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6 men arrested in gang rape of Swiss tourist in…

By Harmeet Shah Singh and Sumnima Udas, CNN New Delhi (CNN) -- Six men have been arrested following the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss tourist in central India and are due to appear in court Monday,…

Eurozone and IMF agree 10bn-euro Cyprus bailout…

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn-euro (£8.7bn) bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy. The deal was reached after talks in Brussels between the ministers and the…

5 things to know about the new Pope

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) -- From the Vatican to Buenos Aires, Catholics worldwide rejoiced when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the new pope. He's the first Jesuit and the first Latin American in…

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina…

By Jason Horowitz and Anthony Faiola, The Washington PostUpdated: VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Friday, becoming the first pontiff from Latin America and…

Morocco intensifies Caribbean diplomacy

By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News Now contributor RABAT, Morocco -- The Kingdom of Morocco, which has been affected very little by the Arab Spring, wants to expand ties with the Caribbean Community…

Conclave to elect new pope set to begin

By Laura Smith-Spark. Richard Allen Greene and Dan Rivers, CNN Rome (CNN) -- The work to choose a successor to retired Benedict XVI begins in earnest Tuesday, as the cardinals charged with the task…

Commonwealth Day Message from Secretary-General…

Kamalesh Sharma Commonwealth Secretary-General Opportunity through Enterprise The Commonwealth is a unique enterprise. As a family of 54 independent nations, we unite around shared values and…

Why are some leaders’ corpses preserved?

The body of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is to be embalmed and put on display permanently at a military museum. How do you preserve a body indefinitely, and why is it done? The body of Hugo Chavez is to be…

Bin Laden’s son-in-law pleads not guilty in…

(CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law pleaded not guilty Friday morning to charges of trying to kill Americans. Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, who served as an al Qaeda spokesman, was captured and taken to the…

What’s next? Chavez’s death leaves…

(CNN) -- Thousands of Venezuelans are expected to line the streets Wednesday morning as Hugo Chavez's remains are taken from the military hospital where he died to the Fuerte Tiuna Military Academy in…

Was a South Korean missionary murdered by the…

Seoul (CNN) -- As the snow falls and the wind bites on a stark winter's day in Seoul, a lady rugged up in a green woolen overcoat and scarf arrives at a church nestled among shops and office…

FBI release Whitney Houston files, revealing…

Newly released documents, though heavily redacted, shed light on pressure the singer faced from blackmailers and obsessives The FBI has released 128 pages from its file on Whitney Houston, revealing…

Battling a new infection, Chavez has breathing…

(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is fighting a new infection, and his breathing problems have worsened, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said late Monday. "There is a worsening of the…

Baby ‘cured’ of HIV virus

A baby born with the virus that causes Aids appears to have been cured, scientists have announced. Specialists at a major Aids meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, described the case of a child from…