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A wax figure of late singer Whitney Houston, on loan from the US for eight weeks, was unveiled in Madame Tussauds in London

A wax figure of late singer Whitney Houston, on loan from the US for eight weeks, was unveiled in Madame Tussauds in London. Duration: 01:15

Oct 21, 2013

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French industrial hotspot turned into wine-making haven

First grape harvest comes in from a new vineyard built on a slag-heap in France's industrial Pas-de-Calais region, looking to reinvent itself as a wine-making haven.

Oct 21, 2013

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Australia crews battle to tame wildfires

Firefighters are battling an enormous blaze in southeastern Australia, with officials warning it could merge with another to create a "mega-fire" if weather conditions worsen.

Oct 21, 2013

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Roma couple in Greece charged with child abduction

A Roma couple were charged in Greece with abducting a young girl dubbed the "blond angel", whose discovery has prompted thousands of calls from parents of missing children. Duration: 00:33

Oct 21, 2013

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Egypt Christians in shock and in mourning after church attack

Police were hunting Monday for those behind a shooting spree at a church wedding that killed four people, in the first attack targeting Christians in Cairo since the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president. Duration: 00:58

Oct 21, 2013

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Oil workers, police clash as Brazil auctions oil licenses

Amid clashes between union workers and police, Brazil prepared Monday to auction oil production licenses in its giant Libra offshore field. Duration: 00:46

Oct 21, 2013

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Ethiopia hosts very first "Haile Gebrselassie Marathon"

Ethiopia hosted the very first "Haile Gebrselassie Marathon" on Sunday, with participants from Ethiopia, America and Europe. Duration: 01:11

Oct 21, 2013

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France to play Ukraine in World Cup qualification playoffs

Former football champions France were given a favourable pairing in the pick of the World Cup qualifying play-offs in Europe made by football's governing body FIFA on Monday. Duration: 00:56

Oct 21, 2013

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The toad that turned into a nice little earner

Once upon a time a poisonous cane toad lived in the South Sea Islands, unloved and unwanted. Then one day a Polish fairy waved her wand and the plain old cane toad turned into a precious fashion accessory...

Oct 21, 2013

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Thousands mourn victims of Egypt church wedding attack

Thousands turned out Monday for the funeral of four Copts gunned down outside a church, in the first attack on Christians in Cairo since the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president. Duration: 00:56

Oct 21, 2013

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Campaigning ramps up for Madagascar presidential polls

Madagascar will hold the first round of a divisive presidential election on Friday October 25. The polls will aim to end the political crisis that has continued since March 2009 when President Marc Ravalomanana was ousted in a coup.

Oct 21, 2013

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Soldiers with shopping bags in Kenya mall video

CCTV footage from Nairobi's Westgate mall appears to show Kenyan soldiers carrying loot out of the besieged shopping centre, attacked four weeks ago.

Oct 21, 2013

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EDF signs 16-bn deal to build new UK nuclear plant

French energy giant EDF said on Monday it had clinched a deal worth £16 billion ($26 billion, 18.9 billion euros) to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, with Chinese backing.

Oct 21, 2013

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Two years after Kadhafi's death, militias haunt Libya

Two years after the killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, a chaotic Libya is haunted by the spectre of civil war, with heavily armed former rebels transformed into unruly militias. In Tripoli, Libyans express frustration at the lack of progress.

Oct 21, 2013

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Nairobi memorial one month after Westgate mall attack

At Nairobi's Karura Forest friends and family gather to commemorate the victims of the Westgate attack, one month on, through a memorial service and the planting of a tree for each of the 70 victims.

Oct 21, 2013

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