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ZURICH — (CNN) Sepp Blatter’s tenure as FIFA president suffered a new blow after the Swiss Attorney General opened criminal proceedings against him on “suspicion of criminal mismanag...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) John Boehner, the Ohio Republican who steered his party to an overwhelming House majority in 2010, told colleagues Friday he’s stepping down as Speaker and will leave Co...

MECCA — (CNN) International condolences — and condemnation — flooded into Saudi Arabia on Friday following a Hajj stampede in Mecca a day earlier that killed more than 700 pilgrims. ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Two people were killed and at least nine were critically injured when a tour bus and a duck boat tourist vehicle collided Thursday morning in Seattle, the city’s fire de...

(CNN) — Pope Francis urged the United States not to turn its back on undocumented immigrants, to reject the victimization of religious and ethnic minorities, to overcome income inequality and to...

(CNN) — A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj season — the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca — has killed more than 450 people and injured 719 others in Saudi Arabia...

NEW YORK — (CNN) A police threat assessment produced for the U.S. visit of Pope Francis discusses the risk of possible attacks against large crowds and churches vulnerable to attack even if terr...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Several 2016 candidates are attempting to sneak peeks of Pope Francis during his first-ever visit to Washington.Ben Carson will see the Pontiff on Thursday when the pontiff ad...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Pope Francis speaks directly to Americans for the first time Wednesday, as thousands of people gather in the shadow of the Washington Monument for a glimpse of the man whose h...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) What was that bulbous-looking car that whisked Pope Francis away from the tarmac on Tuesday?A Fiat 500L by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.In fact, the Pope is making good use of Fi...