"Music is an unrestricted culture. There's no difference between Greek, Rum or Istanbul music. They've all blended," says Ivi Dermanci. Dermanci is referring to Rebetiko, a musical style created by ethnic Greeks in the

Madurai, India - Indian journalist Prannoy Roy, cofounder of the NDTV group, and Dorab R. Sopariwala, its editorial adviser, have spent four decades studying Indian elections. Their book, The Verdict: Decoding India's Elections, published

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN)Disgraced former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared in court Wednesday over corruption accusations related to the sprawling 1MDB scandal, as on the same day, the country's government finally began the

(CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May tore up her Brexit strategy on Tuesday, declaring the UK would need to seek another delay to the process of leaving the European Union and offering cross-party talks to

(CNN)Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he welcomed more regulation of big tech, but he probably didn't mean this. A new bill in Singapore -- which had its first reading Monday -- would give the

(CNN)US President Donald Trump said he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a "king" during a state visit to Beijing in 2017 and that the Communist Party leader appeared to appreciate the remark.Speaking Tuesday at

(CNN) — How low can you go? When the world's deepest pool opens in Poland later this year, complete with underwater caves and overhangs, you'll be able to go as low as 45 meters

GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to supplement Gaza’s usual shallows fare of

DUBAI: Yemeni rebels blocked the UN from accessing vital food aid near the flashpoint port city of Hodeidah, a pro-government source said Tuesday.More than 100 workers were denied access to the Red Sea mills

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP on Tuesday appealed against the results in Istanbul after this weekend's elections citing what it called "excessive" irregularities.Sunday's municipal vote delivered a setback to Erdogan after