CNN.com - World

Life under ISIS: Caged for card-playing

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:15:02 EDT

Photos: The remains of an ISIS stronghold

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:15:35 EDT

ISIS father of boy who held up severed head killed

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:54:50 EDT

Two of Australia's most infamous terrorists who left Australia to fight for ISIS have been killed, a close relative said.

New video shows horrific executions

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:12:32 EDT

CNN's Jim Sciutto reports on a horrific ISIS video from the Iraqi town of Mosul showing the execution of what the terrorist group calls spies.

ISIS defeat could offer blueprint for success

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:01:51 EDT

ISIS has been forced from one of its stronghold outposts, a key access point to its self-declared capital, where it was entrenched for two years. And the defeat along a vital stretch of terrain could be a potential blueprint for more military successes against the militants.

CNN goes inside liberated ISIS stronghold

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:06:09 EDT

CNN Senior International Correspondent Arwa Damon gained exclusive access to a former ISIS stronghold that the U.S. helped liberate in Tal Abyad, Syria.

France summons U.S. Ambassador over spy claims

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:51:51 EDT

French President Francois Hollande has convened a defense council meeting Wednesday in the wake of reports that the United States spied on him and two of his predecessors.

Syria: ISIS destroys ancient Muslim shrines in Palmyra

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:32:13 EDT

ISIS fighters have destroyed two ancient Muslim shrines in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, the Syrian government confirmed Wednesday, in the latest act of cultural vandalism by the Sunni extremists.

Pakistan heat wave claims more than 700

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:51:51 EDT

At the Edhi Morgue, Karachi's largest, the smell is overwhelming. There are currently 60 dead bodies in storage here, stark evidence of the deadly effect that a record-breaking heat wave is having on this beleaguered city, Pakistan's largest.

U.S. sending tanks and armor to Europe

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:27:14 EDT

The U.S. military will be sending dozens of tanks, Bradley armored fighting vehicles and self-propelled howitzers to allied countries in the Baltics and Eastern Europe in response to Russian actions in the Ukraine, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday.

Is this Queen Elizabeth's last visit to Germany?

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:51:51 EDT

Queen Elizabeth is in Germany on an official state visit. CNN's Max Foster reports on the significance of the trip.

Police apologize for raunchy helicopter broadcast

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:51:50 EDT

A red-faced Winnipeg Police Department is apologizing over an explicit conversation between two officers overheard by a few residents in Manitoba, Canada.

800 tonnes of smuggled meat seized, some from 1970s

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:14:42 EDT

Some 800 tonnes of smuggled frozen meat have been seized by Chinese authorities, including one batch dating from the 1970s, state media reported.

Meet Muslims who celebrate faith with dreadlocks, reggae

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:56:30 EDT

The followers of the Baye Fall aren't your typical Muslims. They show their devotion a bit differently: with dreadlocks and reggae.

Protests close tunnel between England and France

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:19:31 EDT

The tunnel that runs under the English Channel between England and France was closed Tuesday afternoon, cutting off a key link between the European continent and the British Isles.

Giant rare shark caught off Australian coast

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:52:55 EDT

An Australian fishing boat hauled in a 20-foot basking shark near Portland, Australia.

Is it time to cancel your Greek vacation?

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:11:11 EDT

Greece may be on the brink of striking a deal to avert short-term financial catastrophe, but with economic problems unlikely to go away, is now the time to start rethinking Greek travel plans?

Toxic moonshine kills 102 in Mumbai slum

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:27:06 EDT

Toxic moonshine has killed 102 people and seriously sickened scores of others of drinkers from a Mumbai slum, Indian police say.

Gymnast faces leotard controversy

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:11:49 EDT

A Malaysian Muslim gymnast faces backlash from conservative Muslims for her gymnastics leotard. CNN's Azadeh Ansari reports.

Johnny Depp's 'private village' up for sale at $26 million

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:01:21 EDT

Known for his swashbuckling role in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, actor Johnny Depp has put one of his most treasured items on the market.

$3.4 billion worth of art in a little corner of Switzerland

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:01:21 EDT

Art Basel is a behemoth. Think of it as the ultimate superstore of the art market with its endless aisles and swarms of shoppers. The annual event that bears the cliche distinction "mother of all art fairs" is in its 46th year, open for business now through June 21 in its namesake Swiss hometown. It features 300 or so international exhibiting galleries hailing from five continents, and reportedly $3.4 billion worth of art. And if it's anything like it was last year, it will draw a crowd of more than 92,000 people over the course of the week-long event.

Skinny jeans send woman to hospital

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:14:42 EDT

An Australian woman's skinny jeans cut the blood flow to her legs, causing swelling and increasing pressure on the nerves. CNN's John Vause reports.

India ties itself in knots over International Yoga Day

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:22:24 EDT

The Sanskrit word "yoga" may mean union but, for some in India, yoga has never been more divisive.

Why does this man want you to wash with oil?

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:22:23 EDT

If you thought vegetable oil was only for cooking, think again. In Lusaka, Zambia, one entrepreneur is converting used oil into fuel and soap.

Is Earth in the midst of a mass extinction?

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:37:44 EDT

15 facts about sea level rise that should scare the hell out of you

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:38:06 EDT

I'm recently back from the Marshall Islands -- one of the low-lying Pacific island nations that literally could be wiped off the map by climate change and rising seas.

2 degrees Celsius: A critical number for climate change

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:37:44 EDT

Experts say 2 degrees Celsius could be the breaking point for climate change.

The world's critically endangered species

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:37:44 EDT

The world's animal population has halved in 40 years as humans put unsustainable demands on Earth, according to a 2014 report from the World Wide Fund for Nature.

11 ways climate change affects the world

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:37:44 EDT

Will Mafia ever loosen its grip on Italy?

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:21:37 EDT

A death trap for al Qaeda leaders?

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:18:55 EDT

Whack-a-mole strategy against terror

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:36:30 EDT

Religious extremism looms over Myanmar

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:18:53 EDT

The impact of Myanmar's repressive policy toward Rohingya Muslims was made clear in recent weeks with scenes of desperate people crammed into boats, an escalation of a miserable maritime flight in which an estimated 90,000 people have fallen prey to smugglers and traffickers since early 2014. The United Nations estimates that around 1,000 people have died on the way.

Opinion: The key message from the Pope

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:02:42 EDT

What if ISIS seeks dirty bomb?

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:18:53 EDT

Last week, the news emerged that ISIS terrorists have reportedly obtained radioactive materials from hospitals and research facilities captured in Iraq with a view to developing a radioactive "dirty bomb."

The horror of ISIS's treatment of women

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:59:49 EDT

Sexual politics and the Mideast

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:18:55 EDT

In a packed Cairo theater a couple of months ago, Ali Qandil brought down the house.

Do Kurds have ISIS on the run?

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:18:53 EDT

Is child marriage coming to an end?

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:53:35 EDT

Today marks the Day of the African Child. This day was created by the African Union to commemorate a tragedy -- the massacre of hundreds of children in Soweto, South Africa who were demonstrating for the basic right to a decent education. Since then, the day has been used as an opportunity to focus a global spotlight on the injustices African children face, and on the actions we all need to take to ensure they can realize their rights.

Drone victims' family seeks justice

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 09:21:45 EDT

In April this year, in the wake of the deaths of an American, Warren Weinstein, and an Italian, Giovanni Lo Porto, in a U.S. counterterrorism operation, U.S. President Barack Obama made an historic announcement, in which he said the following: "I take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations, including the one that inadvertently took the lives of Warren and Giovanni.

How FIFA hid a most pernicious evil

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:41:36 EDT

If you think FIFA is all about sport, you're missing the most important and potentially transformative campaign to uncover and punish the misdeeds of people who use soccer as a way to enrich themselves and their friends.

What drunk monkeys could teach us

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:20:40 EDT

Japan's middle-aged virgins

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 07:06:34 EDT

When I was a young, single woman in Japan in the 1980s, the economy was red hot and so was the dating scene.

Orange: The new black in Bangladesh?

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:03:08 EDT

When he first arrived in Bangladesh, photographer Ernst Coppejans saw it everywhere: men who had dyed their hair or their facial hair orange.

New Zealand's most notorious gang: The Mongrel Mob

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:51:12 EDT

A look at Jono Rotman's photos of bikers from New Zealand's Mighty Mongrel Mob, which is known for covering their faces with tattoos.

Plane spotting at Le Bourget Airshow 2015

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:03:00 EDT

The 2015 Le Bourget Airshow is underway near Paris, filling the skies with some of the world's most impressive aircraft. The gallery above highlights of what is regarded as one of the aviation industry's most prestigious events.

Look at me! 26 selfies of the week

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 07:41:07 EDT

Take a look at 26 selfies of the week from June 9 through June 16.

The week in 39 photos

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:47:02 EDT

Take a look at 39 photos of the week from June 4 through June 11.

Abandoned Chinese village swallowed by vines

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 07:41:19 EDT

Ferns, weeds, and vines have completely covered this once bustling island town in China.

What a shot! 41 amazing sports photos

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:04:13 EDT

Take a look at 41 amazing sports photos from June 9 through June 15.

New photos: A prince and his baby sis

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 12:32:52 EDT

London Fashion Week for men

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:02:51 EDT

The Annie Leibovitz of the Victorian era

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:02:55 EDT

At a time when photography was still an evolving art form and dominated by men, Julia Margaret Cameron was taking stunning pictures of some of the 19th century's most notable personalities.

Classic paintings reimagined into urban settings

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:21:06 EDT

Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov has photoshopped characters from mythology and antiquity into the modern day city. Browse through the gallery to see all the images.

The homeowners who refuse to budge

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 08:46:34 EDT

Rare images of a 'rock star' mega-ship

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:04:20 EDT

The Maersk Majestic is nearly as long as four NFL football fields. It's also taller than a 20-story building and too wide to pass through the Panama Canal.

The Transformer superyacht that's also a jet

Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:10:58 EDT

As if superyachts weren't audacious and expensive enough already.

The king with 100 wives

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:20:41 EDT

'Sleeping beauty': 2,000-year-old remains found

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:58:10 EDT

Mass deportations of Haitians feared

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:54:35 EDT

Arturo Vidal: Ferrari stuns Chile

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:27:00 EDT

Egyptian court sentences Morsy to life

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:24:56 EDT

Egypt hopes Suez Canal expansion will see cash flood in

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:42:03 EDT

Rare double rainbow frames Sydney skyline

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:28:13 EDT

How Singapore's airport is making its economy fly

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:55:40 EDT

A day in Russia's military Disneyland

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:21:52 EDT

Paying a premium for England's green and pleasant lands

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:54:36 EDT

The grounds of the Medmenham Abbey in Buckinghamshire, England, could easily be the set of a romanticized period drama.

Turning gorilla poachers into protectors

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:27:22 EDT

World Cup 'army' breaks barriers

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:43:14 EDT

'I want to inspire these kids'

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:31:11 EDT

Fighting to win against the forces of nature

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 11:34:03 EDT

Two CNN Heroes are among the earthquake survivors in Kathmandu, Nepal. And they are struggling in the aftermath.

Lonely Planet's top European destinations

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:23:08 EDT

Mysterious moon may have secret ocean -- and life

Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:57:00 EDT

Top 10 dinosaur museums

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:17:07 EDT

How did teen 'fall under spell' of ISIS?

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 08:00:06 EDT

Magna Carta at 800

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 08:42:59 EDT

How herbicides are killing the bees

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:17:23 EDT

15-year-old intern discovers new planet

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:10:31 EDT

Famous poets throughout history

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:37:43 EDT

Mesmerizing images blur the line between architecture and art

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:07:56 EDT

Can Uber-style apps make affordable private jets a reality?

Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:50:33 EDT

This man's blood has saved the lives of two million babies

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 08:15:35 EDT

Hope Solo's 'freaking huge' performance

Wed, 10 Jun 2015 09:14:21 EDT

Surge in female recruits to ISIS reported

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:48:15 EDT

China astronaut asks U.S. to open space station

Tue, 02 Jun 2015 08:00:41 EDT

What's behind India's heat wave?

Fri, 29 May 2015 14:21:22 EDT

Man stolen as baby reunites with mom 41 years later

Thu, 28 May 2015 13:57:43 EDT

Historian claims to discover 'true face' of Shakespeare

Fri, 22 May 2015 10:10:45 EDT

Is the world turning its back on a people?

Fri, 22 May 2015 08:28:26 EDT

Seeing humanity in farm animals

Tue, 19 May 2015 07:33:40 EDT

'The day I infiltrated an African cult'

Thu, 21 May 2015 13:16:11 EDT

Company treats 6,400 employees to vacation

Thu, 14 May 2015 08:35:29 EDT

Mormons search for roots after genocide

Mon, 11 May 2015 08:43:48 EDT

The forgotten sherpas

Mon, 11 May 2015 12:58:07 EDT

FAA questioned mental health of Germanwings pilot

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:40:20 EDT

Police: British TV star abused 22 students

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:40:46 EDT

A hero for gorillas -- and poachers

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:24:57 EDT

Dozens of dinosaur eggs discovered

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:14:29 EDT

The last of his kind

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:43:49 EDT

A year in space

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:50:32 EDT

What are the world's coolest new buildings?

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:34:57 EDT

Goodbye, glaciers?

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:02:58 EDT

Inside the battle to save Africa's elephants

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:05:45 EDT

Orca baby boom off British Columbia

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:09:12 EDT

On TV, a new Jesus comes into view

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:33:57 EDT

How Stone-Age blades are still cutting it in modern surgery

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:26 EDT

Stunning portraits of people with Down syndrome

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 09:22:23 EDT

World's largest asteroid impact zone found

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:43:15 EDT

Japan unveils largest warship since World War II

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:25:59 EDT

A really big fish story

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:02:57 EST

Kim Jong Un: New look, new attitude?

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:05:25 EST

Sudan refugees take back their story

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:51:02 EST

Island of forgotten dreams

Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:02:53 EST

How to find the terrorist amid tide of human misery

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:50:51 EST

Amazon tribe under threat

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:13:06 EST

A new sex park for Taiwan?

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 15:37:12 EST

The scariest theme park rides on Earth

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:12:03 EST

What's the perfect job for you? Ask your 5-year-old self

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:13:05 EST

The extraordinary art of autistic 'five-year-old Monet'

Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:50:20 EST

Gifts fit for a queen

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:24:24 EST

Was King Tut's beard glued back on?

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:54:53 EST

Abducted toddler found after 24 years

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:17:17 EST

India's tiger population increasing

Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:30:07 EST

Scientists upload a worm's brain into a Lego robot

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:17:28 EST

Hold on tight, we're landing sideways ...

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:17:41 EST

Art made from war

Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:41:44 EST

World's top 25 hotels

Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:22:48 EST

Spectacular ancient city deserted and mysterious

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:03:34 EST

10 places we'd rather be

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:26:42 EST

Forgotten in Aleppo

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 10:58:56 EST

'It just went ballistic': Shark attacks teenager

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:38:14 EST

A shark attacked a teenager while he was spearfishing near a popular Australian beach. CNN affiliate Seven Network reports.

Is this the site of Jesus' trial?

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:06:45 EST

The world's safest airlines

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:06:36 EST

Helmet cam shows sniper shot to head

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:03:38 EST