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Kenyan police seize weapons in fresh mosque raids

Kenyan security forces on Wednesday carried out fresh raids on mosques in the port city of Mombasa searching for weapons and supporters of Somalia's Shebab militants, police said. Duration: 00:48

Nov 19, 2014

Mexico leader condemns protests over 43 missing students

Mexico's president Enrique Pena Nieto says protesters are "trying to destabilise and create social disorder" after demonstrations over 43 missing students rock the country. Duration: 00:58

Nov 19, 2014

Iraq transfers $500 million to Kurds in budget deal

The Iraqi government transferred $500 million to the autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday as part of a deal aimed at ending long-running oil and budget disputes, the finance minister said. Duration: 00:49

Nov 19, 2014

UN's second conference on nutrition begins in Rome

Political leaders from around the world gathered in Rome on Wednesday for a three-day UN conference on malnutrition aimed at tackling a global scourge which afflicts poor and rich alike. Duration: 01:09

Nov 19, 2014

Refugees fleeing Boko Haram flood Cameroon camp

Everyday hundreds of Nigerians cross the border into Cameroon on motorbikes, donkeys or even on foot, and all are looking for safe haven from the Islamist militants of Boko Haram. Duration: 02:08

Nov 19, 2014

Israel destroys Jerusalem home of Palestinian car killer

Israeli forces on Wednesday destroyed the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian Abdelrahman Shaludi who killed two Israelis with his car last month as the government speeded up the application of a controversial demolition policy. Duration: 00:55

Nov 19, 2014

I.Coast soldiers return to barracks after protests over pay

Ivory Coast soldiers returned to their barracks after protests over a pay dispute in several cities that saw them storm a TV station and set up barricades, according to soldiers and residents. Duration: 00:39

Nov 19, 2014

Suicide car bomb kills four in Iraqi Kurdish capital

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in the heart of the usually secure Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil on Wednesday, killing four people, officials said. Duration: 00:43

Nov 19, 2014

Asylum seekers in Sicily help boost local economy

Thousands of asylum seekers in recession-hit Sicily are helping boost the local economy, with hotel owners transforming pool-side residences into immigrant centres. Duration: 02:28

Nov 19, 2014

Suu Kyi party admits cannot win fight to change constitution

Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party admits it cannot win its fight to change a constitution that bars her from Myanmar's presidency, following a parliamentary decision to postpone amendments until after 2015 elections. Duration: 00:37

Nov 19, 2014

Villagers offer food to police, media personnel outside fortified hermitage of Rampal

Hisar, Nov 19 (ANI): Residents of Hisar in Haryana offered food to police and media personnel positioned outside the fortified hermitage of self-styled godman Rampal, who is wanted on murder charges, on Wednesday. Residents said that after seeing the situation where police and media persons have been injured, they decided to offer help. Media persons were attacked by police during clashes with the Rampal's supporters on Tuesday (November 18). The incident occurred after followers of Rampal opened fire at police personnel standing on guard outside the hermitage, thus forcing police to resort to baton charge and firing, leaving many injured and two police personnel getting shot.

Nov 19, 2014

Muslim-majority Indonesia's capital gets Christian leader

A Christian is inaugurated as governor of the Indonesian capital for the first time in 50 years, despite weeks of protests from Islamic hardliners in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. Duration: 00:36

Nov 19, 2014

Cricketers participate in govt's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan'

Ghaziabad/ New Delhi/ Rajkot, Nov 19 (ANI): Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Sikhar Dhawan participated in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' on Wednesday. Raina wielded the broom in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh with residents and children. Meanwhile Dhawan took up the broom in New Delhi and said that cleanliness was extremely important and people's thinking should change. Meanwhile, speaking at an event, Bollywood singer, Shaan said that the best part about this campaign was that people could work together.

Nov 19, 2014

Charlize Theron presents UN report to end AIDS epidemic by 2030

The world can end AIDS as a global health threat by 2030, but must bolster its efforts now or risk the virus spiralling back out of control, said a UN report introduced by South African actress Charlize Theron. Duration: 01:25

Nov 19, 2014

Sushma Swaraj meets Palestinian delegation in New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday held talks with the Special Envoy of President of the state of Palestine, Dr. Nabil Shaath in New Delhi. Swaraj in July asserted in parliament that India's policy on Palestine issue would remain unchanged. She refused to take sides over the Gaza conflict as she said Israel and Palestine should have peace talks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in July had voted in favour of a UN resolution to launch an inquiry into Israel's alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Nov 19, 2014