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By Miquel Ros, CNN “You are in room nine, it’s one of our binational rooms,” the hotel manager confirmed with a smile, handing over an old-school metal key. I could hardly contain my delight. If the prospect of showing up at a hotel not knowing which country I would be sleeping in that night was

By Lilit Marcus, CNN The former Carolinas Museum of Aviation is moving into a new, bigger space — and a new name is coming along with it. Its namesake is Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, who became famous for landing a plane safely on the Hudson River in 2009. Sullenberger’s quick thinking as the aircraft encountered

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Three more people have been charged with the alleged murder of a 15-year-old boy who died after sustaining head injuries while walking home from school with a group of friends. Cassius Turvey died in hospital 10 days after the alleged attack last October, which occurred in a suburban area of Perth

By Joseph Ataman and Marguerite Lacroix, CNN French workers are set to take to the streets Thursday to protest radical reforms to the country’s pension system that, if implemented, will require most people in France to work two years longer before retirement. Eight of France’s largest unions – covering transportation, education, police, executives and public

Angus Watson and Paul Devitt A Qantas flight landed safely at Sydney Airport Wednesday after a mayday alert was issued on approach. “The 145 passengers onboard disembarked the aircraft normally,” Qantas stated. The airline said QF144 reported “an issue with one of its engines” over the Tasman Sea after departing Auckland, New Zealand on Wednesday

By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares, Darren Bull and Eduardo Duwe, CNN A police sniper peeked out of a helicopter as it performed a low flyby just a few meters above the Ministries Promenade in Brasilia. He was one of hundreds of officers deployed to secure the enormous grass patch — which sits in front of

By Luke McGee, CNN The British government wants to hand new powers to police that would allow officers to take stronger action against people engaging in peaceful, political protest. Human rights activists have accused the government of trying to suppress freedom of speech, while opposition politicians claim that Downing Street is simply trying to distract from the myriad of

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Australian Erchana Murray-Bartlett completed 150 marathons in 150 days, running 6,300 kilometers (3,900 miles) from the country’s northern tip to the southern city of Melbourne in what could be a new world record. The 32-year-old runner crossed the finish line on Monday after a feat that, if confirmed, will beat the

By Eve Brennan, Alex Hardie and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A serving officer in London’s Metropolitan Police has admitted to 49 offenses, including 24 counts of rape over an 18-year period, reigniting calls for urgent reform in the United Kingdom’s largest police force. David Carrick appeared at Southwark Crown Court in the British capital Monday

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Scientists have identified a tiny new species of dwarf boa living in the Ecuadorian Amazon that even a snake hater could love: These small reptiles are just a foot long. Alex Bentley, research coordinator of the Sumak Kawsay In Situ field station in the eastern foothills of the Andes, stumbled across

Kathleen Magramo R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took the crown ahead of Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andreína Martínez from the Dominican Republic. The pageant was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 84

By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Tara John and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN A sea of people, draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag, surge onto the roof of the country’s modernist congressional building in the capital Brasilia, a video shared on social media shows. In the foreground, officers from the military police of

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Dozens of pageant winners from around the world will gather in New Orleans Saturday evening to compete in the 71st Miss Universe competition. Here’s what you need to know about the international beauty pageant — and how you can watch: 84 women will compete in New Orleans A total of 84

CNN Kathleen Magramo R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel, who last year became the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, took the crown ahead of Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andreína Martínez from the Dominican Republic. The pageant was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, with