In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan.
Next time you find yourself stuck in the middle seat on a very long flight, take solace in the fact there's never been a better time in history to go long haul.
United Nations human rights experts are urging authorities to investigate reports about gay men allegedly being targeted and detained in the Russian republic of Chechnya.
This year, Beijing's Palace Museum -- a vast, architectural complex that 24 Chinese emperors called home over 500 years -- will hosting a somewhat unexpected exhibition. Running until July 2 is a one-off show dedicated to Chaumet, the prestigious Paris jewelry house once patronized by Napoleon Bonaparte.
The US is sending "dozens" of additional troops to Somalia to train and equip the Somali National Army and the forces participating in the African Union Mission in Somalia there, a US military official confirmed Thursday.
The evacuation of thousands of rebels and civilians is underway in Syria as part of a demographic exchange deal involving four separate towns and villages in the war-torn country.
CNN's Will Ripley calls in from Pyongyang for a conversation with David Chalian about the atmosphere and life inside the secretive state ahead of another likely nuclear test.
Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old girl whose tweets from besieged Aleppo drew the world's attention to the human toll of the Syria conflict, will publish her memoir this fall.
While the US-led coalition has been pounding ISIS in Iraq and Syria, forces in Afghanistan are facing an increased threat by the group and its affiliate, Wilayat Khorasan.
Peter Bergen says the use of the bomb should be understood as part of an effort to reverse a war that is not going well for the Afghan government and, by extension, the United States.
