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Protests against militias continue in Libyan capital

Libya's government announced Tuesday plans to remove militias from the capital and eventually integrate them into the security forces, after a weekend of deadly clashes between militiamen and residents. Duration: 00:36

Nov 19, 2013

Brazil signs deal to boost investments in nuclear power

The French nuclear group Areva obtained a contract worth 1.25 billion euros with the Brazilian electrician Eletrobras Eletronuclear to complete the unfinished construction of the Angra 3 reactor in Brazil. Duration: 00:52

Nov 19, 2013

NASA launches spacecraft to study Mars atmosphere

NASA on Monday launched its unmanned MAVEN spacecraft toward Mars to study the Red Planet's atmosphere for clues as to why Earth's neighbor lost its warmth and water over time. Duration: 00:53

Nov 19, 2013

Lone gunman still at large despite massive manhunt

A massive manhunt was under way Tuesday in Paris, a day after a gunman shot and critically wounded a photographer at the offices of a major newspaper before opening fire outside a bank headquarters and hijacking a car. Duration: 01:37

Nov 19, 2013

Gettysburg marks 150th anniversary of Lincoln address

The Gettysburg Address, Abraham's Lincoln's undying call for a "new birth of freedom" at the bloody turning point of the US Civil War, turned 150 years old Tuesday. Duration: 01:08

Nov 19, 2013

Flash floods on Italy's Sardinia leave 18 dead

Italy declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after flash floods on the island of Sardinia left at least 18 people dead and forced hundreds to seek emergency shelter as the waters swept away bridges and flooded homes. Duration: 01:16

Nov 19, 2013

Fukushima operator gives first glimpse of fuel rod removal

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant offers the first glimpse of the operation to remove its fuel rods, the most dangerous job since the runaway reactors were brought under control two years ago. Duration: 00:42

Nov 19, 2013

Call for Zimbabwe diamond sanctions to be lifted

South Africa calls on countries to lift outstanding sanctions against Zimbabwean diamond producers, at the opening of the Kimberley Process plenary meeting in Johannesburg. Duration: 01:10

Nov 19, 2013

Food continues to pour in as typhoon victims struggle

UN World Food Programme (WFP) says food for 1.9 million people has been dispatched to communities hit by Typhoon Haiyan – and more is arriving every day. Duration: 01:30

Nov 19, 2013

Ghana, with 6-1 lead over Egypt, vies for World Cup spot

Egypt will attempt to engineer a World Cup miracle by overturning a 6-1 deficit against Ghana on Tuesday and snatch a spot in the finals in Brazil next year. Duration: 01:04

Nov 19, 2013

Honduras candidate says 'respect election results'

The candidate for Honduras' ruling National Party, Juan Orlando Hernandez, calls for the results of the country's upcoming general elections to be respected. Duration: 00:59

Nov 19, 2013

Chaotic scene as Toronto strips mayor of powers

Toronto city council voted Monday to strip Mayor Rob Ford of most of his remaining powers in further sanctions against him following admissions of crack smoking and binge drinking. Duration: 01:16

Nov 19, 2013

France ready to give everything against Ukraine

France are on the brink of missing out on next year's World Cup in Brazil, unless they can overturn a 2-0 deficit against Ukraine in the return leg of their qualifying play-off. Duration: 01:02

Nov 19, 2013

Scores of wounded flood Beirut hospitals after deadly blast

A double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 23 people on Tuesday, in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group. Duration: 00:52

Nov 19, 2013

Philippines typhoon rips bodies from graves

Skulls lie on tombstones and a hand reaches out from a grave at a cemetery in the eastern Philippines, after a typhoon so powerful it pulled the dead from the earth. Duration: 01:11

Nov 19, 2013