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Richard III's car park burial site opens to public

Visitors will be able to look down from a glass walkway on the grave of King Richard III when a new centre opens in the English cathedral city of Leicester, where the infamous hunchback was found under a car park in 2012. Duration: 00:35

Jul 26, 2014

Europe's highest train turns 80 in French Pyrenees

Europe's highest train, the little train of Artouste in the French Pyrenees, celebrates its 80th birthday. Duration: 01:05

Jul 26, 2014

C. African govt. vows to enforce Brazzaville ceasefire deal

The Central African Republic's transitional authorities have returned to Bangui after a peace conference in Brazzaville, in the Republic of the Congo, where Centrafrican rival armed factions agreed to a tentative ceasefire. Duration: 00:32

Jul 26, 2014

Locals remember plane crash as cleanup starts in Taiwan

Workers clean up the site where 48 people were killed when a TransAsia Airways flight crashed. Duration: 01:19

Jul 26, 2014

Japan volcanic isle smouldering and growing

A smouldering islet formed by a volcanic eruption last year off Japan's southern coast is absorbed by a nearby island, new video images show. Duration: 00:30

Jul 26, 2014

Madrid demonstration to protest Israel operation in Gaza

Protesters in Madrid, Spain, criticized the ongoing Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip. Duration: 00:32

Jul 26, 2014

Pro-Gaza demonstrators clash with Israelis in West Bank

Protesters in Ramallah clashed with Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza. A protestor was shot dead in the West Bank town of Qalandia. Duration: 00:49

Jul 25, 2014

3-Day Navy Exercise of India, US, Japan Begins at Port Sasebo

The three-day Exercise Malabar 2014, involving Navy forces of India, the US and Japan, began at Port Sasebo in Japan on Thursday.

Jul 25, 2014

ISIS Captures Syrian Military Base in Raqqa, Beheads Soldiers

The ISIS militants have beheaded several captured soldiers, after taking over the Division 17 base of the Syrian Army in Raqqa.

Jul 25, 2014

Shellshocked ex-rebel Ukraine city uncovers mass grave

The city of Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine -- a former rebel stronghold back under Ukrainian military control -- has found its first mass grave. Duration: 00:56

Jul 25, 2014

Expert: various scenarios to explain Air Algerie jet crash

An aviation expert rules out technical failure or turbulence, after the wreck of an Air Algerie plane is found in Mali near the Burkina Faso border. Duration: 01:05

Jul 25, 2014

Rahul slams Modi govt over price rise

Amethi, July 25 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre for failing to control the rising prices. Talking to mediapersons in Amethi, he said that there is a difference between what they say and what they do.

Jul 25, 2014

Rahul says Maharashtra Sadan row exposes Shiv Sena and BJP ideology, BJP slams

Amethi/New Delhi: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday blamed the Shiv Sena and BJP for the Maharashtra Sadan controversy where a Muslim staffer was force fed by a Shiv Sena MP. He also said that the ideology of Shiv Sena and BJP has been exposed after the incident. However, the BJP slammed Congress vice-president for giving the incident political colour.

Jul 25, 2014

ICC has wrongly penalized Ravindra Jadeja: Kirti Azad

New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): Former Cricketer Kirti Azad on Friday condemned the ICC's decision to penalize Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja over his spat with James Anderson. The ICC has found Ravindra Jadeja guilty of Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct, and therefore fined 50% of his match fee. The BCCI has decided to appeal against the fine under which Jadeja has been penalized. Azad further said that BCCI is known for spot fixing so this also might be a plan.

Jul 25, 2014

UFO Sighting: Megadeth Drummer Nick Menza Spotted Strange Objects Hovering over his California House [VIDEO]

Famous metal band Megadeth drummer Nick Menzaa spotted three glowing UFOs on 14 July.

Jul 25, 2014