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Pope denounces "intolerable brutality" in Iraq and Syria

Thousands of visitors and pilgrims pack St. Peter's Square to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis... ...who offered a prayer for the victims of Islamic State militants. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE

Mar 2, 2015

Ukrainians pray for female military pilot jailed in Russia

In Kiev, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko tries to comfort the mother of a female military pilot sitting in a Russian jail. Large crowds came to this rally outside St. Sophia Cathedral in

Mar 2, 2015

Shi'ite militias in Iraq launch attacks on Islamic State

Thousands of Iraqi troops, along with Shi'ite militias, are on the move Sunday. They're headed to the northern city of Samarra, for a campaign to drive Islamic State out of nearby strongholds along

Mar 2, 2015

Tabare Vazquez sworn in as Uruguay's president, extends leftist rule

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Uruguay swore in Tabare Vazquez as President on Sunday (March 1), extending the decade-long rule of a leftist coalition. Crowds lined the streets of

Mar 2, 2015

Assyrians in Syria pray for the release of abducted fellow Christians

The prayers of Assyrians ring though this church in Jaranama, near the Syrian capitol Damascus. They're Assyrian Christians from both Syria and Iraq, and they're praying for the release of at least

Mar 2, 2015

Russia's Nemtsov gives last interview hours before death

Just hours before Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on the streets of Moscow Friday night... ...he was here, at this radio studio to promote his upcoming opposition march that had been

Mar 2, 2015

Animals in the news around the globe

A cat cafe in Slovenia -- the first of its kind in the Balkans. This does not mean you can take your favorite feline out for coffee --It's the cafe that provides the cats. And there are rules of

Mar 2, 2015

Tens of thousands march for slain Russian opposition leader

Tens of thousands of people marched in Moscow on Sunday to honour the memory of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin Friday in the highest-profile assassination of Vladimir Putin's rule. Duration: 00:43

Mar 1, 2015

Thousands flock to Wisconsin ice caves

On the shores of Lake Superior, a natural wonder returns to Wisconsin, attracting thousands on opening day. These are the ice caves in Bayfield, Wisconsin. For just a $5 fee, visitors can trek

Mar 1, 2015

Britain's Prince William visits tsunami-hit areas ending Japan tour

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION). STORY: Prince William rang the "bell of hope" in Onagawa on Sunday (March 1) in the last leg of his Japan visit as he paid his respects to those lost in 2011

Mar 1, 2015

Prince William visits tsunami-hit northeast Japan, four years on

Britain's Prince William visits the port communities devastated by Japan's 2011 quake-tsunami in the country's northeast, receiving origami paper cranes from local survivors ahead of the fourth anniversary of the disaster on March 11. Duration: 01:01

Mar 1, 2015

Ombudsman Admiral L Ramdass Informs About Rift in AAP

Growing differences between Yogendra Yadav and Arvind Kejriwal has been noticeable in recent months.

Mar 1, 2015

Russians march in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

A somber mood on the streets of Moscow... ...as thousands march in memory of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. The former deputy prime minister was murdered just outside the Kremlin as he walked

Mar 1, 2015

Thousands of Russians march in memory of Kremlin critic Nemstov

Rough Cut (no reporter narration). STORY: Russians marched in honor of the murdered opposition politician Boris Nemstov in Moscow on Sunday. Thousands rallied in the Russian capital Moscow, many

Mar 1, 2015

Syria-bound UK schoolgirls at Istanbul bus stop - CCTV

Security footage obtained by Turkish TV appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be en route to join Islamic State militants in Syria. The London teenagers flew to Istanbul from London

Mar 1, 2015