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Hundreds of Tunisian security forces protest in capital

Hundreds of people protest in front of the ministry of interior in Tunis after police unions called for protests for more resources to fight against 'terrorist groups'. Six policemen were killed in clashes last week. Duration: 00:35

Oct 28, 2013

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Storm in France knocks out power for tens of thousands

Tens of thousands of French households are still without power after one of the worst storms in years lashes the northwest of the country. Duration: 00:48

Oct 28, 2013

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Sudan's Bashir says will work with South for Abyei solution

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on Monday pledged to work with his South Sudanese counterpart to settle the future of the contested Abyei region, where residents were holding an unofficial referendum. Duration: 00:22

Oct 28, 2013

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Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli after week of violence

Lebanon's army begins deploying in the northern city of Tripoli after 14 people were killed and more than 80 wounded in a week of bloodshed. Duration: 00:38

Oct 28, 2013

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Romania begins work on NATO missile shield base

A ground-breaking ceremony takes place at Deveselu military base in Romania for a facility that will host missile interceptors as part of a planned NATO missile shield, a project that has irked Russia. Duration: 00:53

Oct 28, 2013

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Olympic workers exploited, expelled: rights group

Large numbers of migrants from inside Russia and ex-Soviet republics are being employed by construction firms racing to finish Olympic-related building works on time. But a rights group warns of detentions and deportations of workers, some of whom have not been paid. Duration: 01:21

Oct 28, 2013

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Kenya says nothing to hide in doping fight

Speaking on the sidelines of the Nairobi marathon, won by Kenneth Mung'ara, Athletics Kenya's VP David Okeyo says running is far too important for Kenya's international image and economy to be allowed to be ruined by doping. Duration: 01:03

Oct 28, 2013

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Rally in Ankara against court's refusal to detain policeman

Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Monday to disperse around 2,000 people protesting at a court's refusal to detain a policeman accused of killing a demonstrator during the popular unrest in June. Duration: 00:50

Oct 28, 2013

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Trees litter London streets after storm

Nearly 300,000 homes were left without power in Britain and France on Monday and trains and planes were cancelled as a fierce storm battered the region, leaving at least four people dead.

Oct 28, 2013

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Golfers Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods face off in China

Rory McIlroy finally tasted success for the first time this year when he beat an ailing Tiger Woods by one shot in a megabucks exhibition in China on Monday. Duration: 00:40

Oct 28, 2013

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El Mundo calls for firm reaction from Spain towards NSA spying

The Deputy Director of El Mundo daily newspaper, Inaki Gil, called on Monday for the Spanish government to react firmly to news of telephone tracking by the American government. Duration: 00:51

Oct 28, 2013

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World's tallest man becomes happiest man on earth

Turkey's Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 metres (eight foot three) the world's tallest man, has wed a Syrian woman he called the "love of my life", though he towers over his 1.75-metre bride. Duration: 00:

Oct 28, 2013

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Fashion show on subway for Sao Paulo Fashion Week

A fashion show is organized on a subway in Sao Paulo for the opening of Latin America's most important fashion week, with models mingling with commuters in the unlikely setting. Duration: 01:23

Oct 28, 2013

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Jackson fans protest as his doctor released from jail

Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, was released from jail Monday after serving a two year prison sentence for manslaugther following the death of the pop icon. Duration: 00:36

Oct 28, 2013

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Syrian mortar shell kills man in Turkey

A man was killed and his daughter wounded in southeastern Turkey by a mortar shell fired from across the border with war-torn Syria, health officials said. Duration: 00:38

Oct 28, 2013

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