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Internally displaced Pakistanis protest food shortage

Internally displaced people threw stones and burned branches on Tuesday during a food and money distribution at a sports complex in the city of Bannu, in Pakistan. Duration: 00:49

Jun 25, 2014

Iraqi special forces fight Sunni Jihadists in Diyala province

Iraqi special forces and soldiers continued to fight Sunni jihadists in Diyala province. Duration: 00:53

Jun 25, 2014

US John Kerry visist Iraqi Kurdistan, meets leader

US Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region Tuesday as he pressed an urgent diplomatic drive to stop the fractious country tearing apart. Duration: 00:41

Jun 25, 2014

Organic farm in Benin sows example for Africa

With his pilgrim's staff and Panama hat, Father Godfrey Nzamujo nips up and down the paths of Songhai, the organic farm he created nearly 30 years ago as a tool against poverty and rural migration in Africa. Duration: 02:21

Jun 25, 2014

Israel's Beit Guvrin caves added to UNESCO heritage list

The Beit Guvrin-Maresha Caves National Park was accepted to the World Heritage List of sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance. Duration: 00:54

Jun 25, 2014

Ceasefire holds in Ukraine's flashpoint city of Slavyansk

Ukraine's new Western-backed president faced pressure on Tuesday to negotiate with top rebel commanders after a surprise turnabout in which the insurgents agreed to a truce and talks on ending their pro-Russian uprising. Duration: 00:46

Jun 25, 2014

Egypt's Sisi 'will not interfere' after Jazeera trial

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday Egypt's authorities "will not interfere in judicial matters" a day after three Al-Jazeera journalists were jailed for between seven and 10 years. Duration: 01:02

Jun 25, 2014

Anti-euthanasia protest as top French court to rule

Around 200 anti-euthanasia activists staged a protest next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris Tuesday. Duration: 00:56

Jun 25, 2014

Libyans to elect parliament in polls key to stability

Libyans are to elect a new parliament on Wednesday, in a vote seen as crucial for the future of a country hit by months of political chaos and growing unrest. Duration: 01:18

Jun 25, 2014

Freed Christian woman arrested trying to leave Sudan

Sudanese Christian woman was arrested Tuesday at Khartoum airport a day after a court annulled her death sentence for apostasy and released her from prison, a source familiar with the incident said. Duration: 01:09

Jun 25, 2014

Roasted pigs parade in Filipino village for religious fest

Roast pigs decked out as superheroes paraded in the Philippine village of Balayan Tuesday as part of one of the Catholic nation's most colourful religious festivals. Duration: 00:47

Jun 24, 2014

S.African miners end strike against top platinum producers

A five-month strike against the world's biggest platinum producers is over, union leaders said Monday, ending a stoppage that has battered South Africa's economy. Duration: 00:32

Jun 24, 2014

Mud festival in the Philippines

Farmers coated in mud mark one of the Philippines' most colourful religious festivals. Duration: 00:35

Jun 24, 2014

Japan unveils 'world's first' android newscaster

Japanese scientists on Tuesday unveiled what they said was the world's first news-reading android, eerily lifelike and possessing a sense of humour to match her perfect language skills. Duration: 01:20

Jun 24, 2014