Pope Benedict's funeral: one hundred thousands mourners expected

One hundred thousands mourners are expected in the Vatican in the next few hours to pay they respects to the late Pope Benedict. Some 200,000 people have already paid homage to the former Pope during his lying in state over the last three days. We hear varied insights on his persona, leadership and thought.

Six rounds of votes and still no new speaker for the US House of representatives. How damaging is the stalemate for the Republican majority? We find out from Washington.

And, sombre news for thousands of Amazon employees as the retail giant plans to lay off 18,000 staff - 8000 more than announced in November.