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'Cancer villages' a reality here

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:58 AM PDT

Feng Xaiofeng moves down an alleyway toward her home in Wuli, an ordinary village in eastern China's Zhejiang province, with an extraordinary problem.

Too little, too late for Syrian rebels?

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:36 AM PDT

For two years, Syria's rebels have begged the international community to supply them with the weapons they say they need to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. But now that Europe has lifted an arms embargo, is it too late to make a difference?

Going to school, instead of work

Posted: 29 May 2013 04:01 AM PDT

A Nepalese girl has her sights on a medical career because of her mother's blindness. CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reports.

Rescued baby's mom has 'regrets'

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:07 AM PDT

The mother of a newborn rescued over the weekend from a toilet pipe in China "deeply regrets what she did," police said Tuesday. But she told police she never expected for the baby to end up in the toilet.

Photos: New crew lifts off to space

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:45 AM PDT

Ancient manuscripts under threat

Posted: 29 May 2013 06:13 AM PDT

For the second time in five months, Timbuktu's treasured collection of ancient manuscripts is under threat.

Too little, too late for rebels?

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:36 AM PDT

For two years, Syria's rebels have begged the international community to supply them with the weapons they say they need to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. But now that Europe has lifted an arms embargo, is it too late to make a difference?

Report: China gained U.S. secrets

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:25 AM PDT

American defense officials Tuesday pushed back against the notion that China has used cyberespionage to obtain extensive design information on advanced American weapons.

Oops! Pageant crowns wrong winner

Posted: 29 May 2013 06:54 AM PDT

Denise Garrido was crowned Miss Universe Canada over the weekend. The next day, the pageant organizers said there had been a typo. The crown actually was won by Riza Santos. was crowned Miss Universe Canada over the weekend. The next day, the pageant organizers said there had been a typo. The crown actually was won by Riza Santos.

'Cancer villages' a reality here

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:58 AM PDT

Feng Xaiofeng moves down an alleyway toward her home in Wuli, an ordinary village in eastern China's Zhejiang province, with an extraordinary problem.

Blair: 'Don't stop gender fight'

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:59 AM PDT

With only days to go before the UN High Level Panel puts forward its recommendations on development goals beyond 2015, after the current Millennium Development Goals expire, progress towards gender equality and increased empowerment of women hangs in the balance. It is vital that this issue does not slip down the global agenda but retains its rightful position as one of the key, stand-alone development goals.

Sources: Drone strike kills top militant

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:04 AM PDT

The Pakistan Taliban's No. 2 leader was killed in a drone strike Wednesday in the country's tribal region, a local tribal official and an intelligence official confirmed to CNN.

French police arrest suspect in soldier stabbing case

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:06 AM PDT

Police in France arrested a 22-year-old man Wednesday in connection with the weekend stabbing of a soldier in a business district of Paris, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.

Report: China gained U.S. weapons secrets

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:27 AM PDT

American defense officials Tuesday pushed back against the notion that China has used cyberespionage to obtain extensive design information on advanced American weapons.

Escaped gangster captured 1 month later

Posted: 29 May 2013 09:29 AM PDT

French gangster Redoine Faid, the subject of an international manhunt after his brazen escape from a prison last month, is back in custody, the country's interior ministry said Wednesday.

Couple ties knot in France's first same-sex wedding

Posted: 29 May 2013 11:21 AM PDT

The French city of Montpellier will witness history Wednesday when its mayor officiates the nation's first same-sex wedding in front of hundreds of guests.

Oops! Pageant crowns wrong winner

Posted: 29 May 2013 06:54 AM PDT

Denise Garrido was crowned Miss Universe Canada over the weekend. The next day, the pageant organizers said there had been a typo. The crown actually was won by Riza Santos. was crowned Miss Universe Canada over the weekend. The next day, the pageant organizers said there had been a typo. The crown actually was won by Riza Santos.

Sunni activist slain as violence rocks northern Iraqi city

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:45 AM PDT

A Sunni activist known to demonstrate against Iraq's Shiite-led government was assassinated by gunmen in Mosul, one of 10 people killed or found dead from acts of violence Wednesday in the northern Iraqi city, Mosul police officials said.

UK slaying suspect out of hospital, in police custody

Posted: 29 May 2013 05:24 AM PDT

One of the suspects in last week's slaying of a British soldier was discharged from a hospital Tuesday and is now in custody at a police station in south London, Metropolitan Police said.