(CNN) It's not uncommon for Filipinos to have nicknames: sometimes holdovers from childhood; sometimes affectionately acquired as young adults. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald Dela Rosa's moniker -- "Bato," which translates to "the Rock ...

(CNN) Deadly explosions rocked Syria Monday, hours after the United States and Russia discussed an end to the violence during G20 talks. At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a series of co-ordinated explosions across the country, ...

(CNN) Deadly explosions rocked Syria Monday, hours after the United States and Russia discussed an end to the violence during G20 talks. At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a series of co-ordinated explosions across the country, ...

(CNN) North Korea fired three ballistic missiles Monday morning, according to South Korea's military. The missiles were fired from areas around Hwangju county, in North Hwanghae province, towards the Sea of Japan, South Korea's military said in a ...

London (CNN) -- The world's animal population has halved in 40 years as humans put unsustainable demands on Earth, a new report warns. The World Wide Fund for Nature's Living Planet Index, released Tuesday, revealed the dramatic decline in animal ...

(CNN) -- Every day, refugees and migrants risk their lives as they seek a new life. Now, a new report from the International Organization for Migration has put a figure to the number of victims: at least 40,000 deaths since 2000. More than half of those who died ...

(CNN) -- When President Barack Obama outlines his plan Wednesday for combating the ISIS terror group, he'll focus on three major themes, a senior administration official said. Obama will deliver his speech at 9 p.m. ET. The President will frame the threat ...

(CNN) -- The setup was bizarre. North Korean officials whisked a CNN team away in a van, purportedly to go meet with a high-ranking government official. Hours later, they arrived in the capital and were presented with three Americans held captive in the ...

(CNN) -- American officials are pondering whether to strike ISIS elements in Syria to better contain the group's fearsome power, following its horrific execution of James Foley and the direct threats it has leveled against the United States. As they consider how ...

(CNN) -- A British citizen who lives in the West African nation of Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus, according to Britain's Department of Health. The man, simply identified as "William," was living in a home established by an American ...

Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) -- When night falls, it's pitch dark on Ellison Drive, except for one street light shining on three school children shooting hoops. Protest chants for justice for Michael Brown echo over from a block away. The three have heard them for ...

Tokyo (CNN) -- Residents combed through mud and debris looking for bodies of their loved ones after heavy rains triggered landslides that swallowed up homes in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday. The landslides killed at least 27 ...

Tokyo (CNN) -- Residents combed through mud and debris looking for bodies of their loved ones after heavy rains triggered landslides that swallowed up homes in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday. The landslides killed at least 27 ...

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ukrainian soldiers have recovered 15 bodies from Monday's attack on a refugee convoy in the eastern Luhansk region, a spokesman for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said Tuesday. Col. Andriy Lysenko told a press ...

(CNN) -- Kashmiri separatist leaders on Monday slammed New Delhi's decision to call off talks with Pakistan, scheduled for August 25 in Islamabad. New Delhi called off the talks after Pakistan's New Delhi-based high commissioner, Abdul Basit, invited ...

(CNN) -- The magnitude of the Ebola crisis in West Africa is "vastly" underestimated, the World Health Organization said this week, as the death toll rose to more than 1,000. Ebola has infected at least 1,975 people in Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone ...

(CNN) -- British singer Richard has denied an underage sex allegation dating from the 1980s as "completely false." South Yorkshire police searched Richard's home in Sunningdale, Berkshire, on Thursday as part of an investigation into the alleged offense.

(CNN) -- The tragic death of Robin Williams has once again taught us a bitter lesson: Depression does not discriminate, cannot be bargained with and shows no mercy. Depression does not care how wonderful your life is or how many people you've touched.

Pretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- The prosecution and defense have made their cases, and now Judge Thokozile Masipa must decide: Did Oscar Pistorius intentionally kill his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp? Was it murder? The judge has to answer several ...

(CNN) -- Words like "landmark" and "historic" are being used to describe this week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. More than 40 heads of state, the President, dozens of American CEOs, celebrities, activists and several members of Congress -- myself included ...