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By Angus Watson, CNN Sri Lanka international cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged with rape after he was arrested at his team’s hotel late on Saturday night, according to Australian police. At a news conference in Sydney on Sunday, New South Wales Police Commander Jayne Doherty said Gunathilaka, 31, has been charged with four

By Amy Cassidy, CNN Police were deployed to an immigration center near London Saturday following what they called a “disturbance.” Detainees inside the facility had armed themselves with knives and lumps of wood, CNN has learned. A spokesperson from the UK’s Home Office told CNN Saturday there had been a power outage at the Harmondsworth

By Florencia Trucco, Claudia Rebaza, Hande Atay Alam, Stefano Pozzebon and Aliza Kassim, CNN A group of tourists traveling in the Peruvian Amazon, who were detained on Thursday by an indigenous community demanding government action over an oil spill, were freed on Friday, according to Abel Chiroque, head of the ombudsman office in Loreto. Chiroque

By Etant Dupain and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Haitian authorities say they have regained control of the main gas terminal in capital city Port-au-Prince, ending a gang stranglehold on the vital energy facility. The news follows two weeks of negotiation with Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier to relinquish control of the Varreux terminal, according to

By Stefano Pozzebon, Ana Maria Canizares, Aliza Kassim Khalidi and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Ecuador is on heightened security amid an intensifying wave of violence that has left multiple police officers dead and forced president Guillermo Lasso to declare a 45-day state of emergency in provinces Guayas and Esmeraldas. National Security Secretary Diego Ordoñez vowed

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN A new power couple has taken the stage. A former Miss Argentina and former Miss Puerto Rico shocked and delighted fans by announcing their surprise marriage on Instagram. Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentín met at the 2020 Miss Grand International competition in Thailand, where they represented Argentina and Puerto Rico,

By Jennifer Korn Miller Lite has quite a gift waiting under the tree for beer lovers this year: a new Christmas Tree Keg Stand. The tree stand — basically a small table used to support the tree — can fit around a quarter-barrel keg beneath it. The design “makes it seem as if beer is

CNN By Rodrigo Pedroso and Hira Humayun, CNN Brazilian authorities say they are investigating video of a rally in the Brazilian city of Sao Miguel do Oeste, in which people are seen performing a “Nazi salute.” The rally, which took place in front of a military office in the city, appeared to be one of

By Rodrigo Pedroso and Hira Humayun, CNN Brazilian authorities say they are investigating video of a rally in the Brazilian city of Sao Miguel do Oeste, in which people are seen performing a “Nazi salute.” The rally, which took place in front of a military office in the city, appeared to be one of several

By AJ Willingham, CNN A new power couple has taken the stage. A former Miss Argentina and former Miss Puerto Rico shocked and delighted fans by announcing their surprise marriage on Instagram. Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentín met at the 2020 Miss Grand International competition in Thailand, where they represented Argentina and Puerto Rico, respectively.

By Eve Brennan and Hafsa Khalil, CNN UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday that he will be attending next week’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt, following widespread criticism of his previous decision not to. “There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. There is no energy security without investing in renewables,” tweeted

By Camilo Rocha, CNN Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has been elected the next president of Brazil, in a stunning comeback following a tight run-off race on Sunday. His victory heralds a political about-face for Latin America’s largest country, after four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration. The 76-year-old politician’s win represents the return of

By Tara John, Camilo Rocha, Vasco Cotovio and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to become the next president of Brazil, after defeating his rightwing rival, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, by a razor-thin margin in a fiercely contested run-off election. The leftist former leader, widely known as “Lula,” received more than 60

CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Paula Newton, David von Blohn and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN The thundering sound of gunfire reverberates through a room during a seemingly endless barrage. It’s just after seven in the evening and the G-16 gun range in São Paulo is busy, as patrons file in to unwind after a busy day at