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A massive white Islamic flag signals our entry into rebel-held northern Syria on a cold, cloudy winter day.

It's been almost 900 days since the US-led war on ISIS began. But as the Trump administration nears -- with its promise to bomb "the s*** out of ISIS" -- where does the campaign against the militant group stand?

2014 2015 2016 was officially the Earth's warmest since record-keeping began in 1880s.

A teenage student in northeastern Mexico shot and wounded a teacher and three classmates at a private school before turning the gun on himself, authorities said.

Edward Snowden's leave to remain in Russia has been extended until 2020, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has confirmed to CNN.

Apparently it's a symbol for a "way of living" that represents the "future of football."

The world's biggest oil company, Saudi Aramco, is still planning to go public next year.

CNN's John Sutter was in Shishmaref, Alaska, to explain how climate change has affected the world this year.

The metro system and some schools in Italy's capital, Rome, were evacuated Wednesday following a series of powerful earthquakes that struck the heart of the country.

In late November, reeling from the shock of the US election, the organization that I work for -- Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) -- organized a conference in London with the Jewish News to discuss the likely impact of a Donald Trump presidency on Israel and the Middle East.

The Dalai Lama has some advice for anyone who is looking for happiness, no matter what their circumstances.

Nicole Gibbs was only 17 and climbing the junior tennis rankings when the online abuse began.

Were Hillary Clinton being inaugurated into the world's most powerful office Friday, there would be no question about Germany remaining the linchpin of trans-Atlantic relations.

Space needs cleaning if costly catastrophic collisions are to be avoided, scientists warn.

Roller derby is experiencing a global resurgence and Egypt's CaiRollers are leading the movement on the continent. .

Aaron David Miller says the idea that Donald Trump's son-in-law could bring about Mideast peace is wildly optimistic

China's richest man has a problem: No one is willing to sell him a Hollywood studio.

Joe Biden used his final speech as vice president to issue a stark warning about the threat Russia poses to Europe and the United States.

A police officer was killed in southern Israel on Wednesday in a ramming attack ahead of protests against the demolition of homes belonging to minority Bedouin Arabs, police said. The suspected Bedouin attacker was shot dead.

In a speech in Davos Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping treated his audience of world business leaders to a full-throated defense of globalization and free trade.