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Is this dress white and gold or blue and black? See the picture that has the internet buzzing.

It's hard to comprehend how the United States, one of the wealthiest nations in the world, is now one of only eight countries -- including Afghanistan and South Sudan -- where the number of women dying as a result of pregnancy and childbirth is going up.

"Tell me the truth, boy, am I losing you for good/We used to kiss all night, but now there's just no use." So sings American pop star Solange Knowles, surrounded by well-dressed African men in the music video for her hit song Losing You (2012).

An Indiana man lost more than 150 pounds since February. He lost the weight without the help of a trainer. CNN affiliate WFFT reports.

For anyone planning on visiting Japan, our team in Tokyo has helped pull together a handy list of don'ts to stay on the right side of Japanese customs.

It was conceived as a one-of-a-kind collector's item like no other in the history of music, a piece of art equivalent to "owning the scepter of an Egyptian king."

From Alaska to Uganda, people share how climate change is affecting their everyday lives.

See photos from World War II, a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.

It's one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments -- but is Stonehenge the "Ikea of monolithic monument building"?

Don Lemon interviews Cookie Monster, asking the famed Sesame Street character about his love of cookies, his workout regimen, and his presence on Twitter

Stonings and beheadings. Jihadi checkpoints at every corner.

He was the so-called "Fastest Man on No Legs," and his inspiring story captured the imagination of the world at the London Olympics. But in 2013, Oscar Pistorius made headlines for another reason.

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

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

Some journeys are life changing because of their timing: Driving off to college or going on honeymoon are experiences people carry with them forever.

Watch a timelapse of the 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

It's not ham. It's not turkey. What is this mysterious food and would you serve it on Thanksgiving?

The National Turkey Federation has presented presidents with turkeys since the 1940s, but the act of pardoning is a more recent tradition.

Done the famous Big Five of Africa -- lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros?