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Matthew Chance reports a self-styled Russian sex guru is offering secrets about Trump and Russia from a Thai jail.

Read CNN's Nightclub Fires Fast Facts and learn about nightclub fires worldwide, including the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. Nightclub Fires Fast Facts

Trump Advisory Board Member Jeff Ballabon tells CNNi's State of America that there should be guns in schools to protect students.

The new CNN Original Series, "Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History," explores the apostle Peter's critical role in the formation of the Catholic Church. Watch Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Today, he's the spiritual leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. But how did the Pope become one of the most powerful people on Earth? Learn more and watch the new CNN Original Series, "Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History," Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

An eighth suspect has been arrested and questioned in a growing corruption probe that has implicated some of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants. Eighth suspect arrested in Netanyahu-linked probe, as judge, lawyer dismissed

For the first time, prosecutors directly linked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to what is known as Case 4000, alleging he gave regulatory benefits worth up to 1 billion shekels (approximately $280 million) to his friend in exchange for favorable media coverage. Prosecutors directly link Benjamin Netanyahu to another graft probe

The United States' efforts to broker an elusive peace to end the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict are now being led by a White House official who has been stripped of his access to top secret information. Kushner's security downgrade will hinder but not halt his Mideast peace role

Osama Daoud Abdellatif talks about how he's grown DAL Group after taking over the business from his father.

Miners are exposing themselves to mercury by using their hands and simple tools to search for gold. Now, the government is searching for a solution to handle the situation.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated each year on March 17. View St. Patrick's Day facts and learn about the history of the holiday. St. Patrick's Day Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about famine and learn more about a severe, prolonged hunger that results in malnutrition and death by starvation and disease. Famine Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Fasts about Rupert Murdoch and learn more about the media magnate. Rupert Murdoch Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther.

View the Oil Spills Fast Facts on CNN and learn more information about oil spill disasters. Oil Spills Fast Facts

CNN's Nima Elbagir went undercover to follow one of the busiest human trafficking routes in Nigeria. She talked with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show on Comedy Central about her experience with a trafficker.

At a royal engagement, Meghan Markle spoke about women's issues, referring to the #MeToo and #TimesUp campaigns.

Crowds lined the streets in Mumbai to mark the funeral of Sridevi, a Bollywood icon who died at the age of 54.

Disney will pour another $2.4 billion into Disneyland Paris

Netflix targets Arabic market with new original series

Johnnie Walker is being replaced by Jane (on some bottles)

At 81, Silvio Berlusconi shows no signs of slowing down. CNN looks at the man, his past, and how he remains very much at the forefront of Italian politics.

CNN's Delia Gallagher gets exclusive access to the Sistine Chapel as it has its annual checkup.

North Korea has been sending supplies to Syria that could be used to produce chemical weapons, a United Nations Security Council diplomat has told CNN.

Indigenous instruments play to a different tune.

Drummer Teferi Assefa and bassist Henock Temesgen are on a mission to keep Addis Ababa's rich culture alive.

Discover the sounds of one of Africa's richest music cultures.

In a lurid pink hotel room in Edo State, southern Nigeria, a trafficker is arranging to smuggle us across the continent to Libya -- and ultimately Europe. A smuggler's chilling warning: 'Don't struggle if you're raped'

Garba Tela's wife did not want him to send their daughter to school in Dapchi. She feared Zainab would be an easy target for insurgents. Parents are wondering whether the government can keep their schoolgirls safe

Nigeria has deployed fighter jets, helicopters and surveillance planes to search for more than 100 girls who are missing after suspected Boko Haram militants attacked their school in the northeastern region of the country. More than 100 girls missing after raid on Nigerian school

New National Geographic video shows Sgt. La David Johnson days before being killed in an attack in Niger.

A stadium built for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics had construction prices inflated by as much as $140 million. Brazilian police issue arrest warrants in Rio 2016 federal probe

A year later, NAFTA is still alive

The banana phone is back! There's a new Nokia 8110

Wall Street has more questions on guns

What is a customs union?

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a daily five-hour humanitarian pause in hostilities in the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta, as bombardment has continued despite a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire. CNN's Sam Kiley reports.

South Korea's Unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon explains the necessity of using momentum from the Olympics to improve relations between South Korea, the US and North Korea.

Families remain worried as search for 110 missing schoolgirls continues. CNN's Stephanie Busari reports.

The doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem remain closed in protest of the new "Church Lands Bill". The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Catholic Custos of the Holy Land and Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem say the bill is "discriminatory" and violates the existing status quo between the churches and authorities. CNN's Ian Lee reports.

The doors of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem remain closed in protest of the new "Church Lands Bill". The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Catholic Custos of the Holy Land and Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem say the bill is "discriminatory" and violates the existing status quo between the churches and authorities. CNN's Ian Lee reports.

David Kinjah, the 'Father of Kenyan Cycling,' is still racing, and winning

A new wave of powerful peddlers are making Iten home

'Kenyan Riders' has an endurance goal that's anything but modest

Christiane Amanpour talks to retired CIA Analyst Steve Hall and former Kremlin adviser Alexander Nekrassov about the history of U.S. election meddling.

It aired for just a second, but footage purportedly showing a Russian jet attacking a truck in Syria immediately raised suspicions among users of social media Pikabu. Russia state channel uses video game footage to illustrate war in Syria

Over 2,000 years, the Catholic Church has canonized 10,000 saints. But how do you get the halo in your head? To learn more about the Catholic Church, watch the new CNN Original Series, "Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History," Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.