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DR Congo's M23 rebels warn of new conflict risk

A year after the end to bitter fighting in easten Democratic Republic of Congo, the leader of the DRC's defeated M23 rebels has warned, in an exclusive interview with AFP, of the possibility of renewed conflict. Duration: 01:23

Nov 7, 2014

French fotball coach Sagnol rejects racism charge

Bordeaux coach Willy Sagnol rejects accusations of racism after his comments about African players, which led to anti-racism campaigners calling for action to be taken against him. Duration: 00:44

Nov 7, 2014

Belgians rally against new government austerity measures

Tens of thousands of Belgians gathered for a huge march through the capital Brussels on Thursday, in the first mass protest against the new centre-right government's austerity policies. Duration: 01:00

Nov 7, 2014

Donetsk fighting resumes after teenage deaths

Andriy Lysenko, Ukraine's defence spokesman, said conflict had resumed in Donetsk Thursday after three mortars hit a school playing field on Wednesday, instantly killing two teenagers. Duration: 00:54

Nov 7, 2014

Teotihucan archeology discoveries to go on display in 2015

A few of the 50,000 objects found in a subterranean tunnel constructed in the pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan will go on display in 2015 in Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology. Duration: 01:18

Nov 6, 2014

Dead fish litter Brazil's Guanabara Bay for past three weeks

For the past three weeks huge numbers of fish have been dying in Rio de Janeiro's famed Guanabara Bay, for reasons as yet unknown. Duration: 01:01

Nov 6, 2014

Zimbabwe diamond conference opens

President Robert Mugabe hosts 2014 Zimbabwe Diamond Conference in Harare on Thursday, with the aim of balancing a competitive diamond industry whilst fighting against the production of blood diamonds. Duration: 01:04

Nov 6, 2014

Amnesty decries violence in C.Africa, UN defends mandate

As Amnesty International call for more peacekeepers to stop the bloodshed in Central African Republic, the UN mission in the country has expressed its concern over acts of violence but also looked offer reassurance. Duration: 01:09

Nov 6, 2014

EU ready to sanction Luxembourg over tax if necessary

The EU is already probing Luxembourg's tax breaks for global firms and will take action if necessary, a spokesman for new European commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday after leaked documents on the deals were published. Duration: 00:44

Nov 6, 2014

BJP Wants me to Take up a Role at the Centre: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar says BJP President Amit Shah had asked him to take up an appointment at the Centre

Nov 6, 2014

Mouthwatering food competition heats up in Spain

Chefs take part in the final phase of the tenth edition of the National Skewers and Tapas competition at the Cupola del Milenio in Valladolid in Spain. Duration: 00:37

Nov 6, 2014

Smoke billows over Kobane as battles continue

Fighting continued on Thursday in the battleground Syrian border town of Kobane as jihadists continue their assaults on Kurdish militia bolstered by the arrival of heavily armed Iraqi peshmerga forces. Duration: 00:38

Nov 6, 2014

A hoax started by 4chan users claimed that infected Doritos factory workers may have contaminated thousands of bags of Doritos chips bags.

Latest Hoax Claimed Deadly Ebola Virus Infected Thousands of bags of Doritos

The Ebola Internet hoax that was started on Sunday felt credible as the 4chan as users spread the story using photoshopped images of CNN and Fox News.

Nov 6, 2014

Demolition derby at huge US base as Afghan exit quickens

First they remove the power supply, then they tear out fixtures by hand, before a mechanical digger destroys the roof in a cloud of dust -- the US military is ending its war in Afghanistan and the wrecking crews are busy. Duration: 01:11

Nov 6, 2014