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Posted: 10 Dec 2013 05:16 AM PST

Presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and royals joined tens of thousands of South Africans to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, in a memorial service celebrating a man seen as a global symbol of reconciliation.

'Super grannies' defy stereotypes

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:21 PM PST

Despite being an 18-time world-record holder, Japanese swimmer Mieko Nagaoka is determined to win more medals and break more world records.

Betting big on maglev trains

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:20 PM PST

The image of the Shinkansen bullet train streaking past Mount Fuji is a powerful part of the iconography of the resurgent post-war Japan.

Take the 'ignorance' test

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 11:40 AM PST

How up-to-date is your knowledge of the state of the world? Compare your results with the latest out of the U.S..

Japan athletes eye Olympic gold

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:31 PM PST

CNN's Paula Newton visits the country's Elite Academy which aims to nurture world-class athletes

Asia's fashion industry booming

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 01:30 PM PST

Industry head-hunter Floriane de Saint-Pierre and designer Barney Cheng on the region's thriving fashion scene.

Obama pays tribute at Mandela memorial

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 05:16 AM PST

Ukraine protesters defy cold

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:31 PM PST

Bitter cold weather doesn't diminish protester's determination. CNN's Diana Magnay has the latest from Kiev.

War not over for NK: Veteran

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:40 PM PST

Until he returned home this weekend, Merrill Newman -- an American held in North Korea -- had no idea what a story he'd become.

For North Korea, the war isn't over, says freed U.S. veteran

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 05:20 AM PST

Until he returned home this weekend, Merrill Newman -- an American held in North Korea -- had no idea what a story he'd become.

Ukraine protesters defy bitter cold

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 02:31 PM PST

Bitter cold weather doesn't diminish protester's determination. CNN's Diana Magnay has the latest from Kiev.

Testimony: Hundreds still on board as captain left Costa Concordia

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:47 PM PST

Capt. Francesco Schettino abandoned the cruise liner Costa Concordia after it wrecked in 2012 while hundreds were still on board, according to testimony and recorded phone calls played in a court in Grosetto, Italy, on Monday.

2 French soldiers killed in Central African Republic unrest

Posted: 10 Dec 2013 05:38 AM PST

Two French soldiers sent to the Central African Republic as part of an international peacekeeping mission have been killed, the French presidency said Tuesday.

Caroline Kennedy meets atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 09:14 PM PST

Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, visited Nagasaki on Tuesday, one of two Japanese cities on which the United States dropped atomic bombs during the final days of World War II.