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Brazilian doctor killed 7 patients to free up…

By Marilia Brocchetto, CNN March 28, 2013 (CNN) -- A Brazilian doctor appeared in court for allegedly killing seven patients to free up hospital beds in the southeast city of Curitiba. Virginia Helena…

FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ death…

From Carol Cratty, CNN March 27, 2013 -- Updated 0609 GMT (1409 HKT) (CNN) -- The FBI is investigating the mysterious death of a 64-year-old woman aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The woman,…

Obama: ‘Peace is possible,’ but see…

By Tom Cohen. John King and Jessica Yellin, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) -- President Barack Obama tried Thursday to invigorate the stalled Middle East peace process, urging young Israelis to pressure their…

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…

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…