CNN Explains: Papal succession

CNN's John Allen fills you in on everything from smoke signals to who is eligible to become pontiff.



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Cardinals look to future after pope's exit

With the dust still settling from Benedict XVI's historic resignation as pope, the focus in Rome turns to the future Friday as the Roman Catholic cardinals prepare to meet to discuss a timetable for picking the new pontiff.



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EPL to introduce goal-line technology

The English Premier League is set to make history in August by becoming the first soccer league to introduce goal-line technology.



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Identity politics after Lee's Oscar win

It's not every territory in the world that puts an Oscar-winning director's name up in lights on a towering building. But that's just the sort of thing that happens in Taiwan -- and it did on Monday night after Ang Lee picked up his second "Best Director" Oscar, this time for "Life of Pi."



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Golf: McIlroy walks off as slump bites

In a season of lows, golf's No.1 Rory McIlroy hit a new low as he simply walked off the course following a disastrous start to the second round of his defense of the Honda Classic title in Florida.



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Taco Bell pulls beef from UK outlets

Fast food giant Taco Bell said Friday it has taken beef off the menu in its three UK outlets after tests on ground beef from a European supplier revealed traces of horse meat.



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Argentina in Iran deal to probe bombing

Argentine lawmakers approved an agreement with Iran that will create a five-member commission to investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center.



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