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MH17 jet wreckage ready for transport to Netherlands

Six more coffins carrying body parts of victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine on Friday, with nine victims of the July disaster still unidentified. Duration: 00:44

Dec 2, 2014

WHO: Targets on tackling Ebola in West Africa being met

Targets to reduce the spread of Ebola by isolating patients and burying bodies safely have been reached in Liberia and Guinea, with Sierra Leone to follow within weeks, WHO said Monday. Duration: 01:13

Dec 2, 2014

NATO readies to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan will continue, including next year when NATO withdraws its combat troops, said the secretary general of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg. Duration: 00:50

Dec 2, 2014

ICC rejects Congolese warlord Lubanga's appeal

The International Criminal Court on Monday upheld Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga's conviction for using child soldiers in his rebel army, handing down its first-ever appeals verdict. Duration: 00:34

Dec 2, 2014

Namibia's ruling party wins election in landslide

Namibia's ruling SWAPO party won national elections with an overwhelming 80 percent of the vote, results showed Monday, with Hage Geingob declared president-elect. Duration: 00:57

Dec 2, 2014

More pain to come as Russian ruble hits 1998 low-analyst

The beleaguered ruble recorded Monday its biggest one-day fall since the financial meltdown of 1998 after oil prices sank further amid spreading worries about Russia's economy. Duration: 1:00

Dec 2, 2014

Iraq: Army and Shiite militias pushing against IS group in north

Iraqi security forces and Shiite militias were battling IS group militants in Balad, 80km north of Baghdad, in an effort to push the jihadists back. Duration: 00:47

Dec 2, 2014

John Kerry believes an 'AIDS-free generation is in sight'

US Secretary of State John Kerry believes an 'AIDS-free generation is in sight' during his remarks in Washington to mark World AIDS day. Duration: 00:55

Dec 2, 2014

French business owners protest taxes, red tape

Several hundred business owners demonstrated in Paris on Monday to protest hefty taxes, charges and stifling regulations they say are driving their firms into the ground. Duration: 00:58

Dec 2, 2014

Peugeot holding 'intense' talks on return to Iran

France's PSA Peugeot-Citroen is in "intense" talks about resuming production in Iran, halted since March 2012, a top representative of the automaker said in Tehran on Monday. Duration: 00:38

Dec 2, 2014

Three Ukraine soldiers killed as airport clashes rage

At least three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 14 injured in the past 24 hours as fighting intensifies for control of Donetsk airport, a military spokesman said Monday. Duration: 00:57

Dec 1, 2014

Amnesty demands Kiev accountability for police brutality

Amnesty International activists in Ukraine took part in theatrical protest action in front of the presidential administration building Monday in Kiev, demanding proper investigation of rights violations during Euromaidan protests. Duration: 01:11

Dec 1, 2014

Sarkozy in starting blocks for presidential race

By winning the leadership of his centre-right UMP party, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has taken a major hurdle on his path back to power. Duration: 01:47

Dec 1, 2014

Leftist Vazquez wins Uruguay presidential runoff

Tabare Vazquez, the former Uruguayan president who leapfrogged back to the helm Sunday, is a cancer doctor with a far more traditional style than his ex-rebel, marijuana-legalizing predecessor, Jose Mujica. Duration: 00:59

Dec 1, 2014

NATO developing interim reaction force for early 2015

The first troops of a high-speed NATO reaction force designed to meet the sort of crisis highlighted by Russia's Ukraine intervention should be ready early next year, officials said Monday. Duration: 00:43

Dec 1, 2014