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Indian Appointed to UN Peacekeeping Panel

Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Timor-Leste, will head the panel.

Nov 1, 2014

Polling stations ready for Ukraine rebel vote

While insurgent leaders hope the first elections in their self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk "republics" will show they have popular support, fears for Ukraine and the West grow. Duration: 00:49

Nov 1, 2014

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Police: One dead, one injured in Virgin spaceship crash

One pilot was killed and another seriously injured when a Virgin Galactic spaceship crashed in the desert. Duration: 00:40

Nov 1, 2014

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UK records hottest Halloween on record

Londoners enjoyed spookily warm Halloween weather on Friday, as temperatures hit more than twenty degrees centigrade. Duration: 00:40

Nov 1, 2014

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Erdogan meets Hollande, takes aim at West over Kobane

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday took aim at Western leaders for focusing too much on the battle over the strategic Syrian border town of Kobane. Duration: 00:48

Nov 1, 2014

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Ukraine rebel vote drives further wedge between Russia and West

Pro-Russian separatists controlling swathes of east Ukraine are set to hold leadership polls on Sunday that Moscow has backed despite condemnation from Kiev and the West. Duration: 02:04

Nov 1, 2014

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Burkina army chief assumes power after ousting of president

Burkina Faso's army chief Navere Honore Traore said he was taking power on Friday as head of state after President Blaise Compaore announced his resignation. Duration: 00:38

Nov 1, 2014

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Fire ravages iconic French radio building

A fire broke out on Friday on the seventh floor of the "Maison de la radio" ("Radio house"), a vast circular building in Paris housing several media operations. Firefighters said the blaze started on the seventh floor. Duration: 01:09

Oct 31, 2014

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Ukraine rebel vote "absolutely illegal", say Kiev residents

Pro-Russian separatists controlling swathes of east Ukraine are set to hold leadership polls on Sunday that Moscow has backed despite condemnation from Kiev and the West. Duration: 01:28

Oct 31, 2014

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European first as London skatepark wins heritage listing

A skatepark in east London became the first in Europe to be listed as a heritage site on Wednesday, after the government decided its concrete bowls and ramps were of national importance and worth protecting. Duration: 00:52

Oct 31, 2014

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Italy confirms end of boat migrant rescue operation

Italy confirms the end of its search and rescue operation "Mare Nostrum", which has saved the lives of tens of thousands of boat migrants in the Mediterranean. Duration: 01:02

Oct 31, 2014

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Zimbabwe opposition urges bravery to confront Mugabe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday urged his supporters to be brave to confront long-ruling President Robert Mugabe to end the economic woes facing the southern African nation. Duration: 01:05

Oct 31, 2014

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Sweden officially recognises Palestinian state

Sweden officially recognises the state of Palestine, becoming the first EU member in western Europe to do so, prompting Israel to recall its ambassador to Stockholm. Duration: 00:51

Oct 31, 2014

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Controversial French dam halted after death of protester

Local French authorities Friday decided to suspend work on a controversial dam after the death last week of an activist protesting against the project that sparked uproar in the country. Duration: 01:05

Oct 31, 2014

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Ex-Soviet official recalls tearing down of Berlin Wall

Twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall came down, some former top Soviet officials have mixed feelings about the event. Vadim Medvedev, a former member of the Soviet Politburo, says he was 'disappointed' to see the wall torn down. Duration: 01:13

Oct 31, 2014

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