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Pakistan's 'ghost schools' threaten the next generation

Pakistan's 7,000 so-called 'ghost' schools are part of a growing education crisis in the country where over five million children do not attend primary school, according to the United Nations. Duration: 02:32

Dec 13, 2013

Hollande on Brazil visit urges doubling two-way trade

President Francois Hollande said France and Brazil should double trade between them, as he met his counterpart Dilma Rousseff at the start of a two-day state visit to Brazil. Duration: 1:07

Dec 13, 2013

Somali leader names economist as new prime minister

Somalia's president named a political newcomer as prime minister Thursday, days after his predecessor was ousted amid bitter infighting in the war-torn nation. Duration: 0:56

Dec 13, 2013

Catalonia sets November 9, 2014, for independence poll

Leaders in debt-laden Catalonia promised Thursday to hold a vote on November 9 on breaking away from Spain, but the national government branded their independence bid a "historic error" and vowed to block it. Duration: 0:41

Dec 13, 2013

Newtown massacre remembered with Washington vigil. Duration: 0:38

Hundreds solemnly gathered in Washington's National Cathedral on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the Newtown school massacre and demand tougher laws to combat gun violence in the United States. Duration: 0:38

Dec 13, 2013

Desperate Syrians continue to flood Jordan border

They fled air strikes and shelling, but many of Syria's three million refugees have found little comfort elsewhere, suffering in squalid camps and risking death to reach safety. Duration: 0:50

Dec 13, 2013

Kenya marks 50 years of freedom with challenges ahead

Kenyans marked half a century of independence from Britain on Thursday, celebrating progress of the regional economic powerhouse but also struggling to shake off a legacy of corruption, inequality and ethnic violence. Duration: 0:48

Dec 13, 2013

Ethiopia's colossal human airlift from Saudi Arabia

When Ethiopia started repatriating its citizens living illegally in Saudi Arabia last month, 30,000 people were expected to return. Today, four times that amount have been repatriated -- with numbers still swelling daily.

Dec 13, 2013

Winter storm pummels Mideast, blankets Jerusalem

A bruising winter storm brought severe weather to the Middle East Thursday. The weather sent temperatures plunging and brought heavy snow at higher elevations, including in Jerusalem, where schools were closed and conditions were expected to worsen.

Dec 13, 2013

French care worker charged over pensioner poisonings

A French care worker was charged Thursday with fatally poisoning six pensioners in a retirement home in the French Alps and attempting to poison three others.

Dec 13, 2013

Thousands queue to bid farewell to Mandela

Up to 14,000 people viewed Nelson Mandela's body on the first day of his lying in state, the government said Thursday, announcing that shuttle services for the second day had reached capacity.

Dec 13, 2013

Thousands of South Africans wait to file past Mandela's coffin

Nelson Mandela was given back to ordinary South Africans, who queued in their thousands from early morning Thursday to file past his open casket on a day of viewing reserved for the public.

Dec 13, 2013

Muslims in Central African Republic bury their dead

The situation appeared calmer on Wednesday in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, where hundreds were slaughtered with clubs and machetes last week. 1600 French troops were deployed to the country last weekend. Duration: 01:18

Dec 13, 2013

Yemen TV airs images of Qaeda-claimed assault

Yemeni state television has aired violent images of an Al-Qaeda-claimed assault last week on a defence ministry complex in Sanaa showing the assailants executing civilians and medics in cold blood. Duration: 00:34

Dec 13, 2013

'12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' top Globe nods

Historical drama "12 Years a Slave" and crime film "American Hustle" won most nominations for the Golden Globes with seven nods each Thursday, as Hollywood's awards season gets into full swing.

Dec 13, 2013