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Bugs creep onto Thai store shelves

Deep-fried insect snacks are common in Bangkok. But one Thai entrepreneur is trying to give edible bugs more upmarket appeal. Panitan Tongsiri is selling crunchy crickets and worms in plain salt,

Feb 28, 2015

Could a $34 Smartphone device improve HIV diagnosis in Africa?

STORY: This smartphone dongle could help save lives. It‎ works with an app to test blood for HIV and syphilis - from finger prick to test takes just 15 minutes. ‎ Research carried out in Rwanda

Feb 28, 2015

Atheist U.S. blogger killed in machete attack in Bangladesh

A grizzly scene in Bangladesh. Blood splattered on the ground in the capital Dhaka where police are investigating a deadly machete assault on a U.S. blogger. The attack is the latest in a series of

Feb 28, 2015

Could a $34 Smartphone device improve HIV diagnosis in Africa?

STORY: This smartphone dongle could help save lives. It‎ works with an app to test blood for HIV and syphilis - from finger prick to test takes just 15 minutes. ‎ Research carried out in Rwanda

Feb 28, 2015

Sick teen tells Chilean President she wants to die

From her hospital bed in Santiago, Chile, Fourteen-year-old Valentina Maureira has told her family -- and her country -- she wants to die. Seen here in December with her father -- Valentina suffers

Feb 28, 2015

Chadian troops hunt down Boko Haram in Nigeria

WARNING-EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES Locked and loaded, Chadian soldiers hunt Boko Haram in the dry, deserted bush of northern Nigeria. It's where the Sunni militant group seeks to carve out an

Feb 28, 2015

BREAKING: Fireballs in Kerala a Meteor Shower? [PHOTOS]

The fireball reportedly appeared with a sound in many parts of Kerala, including Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kannur.

Feb 28, 2015

UNESCO says IS museum attack "appalling"

With a sledgehammer ..... Islamic State smashes thousands of years of Iraqi history. Archeologists say these priceless antiquities appear to be from a museum in the northern city of Mosul, which is

Feb 28, 2015

Obama says huge strides made in fight against Ebola

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) President Obama says a lot of progress has been made in the fight against Ebola. Speaking to reporters before a meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson

Feb 27, 2015

Kiev says isolated skirmishes threaten ceasefire with rebels

The weapons pullout is still underway in eastern Ukraine -- though Kiev's forces worry the fighting with pro-Russian separatists could resume at any moment. Spokesman Andriy Lysenko says isolated

Feb 27, 2015

Unesco: Isis museum destruction is security threat

The destruction of priceless artefacts by Islamist militants in northern Iraq is not just a cultural tragedy, but a major security issue, Unesco said on 27 February.

Feb 27, 2015

Ukrainian POWs search for bodies in rubble of Donetsk airport

In Donetsk, Ukranian prisoners of war search for the bodies of their comrades in the rubble of Donetsk's airport. Duration: 00:51

Feb 27, 2015

France's Hollande visits typhoon-hit Philippine town

French President Francois Hollande visits a remote Philippine town devastated by one of the world's strongest typhoons, seeking to sound a global alarm on climate change ahead of a crucial UN summit. Duration: 00:32

Feb 27, 2015

Banksy leaves his mark in war-ravaged Gaza

World-renowned graffiti artist Banksy has caused a stir in the Gaza Strip, apparently secretly travelling to the Palestinian territory and painting murals on buildings ruined by the latest conflict. Duration: 00:56

Feb 27, 2015

Atheist US blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh

A prominent American blogger of Bangladeshi origin is hacked to death with machetes by unidentified assailants in Dhaka, police say, with the atheist writer's family claiming he had received numerous threats from Islamists. Duration: 00:37

Feb 27, 2015