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US Governor Christie 'humiliated' in bridge closure scandal

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a potential Republican presidential hopeful, declared himself "embarrassed and humiliated" by the conduct of his staff over the closure of a bridge that has blown up into a political scandal. Duration: 00:55

Jan 10, 2014

Rocket takes off on ISS resupply mission

Orbital Sciences Corporation on Thursday launched its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship on the company's first regular supply mission to the International Space Station. Duration: 00:33

Jan 10, 2014

African leaders open crisis summit on C. Africa

African leaders began talks Thursday in Chad's capital Ndjamena to tackle the sectarian violence wracking the Central African Republic, with the pressure piling on the embattled president. Duration: 00:34

Jan 10, 2014

Lawyers for Frenchman held in Cameroon to appeal

Lawyers for Frenchman Thierry Michel Atangana, who has been imprisoned in Cameroon since 1997, say they will appeal to international courts for his liberation. Duration: 01:01

Jan 10, 2014

Hundreds of S.Sudanese flee country's warzone by water

They came at dawn in their hundreds, squeezed onto barges that slipped across the river through the frontlines under cover of darkness, the latest to escape from South Sudan's fighting. Duration: 00:48

Jan 10, 2014

France approves extradition of exiled Kazakh tycoon

A French court Thursday approved the extradition of exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, an opposition figure wanted on embezzlement charges by Russia and Ukraine. Duration: 01:09

Jan 10, 2014

Barefoot devotees in spectacular Catholic parade

Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees pour into Manila for one of the world's biggest Catholic parades honouring an ebony statue of Jesus Christ they believe has miraculous powers. Duration: 00:39

Jan 9, 2014

Mali finds its feet one year after Operation Serval

One year ago France launched Operation Serval in Mali to fight back Islamic militants who were advancing towards the capital Bamako. Duration: 02:32

Jan 9, 2014

Iraq's Fallujah locked in stand-off between army, gunmen

More than 13,000 families have fled Fallujah, NGOs said Wednesday, warning of a dire humanitarian situation in Iraq, as masked gunmen held the city, locked in a days-long standoff with the army. Duration: 01:05

Jan 9, 2014

London police call for dialogue after shooting verdict

A British inquest jury concluded Wednesday that police acted lawfully in shooting a man dead in 2011, prompting an angry reaction two years after his death sparked nationwide riots. Duration: 01:15

Jan 9, 2014

Rare Chinese stamps, letters to be auctioned in Hong Kong

Vintage postal collectibles from China that span from the imperial era to the Cultural Revolution go under the hammer at a Hong Kong auction. Duration: 01:13

Jan 9, 2014

Final Bangkok march ahead of Monday's planned shutdown

Thousands of anti-government protesters go on a final march through Bangkok to drum up support for their planned shut down of the city on Monday. Duration: 00:33

Jan 9, 2014

Puntland elects former Somali PM as new president

Deputies in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday elected a former national prime minister, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, as the new president of an area still threatened by Islamist militants. Duration: 00:34

Jan 9, 2014

Self-parking car unveiled at Las Vegas tech fair

A Range Rover Evoque with Valeo self-parking technology parks itself with no driver during a demonstration, at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 8, 2014. Duration: 00:34

Jan 9, 2014

Top Maoist leader, his wife surrender before Andhra Pradesh police

Hyderabad, Jan 09 (ANI): A top Maoist leader ended nearly three decades of warfare and laid down arms before police in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, citing ill health as the main reason for surrender. Gusda Usendi fought as a rebel for nearly three decades in Maoists hotbed, of Chhattisgarh. Better incentives and rehabilitation policy offered to the surrendered insurgents lured the rebel to surrender before the Andhra Pradesh police. Usendi’s wife also surrendered due to ill health. While addressing a news conference in Hyderabad, the police assured of reward money to the leader.

Jan 9, 2014