their lifestyle has not changed much in centuries – until now. Social media has turned at least one of them into a celebrity, writes Caroline Juler. On a dank Monday evening some weeks ago, a Romanian shepherd called Ghita left home with his sheep. He wasn’t in a lorry but on foot, accompanied by several angajati, or […]

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The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has called on the international community to lift its sanctions against Iran. ”Iran is our neighbour and we don’t want any problem,” said Sheikh Mohammed, who rarely gives interviews. But with the United Arab Emirates hosting Expo 2020, and signs that it is rebounding from the world financial crisis, he has been speaking exclusively to the BBC’s Jon Sopel in […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Princess Cristina, King Juan Carlos’ youngest daughter, won’t appeal preliminary charges She’ll be first direct royal family member to testify in court amid preliminary charges for a crime Husband, Inaki Urdangarin, also faces preliminary charges in the case; both deny wrongdoing Judge is investigating whether funds from Urdangarin’s nonprofit went for private use The youngest daughter of Spain’s King Juan Carlos won’t appeal preliminary charges against her for […]

As hundreds of thousands of people in West Virginia enter a third full day without clean tap water following a chemical spill, frustrations are beginning to mount.  Most visitors have cleared out of Charleston while locals are either staying home or driving out of the area to find somewhere they can get a hot meal or a shower. Meanwhile, business owners with empty dining rooms and quiet aisles of merchandise […]

  Israelis are filing past the body of ex-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who has died aged 85 of heart failure after eight years in a coma. Draped in the national flag, the body is lying in state at the parliament building in Jerusalem. A private burial will take place on Monday. Israeli and world figures have paid tribute to a man who fought in four major wars before taking up […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Black rhino hunting permit sold for $350,000, hunting club says “This is the best way to support the population of black rhinos,” club says Critics call the idea “perverse” and a “sad joke” Dallas Safari Club has received a string of death threats over the auction The Dallas Safari Club auctioned off a black rhino hunting permit in Namibia for $350,000, according to the club’s public relations […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS CNN Travel staff picks its 2014 wish list Trips range from heli-boarding in Europe to eating breakfast with giraffes in Africa Lake Clark might be the most beautiful place you’ve never heard of Giraffe Manor (Kenya) Having a giraffe — unscientifically the most beautiful creature on earth — poke its head through a window to steal your breakfast is a breach of privacy you have to get used […]

There was a collective gasp of awe and astonishment from everyone on deck as the humpback whale breached about 200 yards away. It was August in Alaska, and we were aboard the 88-passenger SS Legacy, a revamped replica coastal steamer with Victorian overtones and lashings of individual style. While most of the state is infiltrated with cruise ships in the summer, the large vessels clogging up the handful of viable […]