Ex-Pakistani President Musharraf Admits Secret Deal with U.S. on Drone Strikes

Estimate: Strikes have killed at least 1,990 people in Pakistan, including hundreds of civilians

2013-04-11

CNN

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Ex-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf acknowledged his government secretly signed off on U.S. drone strikes -- the first time a top past or present Pakistani official, who have longed condemned the U.S. program, has admitted publicly to such a deal. Read the complete article

Cyprus Pays Bigger Price for Bailout

The cost to Cyprus of its international bailout has gone up by six billion euros

2013-04-11

Mark Thompson and Carol Jordan CNN Money

LONDON (CNNMoney) -- The cost to Cyprus of its international bailout has gone up by six billion euros. Read the complete article

Foreclosures Returning to Pre-Housing Bust Levels

Filings fell 23 percent from a year earlier during the first quarter

2013-04-11

Les Christie CNN Money

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The number of homes lost to foreclosure is closing in on levels not seen since before the housing meltdown. Read the complete article

Guatemala Confronts a Dark Chapter

Military campaign killed more than 1,700 Mayans during Guatemala's civil war

2013-04-11

Mariano Castillo CNN

GUATEMALA CITY (CNN) -- The soldiers killed Jacinto Lopez's teenage daughter Magdalena by repeatedly stabbing her in the neck. Then they shot and killed his sons, 13-year-old Domingo and 10-year-old Pedro. Read the complete article

G8 Nations Pledge Action to Halt Sexual Violence in War

The U.S. and other countries have come under fire their role in the wars in places like DR Congo

2013-04-11

Laura Smith-Spark CNN

LONDON (CNN) -- "Rape is not a women's issue or a humanitarian issue -- it's a global issue." Read the complete article

Addicts Shoot Up in Safe Haven in Canada

In downtown Vancouver, addicts openly inject their fixes as medics watch on

2013-04-11

Natasha Maguda CNN

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (CNN) -- Heroin, cocaine and amphetamines are the kind of street drugs you expect to find in the shady corners of any city, hiding away from the glare of law enforcement. Read the complete article

Kerry Heads to Asia Amid Korean Crisis

Secretary of State does not have the extensive list of friends among Asian leaders

2013-04-11

Jill Dougherty CNN

(CNN) -- Secretary of State John Kerry embarks on his Asian trip at a critical time, flying to South Korea just as North Korea is threatening to launch missiles. When he arrives in Seoul on Friday, he will be only 30 miles from the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Syrian Jihad Group Pledges Allegiance to Al Qaeda, Denies Merger

Al-Nusra Front denies merger with al Qaeda but pledges alliegance to Ayman al-Zawahiri

2013-04-10

By Saad Abedine and Jason Hanna CNN

ayman al zawahiriA Syrian jihadist group appears to have pledged allegiance to al Qaeda's leader -- but also stressed it can achieve a Syrian Islamic state only by working with other rebels, including secularists. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Democrat Robin Kelly Wins Election to Replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

Kelly says she will push for gun control and an end to gun violence

2013-04-10

By Paul Steinhauser CNN Political Editor

Democratic nominee Robin Kelly won a special election Tuesday to fill the congressional seat left vacant by disgraced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., CNN projected. Read the complete article

VIDEO: Gun Deal Would Expand Background Checks To Gun Shows, Internet

Sens. Pat Toomey and John Manchin announce bipartisan agreement

2013-04-10

GOP plan for filibuster expected to fail

A deal announced by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, sets up the likelihood of a major Senate debate on gun legislation starting as soon as Thursday, when the chamber is expected to overcome a GOP filibuster attempt to block the proposals Read the complete article