Politics

Disabled Frenchman makes record jump over Everest

A French multiple sclerosis sufferer becomes the first disabled person to skydive over Mount Everest. Duration: 00:46

Oct 29, 2013

Hundreds of hospital workers protest in eastern China

Hundreds of hospital workers stage a rare protest in eastern China to denounce attacks on medical workers, after a patient stabbed three doctors, killing one. Duration: 00:41

Oct 29, 2013

Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tun

Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects. Duration: 02:22

Oct 29, 2013

Bolshoi ballet dancer in court on acid attack charges

Disgraced Bolshoi ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko appears in court on charges of splashing acid in the face of the renowned troupe's artistic director Sergei Filin. Duration: 00:30

Oct 29, 2013

New mass graves raise hope for the missing in Bosnia

Forensic experts are analysing bodies that were recently exhumed from a mass grave in Bosnia, in which several hundred Muslim and Croatian victims were buried after being killed during the war in Bosnia during the 1990s. Duration: 02:03

Oct 29, 2013

French jazz singer pays homage to Marilyn Monroe

French jazz singer Anne Ducros highlights the friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald in her new album, focusing on the help Monroe gave Fitzgerald by securing her gigs in a formerly all-white Hollywood club. Duration: 02:02

Oct 29, 2013

China to 'ensure safety of capital' after car blaze

The Chinese government says it will take effective measures to "ensure the safety and stability of the capital" after a car crash on Beijing's Tiananmen Square killed five people

Oct 29, 2013

Brahimi says 'Somalisation' of Syria comment a mistranslation

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi spoke to press in Syria on Tuesday, addressing criticism of his 'Somalisation' of Syria warning which he says was a mistranslation of his statement to a French website

Oct 29, 2013

French neurologist speaks out on World Stroke Day

For World Stroke Day on Tuesday, a French expert talks about the causes of strokes, among the world's top killers, and ways to prevent them. Duration: 01:02

Oct 29, 2013

French justice minister comments on racist remarks

French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira calls racism "a crime" days after being herself targeted by verbal attacks in which she was labelled a "monkey" by a far-right politician and a student. Duration: 00:35

Oct 29, 2013

Naples treasures gathered in unprecedented Rome show

A necklace and mitre studded with precious emeralds and diamonds go on display in Rome as part of an unprecedented exhibition in which the "Treasures of San Gennaro" are shown for the first time outside of Naples. Duration: 00:50

Oct 29, 2013

Footballer Yaya Tour joins fight against elephant poaching

International football star Yaya Touré and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) unveiled a new alliance to combat the illegal ivory trade that sees thousands of African elephants slaughtered each year. Duration: 01:13

Oct 29, 2013

Somali govt welcomes US drone strike against Shebab

The spokesman for Somalia's prime minister, Ridwan Haji Abdiwel, said on Tuesday that the country's government "welcomes the raid that took place in Middle Juba region, killing Ibrahim Ali Abdi". Duration: 00:51

Oct 29, 2013

Stop moving the target on Kosovo, Serbian PM tells EU

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has urged European countries to stop setting new conditions on the vexed issue of Kosovo as he tries to steer his nation to EU membership, in an interview with AFP. Duration: 00:44

Oct 29, 2013

Egypt judges withdraw from Brotherhood chief's trial

The three judges presiding in the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his aides withdrew from the proceedings on Tuesday, citing "reasons of conscience". Duration: 00:45

Oct 29, 2013