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As a young man with cerebral palsy, Jeison Aristizábal has fought his entire life to overcome the obstacles in his way.

From 3D paintings to virtual reality, technology has changed the art world forever. But while our eyes were focused on some of the flashier creations technology has facilitated, the real change may be coming from an unexpected corner.

Mechanical watches and automobiles have a lot in common.

While Art Basel was in full flow last week, Design Miami Basel beckoned at design lovers from across the tram tracks (quite literally, for those who haven't visited the sprawling event space in Basel's Rosental area).

Imagine watching as violence and bloodshed took over your country, leaving you with little option but to flee.

"We were living like kings," Yaqin Habash told me. "Now we're sitting on iron."

Ahmad dodged bullets in Syria. Bushra received death threats in Iraq. Awino walked a thousand miles to flee civil war in Sudan.

Here's a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law.

There are 7 billion people in the world. And a full 22% of them -- 1.6 billion -- are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month.

The word "Africa" often evokes romantic images of elephants crossing the Kalahari, thundering water at Victoria Falls, or panoramic views from Table Mountain.

More than 1 million refugees and migrants escaped to Europe in 2015, the U.N. refugee agency said.

The Brazilian teenage girl who says she was brutally gang raped speaks out about her ordeal. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

Five people were killed and around 562 people were rescued after a migrant ship capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.

CNN's Stephanie Busari explains how the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram gained notoriety.

What does it sound like inside Norma Bastidas' head?

Hikers in New Zealand are being urged stay away from the crater lake of a volcano featured in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy because of increased activity.