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Iran's new president a reformist?

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:43:43 EDT

Hassan Rouhani campaigned as a moderate in Iran's election. CNN's Christiane Amanpour offers details.

Fighting military sexual assault

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:45:44 EDT

CNN's Christiane Amanpour interviews a Naval Academy student who says she was sexually assaulted.

The 10 worst film and TV bosses

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:38:47 EDT

Every so often I'll see a movie or a TV show where a boss is over-the-top bad, and it's supposed to be hilarious or terrifying.

How to negotiate a better salary

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:11:21 EDT

When it comes to negotiating a salary for a new job it can pay to ask for a precise figure.

Women value ethics more than men

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:04:10 EDT

Women are less ready to compromise their ethics in pursuit of success at work, a recent study has suggested.

Stella McCartney's rise to the top

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:20:49 EDT

CNN's Monita Rajpal meets Stella McCartney, one of the world's most celebrated fashion designers.

Mark Ronson on love for music

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:21:44 EDT

CNN's Monita Rajpal meets Grammy award-winning Mark Ronson who has produced some of the biggest stars in the industry.

Vin DIesel's rise to stardom

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:33:29 EDT

CNN's Monita Rajpal meets Vin Diesel who talks about the success of the "Fast and Furious" franchise.

Gambling mecca's dark side

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:54:55 EDT

Triad attacks. Prostitute calling cards. Illicit money flows.

Spy: Snowden is doomed

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:46:02 EDT

Sitting alone in a hotel room, unable to contact friends or family or even walk the teeming streets of Hong Kong without looking over his shoulder, there can be few who can claim to know the fear and isolation that NSA leaker Edward Snowden is living through.

Freida Pinto letter to girls

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:29:55 EDT

Dear Girls of the World,

Burmese singer takes on HIV

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:47:00 EDT

Zarni Aung's not sure how he contracted HIV -- it may have been from a tainted needle or a sex worker.

Know your superheros?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:12:34 EDT

Looking east for new heroes

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:31:43 EDT

Comic book legend Stan Lee has drawn inspiration from China and India for his new characters.

Can Nintendo get its mojo back?

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:38:06 EDT

It hasn't been a blockbuster year for Nintendo, the video-gaming company that brought us "Donkey Kong," "Super Mario Bros." and the Wii.

Raised in brothel, wins scholarship

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:54:26 EDT

CNN's Mallika Kapur reports on young woman raised in a brothel who is going to college.

Eerie Hashima 'Skyfall' Island

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:32:16 EDT

Japan's abandoned Hashima Island was the inspiration for the villain's lair in "Skyfall"

The world's biggest waves

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:54:39 EDT

Find out more about the world's wildest big-wave surf spots with our interactive map.

Why Taliban would talk to U.S.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:32:47 EDT

The United States will have its first formal meeting with the Taliban soon in Doha, Qatar, senior U.S. administration officials said, as the Taliban say they want to improve relations with the world.

The world's best airline is...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:18 EDT

Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.

India lashed by monsoon rains

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:33:17 EDT

Great infrastructure projects

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:49:54 EDT

With all the chatter of fiscal restraint these days, it would be easy to assume the world's money-men were tightening the purse strings and shelving ambitious transport plans for a time when economic prosperity returns -- but you'd be wrong.

U.S. official: 4 Americans killed at U.S. base in Afghanistan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:23:31 EDT

Four Americans were killed during a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base, outside of Kabul, a Pentagon official said Tuesday on the condition of anonymity.

Bollywood star in baby sex selection controversy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:39 EDT

A Bollywood star is facing a storm of controversy over the sex of his unborn child.

South Korea, Australia quality for 2014 World Cup

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:24:23 EDT

Iran, South Korea and Australia all booked a place in next year's FIFA World Cup following a dramatic final round of matches in the Asian qualifying competition.

Chinese netizens decry tourist treatment of dying dolphin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:52:12 EDT

A dolphin who died in the southern Chinese city of Sanya Monday has sparked nationwide anger after pictures surfaced of tourists near the shore mistreating and posing with the dying animal were spread on Weibo, China's most popular social network site.

Chen Guangcheng: NYU is forcing me out

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:21:30 EDT

Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese activist who fled China last year, says he is being forced to leave New York University over fears his presence there is affecting the university's relationship with China.

Indonesia's parliament boosts fuel prices by 44%

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:10:44 EDT

After clashes between police and protesters, Indonesia's parliament Monday night voted to revise the national budget and allow an increase of up to 44% in the prices of subsidized gas and diesel fuel.

Anger in China over attack on students in France

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:01:16 EDT

A violent attack on a group of Chinese students in a small town in southwest France has prompted anger and condemnation in China.

Pakistan condemns deaths of polio shot volunteers

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:27:08 EDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the Sunday killings of two polio vaccination volunteers in the country's northwest, calling their slayings "cowardly and inhuman."