Politics

Hundreds feared dead in Italy migrant shipwreck

Italy on Friday mourned the 300 African asylum-seekers feared dead in the worst ever Mediterranean refugee disaster, as the government appealed for Europe to stem the influx of migrants. Duration: 00:37

Oct 4, 2013

New Zealand hosts wacky 'World of WearableArt' show

International designers are increasingly clamouring to be part of Wellington's wacky World of WearableArt show. Duration: 00:59

Oct 4, 2013

Vietnam Gen. Giap 'inspired resistance movements'

One Vietnamese and one French historian look back at the life and legacy of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Duration: 01:14

Oct 4, 2013

Indian Hindu devotees perform annual 'Tarpan' rituals

Indian Hindu devotees perform 'Tarpan', rituals to pay obediance to one's forefathers on the last day of "Pitrupaksh" - days for offering prayers to ancestors - on the banks of the River Ganges in Kolkata on October 4, 2013. Duration: 0:41

Oct 4, 2013

Muslim cleric killed in Kenya's Mombasa

Four Kenyans were killed Friday during riots in Kenya's port city of Mombasa, according to government officials, in protests sparked by the killing of a Muslim cleric with his three companions in a drive-by shooting late on Thursday. Duration: 0:37

Oct 4, 2013

Cambodia's Panh receives top accolade at Busan fest

Acclaimed Cambodian director Rithy Panh, whose family died in the Khmer Rouge genocide, receives the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the Busan International Film Festival. Duration: 0:54

Oct 4, 2013

Ireland votes on scrapping upper house of parliament

Cash-strapped Ireland voted in a referendum on Friday on whether to back Prime Minister Enda Kenny's controversial proposals to abolish the upper house of parliament. Duration: 0:29

Oct 4, 2013

Madrid's Prado shows Diego Velasquez retrospective

Madrid Prado museum presents a retrospective of works by Spanish 17th century master Diego Velazquez. Duration: 0:57

Oct 4, 2013

Russian diplomats evacuated from Libya after attack

Russian diplomats and their families arrived back in Moscow Friday after being evacuated from Libya after dozens of protesters attacked its diplomatic mission in Tripoli. Duration: 0:33

Oct 4, 2013

FIFA on defensive over Qatar labour rights

FIFA boss Sepp Blatter on Friday went on the defensive over claims of widespread abuse of migrant workers preparing for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, acknowledging concerns but saying it could not step in. Duration: 0:27

Oct 4, 2013

UNHCR: Human rights abuses behind Lampedusa tragedy

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says they are doing what they can to work with authorities and refugees to prevent further disasters on the scale of the one in Lampedusa. Duration: 0:53

Oct 4, 2013

Faithful react as Pope Francis makes Assisi pilgrimage

Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint's Italian hometown. He also greeted members of the public. Duration: 00:50

Oct 4, 2013

Guinea opposition calls for election to be annulled

Guinea's opposition called on Friday for the annulment of parliamentary elections held on September 28, alleging that the vote had been tarnished by widespread fraud. Duration: 00:39

Oct 4, 2013

France offers right to asylum to protesting Syrian refugees

France on Friday offered some 60 Syrians the right to seek asylum after the refugees occupied a key point in the Channel port of Calais in a desperate bid to get to Britain. Duration: 00:54

Oct 4, 2013

Merkel's defeated foes to continue coalition talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her defeated centre-left election rivals on Friday agreed to push on with courtship talks that could lead to a "grand coalition" governing Europe's economic powerhouse. Duration: 0:57

Oct 4, 2013