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Fourteen months to the day after an earthquake devastated Christchurch’s 19th century cathedral, work is starting on a new center of worship reflecting the spirit of 21st century design.

I glimpse the sprawling hotel from a distance, nestled into the lush hills on the outskirts of Chongqing. The air is fresher here, the temperature several degrees cooler than the sprawling metropolis of more than 30 million people below.

I glimpse the sprawling hotel from a distance, nestled into the lush hills on the outskirts of Chongqing. The air is fresher here, the temperature several degrees cooler than the sprawling metropolis of more than 30 million people below.

North Korea said Monday that it would soon initiate “special actions” aimed at destroying the South Korean president and his government.

North Korea said Monday that it would soon initiate “special actions” aimed at destroying the South Korean president and his government.

Residents of Paris relay their messages to the French presidential candidates.

U.S. troops have fired into Pakistani territory at least four times in the last 10 months in cross-border skirmishes that they say are in response to shelling from inside Pakistan, CNN has learned.

CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reveals the balancing act troops face on the Afghan-Pakistani border.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will face Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in run-off on May 6 because no one got a majority on Sunday. But the big question: What will the far right voters do and Sarkozy keep his post?

The United States and Afghanistan appeared close to signing a vital diplomatic deal Sunday, a pact that would continue cooperation between the two countries after the planned departure of NATO troops in 2014.