Politics

Alpine Ibex defies gravity on Italian near-vertical dam

A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks salty stones on a near-vertical dam at lake Cingino in Italy, followed by her young at an altitude of 2,200m. Duration: 00:49

Oct 14, 2014

British company to provide protective suits for Ebola fight

A British company has been asked to make 100,000 protective suits to help in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone. Duration: 00:58

Oct 14, 2014

Donetsk Theatre reopens after being closed for months

One month past the normal opening date, the Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre provides a refuge amidst the country's civil war. Duration: 00:56

Oct 14, 2014

UN's Ban in West Bank slams new Israel settlements

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned Israeli settlement building and warned against "provocations" at Jerusalem's holy sites, calling for renewed peace talks to avoid further conflict with the Palestinians. Duration: 00:38

Oct 14, 2014

CDC: Texas case forces US to 'rethink' Ebola approach

The United States must "rethink" its approach to controlling the Ebola virus after a Texas healthcare worker was infected with the often deadly virus, officials said Monday. Duration: 00:43

Oct 14, 2014

France's Tirole says Nobel prize win 'extraordinary'

French economist Jean Tirole is a master of game theory and industrial organisation, who on Monday added a Nobel prize to a gleaming heap of honours for his work. Duration: 00:49

Oct 14, 2014

British healthcare workers protest for pay in London

Workers in England's state-run National Health Service went on strike Monday for the first time since 1982 following a government refusal to hike their pay. Duration: 01:10

Oct 14, 2014

Pistorius should get community service, says prison official

A South African prison official recommends that Paralympian Oscar Pistorius clean a Pretoria museum for 16 hours a month as punishment for shooting dead his lover Reeva Steenkamp. Duration: 00:40

Oct 14, 2014

HK democracy protesters rebuild barricades after clashes

Pro-democracy protesters reinforce roadblocks after chaos erupted in central Hong Kong as dozens of masked men rushed barricades at the city's main pro-democracy site. Duration: 00:50

Oct 14, 2014

Liberia health workers strike over Ebola

Health workers across Liberia went on strike Monday to demand danger money to care for the sick at the heart of a raging Ebola epidemic that has already killed dozens of their colleagues. Duration: 01:11

Oct 14, 2014

Erdogan slams modern 'Lawrence of Arabia' in Mideast

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launches an angry tirade at modern day "Lawrence of Arabia" who he says were bent on causing trouble in the Middle East. Duration: 00:57

Oct 14, 2014

Bolivia's Morales earns third term in landslide victory

Bolivian President Evo Morales won a third term Sunday with more than 60 percent of the vote, giving him a strong mandate to expand his leftist reforms. Duration: 01:09

Oct 14, 2014

Latino cowboys gather in Colombia for Coleo's World Cup

Cowboys from across Latin America meet in the Colombian city of Villavicencio for the World Coleo championship, a rodeo in which men on horses have to grab a bull by the tail, make him fall and then drag him on the floor. Duration: 01:21

Oct 14, 2014

Evo Morales: Bolivia's first indigenous president

Bolivian President Evo Morales has been elected to a third term with more than 60 percent of the vote, exit polls show. Morales is the son of an indigenous peasant and has profoundly transformed the country. Duration: 02:50

Oct 13, 2014

Brazil's Marina Silva announces her support for Aecio Neves

Brazilian presidential hopeful Aecio Neves on Sunday earned a key endorsement in his bid to defeat incumbent Dilma Rousseff -- from environmentalist candidate Marina Silva. Duration: 01:16

Oct 13, 2014