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Chinese soccer gets a boost

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 07:38 AM PST

Wei Guoqiang has been following Chinese football for more than 20 years but reasons to celebrate have been few and far between.

Typhoon survivors go hungry despite aid

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:59 AM PST

Tons of food from around the world have arrived in the Philippines, but hundreds of thousands left homeless and hungry after Typhoon Haiyan have yet to get a bite of it.

Painting breaks auction record

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:42 AM PST

A painting by artist Francis Bacon sold for $142,405,000 on Tuesday, breaking the record as the most expensive piece of art ever auctioned, according to a statement from the auction house.

Training China's baby pandas

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:57 AM PST

It's panda training time at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in China. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

'The mega-city and the non-city'

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:37 AM PST

Celebrated Cameroonian-born photographer Samuel Fosso, famous for his compelling self-portraits, has had his work exhibited in major museums across the world -- from New York and Paris to London and Buenos Aires.

Typhoon survivors go hungry despite aid

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 07:01 AM PST

Tons of food from around the world have arrived in the Philippines, but the hundreds of thousands homeless and hungry after Typhoon Haiyan decimated part of the country have yet to get a bite of it.

Palestinian negotiating team resigns

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:40 AM PST

The Palestinian negotiating team has resigned and will not participate in peace talks with the Israelis, a spokesman for the Palestinian mission to the United Nations told CNN Wednesday.

Kate Middleton 'on phone target list'

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 06:00 AM PST

Kate Middleton's name is on a "target evaluation" list prosecutors say was written by a private investigator who is one of the accused in Britain's phone hacking trial.

Arab Spring bad for women?

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:59 AM PST

A new poll ranks the best and worst Arab countries for women's rights.

Mayor gunned down, 24 others killed across Iraq

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 10:07 AM PST

The mayor of the Iraqi city of Falluja was shot to death while bombings there, in Baghdad and in another city killed another 24 people Wednesday, police reported.

Was Arab Spring bad for women's rights?

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:40 AM PST

A new poll ranks the best and worst Arab countries for women's rights.

Poland 'regrets' Independence Day violence at Russian Embassy

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:37 AM PST

Poland has expressed "deep regret" after rioters attacked Russia's embassy in Warsaw during Independence Day celebrations on November 11.

Palestinian negotiating team resigns

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:40 AM PST

The Palestinian negotiating team has resigned and will not participate in peace talks with the Israelis, a spokesman for the Palestinian mission to the United Nations told CNN Wednesday.

Netanyahu nixes controversial settlements plans

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 09:00 AM PST

Israel canceled controversial plans to construct thousands of new homes in East Jerusalem and on the West Bank, hours after the announcement sparked strong criticism.

Toronto mayor to face city council

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 07:36 AM PST

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will face the City Council on Wednesday for the first time since admitting he smoked crack cocaine.

UK phone-hacking: Kate Middleton's name on 'target evaluation' list

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:40 AM PST

Kate Middleton's name is on a "target evaluation" list prosecutors say was written by a private investigator who is one of the accused in Britain's phone hacking trial.

Police: MI6 agent not killed, as previously thought

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 06:00 AM PST

Gareth Williams, the MI6 codebreaker found dead inside a locked bag in his apartment in 2010, was probably not killed as previously believed, London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday.

Exoskeleton helps woman walk in Israel

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 05:56 AM PST

New technology is helping a woman born paralyzed walk for the first time. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

Morsy: I'm still legitimate president

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 08:58 AM PST

Mohamed Morsy considers himself still to be Egypt's leader, despite his ouster more than four months ago in a military coup, he said in a statement read by an attorney Wednesday.