Politics

Kenya troops fight militants in four-day mall siege

Kenyan special forces are still battling "one or two" Islamist militants holed up inside Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, according to security sources. Duration: 00:34

Sep 24, 2013

Microsoft unveils upgraded Surface tablet

Microsoft unveiled two new versions of its Surface tablet on Monday, renewing its efforts in mobile computing after the product's launch a year ago failed to impress consumers. Duration: 01:07

Sep 24, 2013

European ministers meet in support of Italy's Kyenge

European ministers met in Rome on Monday in support of the Italian Minister for Integration, Cecile Kyenge. Originally from Congo, Kyenge has been the victim of racist comments from sections of the Italian political establishment. Duration: 01:02.

Sep 24, 2013

First grape harvest begins for Beaujolais

French grape-pickers have been out overnight gathering the first Beaujolais harvest of the season in the Rhone valley. Duration:00:54.

Sep 24, 2013

Bloomberg launches European cities competition

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday launched a competition among European cities aimed at inspiring new ideas to improve city life. He was hosted at London City Hall by London Mayor Boris Johnson and joined by the mayors of Florence and Warsaw. Duration: 00:55

Sep 24, 2013

Greek civil servants strike over austerity cuts

Thousands of civil servants protested in Greece on Tuesday at the start of a fresh strike against job cuts pushed by the government in return for international bailout loans. Duration: 00:59

Sep 24, 2013

Ban urges end to Syria bloodshed

As he opened the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to major powers to stop sending weapons to all sides in Syria. Duration: 00:43.

Sep 24, 2013

People flock to donate blood after Kenya attack

Kenyan troops on Tuesday battled Islamists making their final stand in a deadly shopping mall siege, on the fourth day of the attack by Al-Qaeda-linked militants said to include Americans and a British woman. Duration: 01:02.

Sep 24, 2013

Displaced Syrians give life to ghost industrial park

War had reduced Syria's largest industrial complex to a ghost town, but displaced residents of nearby Aleppo are now creating a bustling lifestyle amid the abandoned factories and warehouses. Duration: 00:48.

Sep 24, 2013

Christie's to hold first auction on China mainland

International auction house Christie's poised for first auction on the Chinese mainland, hoping to make the country part of its global network. Duration: 00:34

Sep 24, 2013

Four dead after tourist plane crash at Frenc airport

Four people have been killed after a tourist plane crash on take-off from an airport in southern France. Duration: 00:38.

Sep 24, 2013

UN envoy calls for intensified campaign against Shebab

The UN special representative for Somalia on Tuesday called for a redoubling of efforts in battling the country's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab behind the deadly mall siege in neighbouring Kenya. Duration: 01:08.

Sep 24, 2013

Iraq Kurds dream of independence but differ on details

Voters in Iraq's Kurdish region may have had differing views at the ballot box during weekend polls, but there is one dream which unites virtually all of them: an independent state. Duration: 00:53.

Sep 24, 2013

Obama demands UN take action on Syria

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday demanded that the world take action on Syria, saying that the regime must face consequences after the use of chemical weapons. Duration: 00:55.

Sep 24, 2013

Anti-Rowhani protesters rally against UN appearance

Demonstrators took to New York streets on Monday to protest newly-elected Iranian President Hassan Rowhani's first appearance at the United Nations for the General Assembly. Duration: 01:11.

Sep 24, 2013