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London developers tap into city's South Bank

British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in more than three years this month, one British mortgage lender Nationwide reported Thursday. Duration: 02:20

Oct 31, 2013

Portable electronics to be allowed on flights: FAA

Airline passengers will soon be allowed to use a range of mobile electronic devices in flight with very few restrictions, US aviation authorities said Thursday. Duration: 00:55

Oct 31, 2013

Gay rights activists hold cande-lit vigil in Rome

Hundreds of gay rights activists held a candle-lit vigil on October 30, 2013 at Rome's Colosseum to call for a law against homophobia after a youth threw himself off the 11th story of a building in the Italian capital. Duratio: 00:37

Oct 31, 2013

French ecotax booth dismantled after govt backed down

The last remaining Britanny toll booth for the French 'ecotax' levied on commercial vehicles has been dismantled, following the government's decision to suspend the application of the tax. Duration: 00:35

Oct 31, 2013

Russian football match suspended after crowd trouble

A Russian Cup game between the country's most successful side Spartak Moscow and Shinnik of Yaroslavl was suspended on Wednesday after Spartak fans clashed with security forces and lit huge flares. Duration: 01:01

Oct 31, 2013

Iraqi PM al-Maliki calls for new war on terror on US visit

On a visit to Washington, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for a new war on terror, saying a 'third world war' should be launched against terrorists. Duration: 01:13

Oct 31, 2013

Syria war stirs decades-old tensions in Lebanese town

Lebanon's second city of Tripoli has been transformed into a sectarian battleground, where local and regional powers fight a proxy war over the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Duration: 02:33

Oct 31, 2013

Gazans display 1910 British naval cannon found at sea

Curious Gaza Strip residents on Thursday inspected a British navy cannon dating from 1910, which was put on display after it was hauled from the sea by local fishermen. Duration: 00:42

Oct 31, 2013

Hundreds of zombies attack a tower in Tokyo for Halloween

Hundreds of zombies attack a tower in Tokyo for Halloween. Duration: 01:03

Oct 31, 2013

Murray will compete in Australian Open if recovered

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said on Thursday that he will only compete in next year's Australian Open if he feels capable of mounting a serious challenge to win it, as he is still recovering from back surgery. Duration: 01:23

Oct 31, 2013

Indonesians in two-day strike over pay

Workers across Indonesia begin a two-day strike to demand higher salaries, the latest industrial action in Southeast Asia's top economy. Duration: 00:42

Oct 31, 2013

French football clubs threaten strike over supertax

Leading French football clubs maintain their threat of strike action in the first and second division after meeting with President Francois Hollande to protest against a 75 percent tax levied on high earners. Duration: 0:47

Oct 31, 2013

Halloween pumpkins more than just jack-o-lanterns

One aspect of Halloween is fast becoming a year-round money spinner: the pumpkin. These rotund orange squashes are now not only hollowed out to make jack-o-lanterns, pies and soup, but also luxury beauty products and alcoholic drinks. Duration: 01:50

Oct 31, 2013

Royal Belgian Museum for Central Africa to be renovated

At the end of November the heavy doors of Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) in Tervuren, will close until mid-2017. Duration: 01:21

Oct 31, 2013

Paris rally for release of Greenpeace activists in Russia

As French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault travels to Russia for a two-day visit where the fate of a group of detained Greenpeace activists will top the agenda, NGOs back in France campaign for their release. Duration: 0:38

Oct 31, 2013