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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced plans to raise up to $13.4 billion by issuing shares in Hong Kong, a vote of confidence in the Asian financial hub that has been rocked by months of civil unrest.

Mars is set to launch a new line of vegan chocolate bars in the United Kingdom, becoming the first major confectionery company to offer a plant-based alternative to milk chocolate.

Talk of smuggling usually evokes images of drugs, guns and other contraband -- but it was a fat cat that saw one man punished by Russian airline Aeroflot.

It's a mystery that has baffled officials in India. What killed more than 2,000 birds near the country's largest inland lake?

Hong Kong was hit with another day of turmoil after a man was shot by a police officer and another set alight following a confrontation with protesters in one of the most dramatic days in over five months of protests. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports from the Chinese University of Hong Kong where protesters appear to be doubling down.

Two people in China are being treated for plague, authorities said Tuesday. It's the second time the disease, the same one that caused the Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, has been detected in the region -- in May, a Mongolian couple died from bubonic plague after eating the raw kidney of a marmot, a local folk health remedy.

A French photographer and former actress has accused Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski of violently raping her in the 1970s when she was 18.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has weighed in on a long-standing controversy by offering to help Greece retrieve the contested Parthenon Marbles from Britain.

Nissan stock sank Wednesday after it reported a 70% plunge in profit and lowered its forecasts for the year.

Bolivian senator Jeanine Áñez has declared herself acting president after former President Evo Morales fled to Mexico City. CNN en Español's Gustavo Valdés reports.

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Washington on Wednesday, he'll likely find the capital a pretty hostile place

It seemed like a deal too good to be true. A new house -- and potentially a whole new life -- for sale in sunkissed rural Italy for the princely sum of just one euro, or little over a dollar.

Remember when high schoolers ruled the world? In the '90s, so many of our favorite films starred plucky teens: a headstrong Julia Stiles in "10 Things I Hate About You," a devious Sarah Michelle Gellar in "Cruel Intentions," a cunning Reese Witherspoon in "Election." But one of those teens has proven more lasting than the rest: Alicia Silverstone's Cher, from "Clueless."

Welcoming diners such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, sporting icon David Beckham and superstar musician Ed Sheeran would be enough to make any restaurateur weep with joy.

Miracle the dog, found trapped by debris in the Bahamas weeks after Hurricane Dorian, has a new family in the United States. Watch "Full Circle" weeknights at 5 p.m. ET.

This is not the year for unicorns. In 2019 alone, WeWork imploded before it even went public. Shares of Uber, Lyft, Slack and other ballyhooed startups have tanked following their Wall Street debuts.

Juul on Tuesday announced an update to its major restructuring effort that includes layoffs and deep cost cutting. It's the latest development in a series of shakeups since September as Juul attempts to revamp its strategy in the face of heightened scrutiny of vaping.