Politics

London artist creates major works from tiny objects

London artist Joe Black is currently holding his first solo exhibition. Black uses hundreds of small common objects such as test tubes, toy soldiers and badges to create large works. Duration: 01:36

Oct 18, 2013

Japanese minister visits controversial war shrine

A cabinet minister is among scores of Japanese parliamentarians who pay tribute at a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, in a move likely to anger China and South Korea. Duration: 00:44

Oct 18, 2013

Rescuers find bodies after Laos air crash

Rescuers in Laos continue to find bodies after a plane plummeted into the Mekong River, killing all on board, in the country's worst known air disaster. Duration: 00:39

Oct 18, 2013

French court jails Somali pirates for 2009 hijack

French court has sentenced three Somali pirates to up to 12 years in prison for the 2009 hijacking of a French yacht which prompted a rescue operation by elite forces in which the skipper died. Duration: 00:55

Oct 18, 2013

Moscow demonstration in support of Greenpeace activists

Supporters of the thirty Greenpeace activists being detained in Murmansk in Russia gathered in the Russian capital Friday in a show of solidarity. Duration: 01:02

Oct 18, 2013

Surveillance footage shows horror of Kenya mall siege

More surveillance footage is released of the attack on Nairobi's Westgate Mall by Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, who killed at least 67 people in a four-day siege. Duration: 01:17

Oct 18, 2013

Thousands of French students protest foreign pupil deportations

Thousands of French high school students continue to protest against the deportation of foreign pupils after the high-profile eviction of a 15-year-old Roma girl. Duration: 01:16

Oct 18, 2013

Norwegians shocked by Somalia terror connection

Al-Qaeda operative Ikrimah al-Muhajir is one of the world's most wanted terrorists. A Kenyan report says he is suspected of planning attacks in Africa including the Nairobi mall siege. News of his activities causes shock in Norway, where he spent several years. Duration: 00:54

Oct 18, 2013

Josef Koudelka, photographer of the Prague Spring

An exhibition opens in Bucharest of works by photographer Josef Koudelka, famous for his depections of the repression of the Prague Spring. Duration: 01:40

Oct 18, 2013

Expert: Saudi Security Council snub not just about Syria

An analyst for the US Institute for Peace says Saudi Arabia's refusal of a UN Security Council seat is about more than just about the continuing conflict in Syria, with concerns about Iran also playing a key role. Duration: 0:58

Oct 18, 2013

Moldovan centre helps human trafficking victims

For survivors of human trafficking, learning to live with the trauma, pain and memories "is a big challenge," says Lidia Gorceag, a psychologist at the Centre for assistance to victims of trafficking in Chisinau. Duration: 1:08

Oct 18, 2013

Georgia displays skull that could rewrite human evolution

Georgian scientists on October 18, 2013 presented a 1.8 million-year-old skull discovered in the Caucasus nation that researchers say could force a re-evaluation of current theories of human evolution. Duration: 0:38

Oct 18, 2013

Relatives of Laos air disaster victims mourn at crash site

Relatives of the passengers who were travelling on the Lao Airlines plane which crashed near the Mekong river in Laos's worst known air disaster pray for their loved ones. Duration: 0:46

Oct 18, 2013

Jihadists return to Mali's streets

In Mali, the city of Gao is once again under attack by Islamists: in the latest spate of attacks, jihadists wounded two civilians when they blew up a bridge a week ago, a day after shelling the town and injuring a soldier. Duration: 2:43

Oct 18, 2013

Troops patrol scene of Kabul suicide attack

A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden car in Kabul on Friday outside a compound where many foreign workers are based, killing at least two local civilians, Afghan officials said. Duration: 0:37

Oct 18, 2013