World Mar 13 Viva Pope Francis: The First South American Pope It took cardinals only two days to elect the new leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics on Wednesday afternoon: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the first pope from South America. He took the name Pope Francis.
World Mar 13 Seven Cardinal Contenders for Pope As the first three rounds of voting Tuesday and Wednesday failed to produce a pope, the 115-member conclave will keep trying Wednesday afternoon with renewed hopes of reaching consensus. There's no clear frontrunner, but out of the cardinals who are…
World Mar 08 In Democratic Republic of Congo, Women Face Deep-Seated Bias Anonciata, a 30-something mother of four, survived a brutal raid on her town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but not without injury.
World Mar 06 Iraq Reconstruction: Read the Full Report and Lessons Learned The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction wrapped up a review of nine years and $60 billion's worth of rebuilding projects in Iraq and issued a report Wednesday that found at least $8 billion was "wasted."…
World Mar 05 Venezuela’s Brassy President Hugo Chavez Dies Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who grew up in a working class family, led a failed coup, and became an internationally controversial head of state while maintaining the support of marginalized groups, died Tuesday at the age of 58.
World Mar 04 Kenyans ‘Determined’ to Move Beyond 2007 Election Violence Millions of Kenyans voted in general elections Monday, and though there were some incidents of violence, the worst many experienced were lengthy lines and long wait times, international election monitors reported.
World Mar 01 The Dark Side of Egypt’s Tahrir Square Tahrir Square in Cairo, the site known around the world for Egypt's historic revolution, has another much more dubious reputation -- as a dangerous place for women.
World Feb 28 Step-by-Step Guide to Electing a Pope Cardinals from all over the world are converging on Rome to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church's 1.1 billion followers. The College of Cardinals is expected to meet Monday to decide when the conclave will begin to…
World Feb 28 Moments of Benedict XVI’s Papacy After nearly eight years as head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI told a gathering of cardinals in Rome that he would resign, citing poor health.
World Feb 26 Kenyans Prepare for Vote With Memories of Violence Kenya's presidential and parliamentary elections are March 4. Leading up to the vote, Kenyans rallied for their candidates and held mock elections to avoid the chaos-driven violence that followed elections in 2007.