'How could this happen again?' Why this Catholic abuse scandal seems worse than 2002

(CNN)This is how bad things are in the Catholic Church right now: The Pope's top adviser on clergy sexual abuse canceled a trip to Ireland for a papal event because he has to investigate sexual misconduct in his own seminary.

8.2-magnitude earthquake strikes in South Pacific off Fiji

(CNN)A massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 200 miles off Fiji and almost the same distance from Tonga, according to the preliminary report from the US Geological Survey.

'I cried for a year': Families split by the Korean War get rare chance to reunite

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Lee Keum-seom hasn't held her son in 68 years.The last time she saw him, Sang Chol was four years old, and together with her husband and their daughter, they were headed south, fleeing the fighting during the early days of the Korean War.

Tesla's stock falls sharply after Elon Musk's tearful interview

Tesla's stock tumbled after CEO Elon Musk said he's working himself to the bone and relies on Ambien to sleep. In an tearful interview with The New York Times, Musk said this has been "the most difficult and painful year" of his career.

Kofi Annan: A career of triumphs and tribulations in Africa

(CNN)Kofi Annan has been described as "Africa's foremost son," as well as "a tall Iroko tree" whose achievement as the first black African to lead the UN is a source of pride to many on the continent.

4 UPDF activists, 3 others shot dead in Khagrachari

Seven people, including four Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political party United Peoples’ Democratic Front-backed organisation leaders, were killed and 10 others were injured in gun attacks on them at two places in Khagrachari on Saturday.

No chance of shifting from current election process : Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that there was no chance of shifting from the ongoing process of holding the next general election by the end of this year.

JP to be part of AL alliance if BNP joins next polls: Ershad

HM Ershad has said that the Ershad-led faction of Jatiya Party will form alliance with ruling Awami League if Bangladesh Nationalist Party participates in the next general election.

CPA grapples with China, S'pore, Korea, India proposals

The Chittagong Port Authority in Bangladesh has sought government intervention to select suitable financiers as it grapples with late proposals from China, South Korea and Singapore to construct and operate the proposed Bay Terminal in addition to partial investment plans by India and Asian Development Bank.

Bangladesh President, PM, speaker mourn death of Kofi Annan

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Saturday condoled the death of former secretary general of United Nations Kofi Annan.