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Nasrallah says Saudi behind blasts at Iran's Beirut embassy

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday blamed Saudi Arabia for a twin suicide attack on the Iranian embassy in Beirut that killed 25 people last month. Duration: 00:22

Dec 4, 2013

Third time a charm: SpaceX launches commercial satellite

After two delays, private US company SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched its first commercial satellite, after repairs were made to the Falcon 9 rocket. Duration: 01:23

Dec 4, 2013

Katy Perry appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Singer Katy Perry was appointed Tuesday UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador, with a special focus on improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable children and adolescents. Duration: 00:46

Dec 4, 2013

Speaker Boehner lights US Capitol Christmas tree

US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner lit the US Capitol Christmas tree on Tuesday. Duration: 01:31

Dec 4, 2013

Guardian editor defends Snowden leaks before UK MPs

The editor of Britain's Guardian newspaper Alan Rusbridger on Tuesday defended the publication of leaks by Edward Snowden, insisting during fierce questioning from lawmakers that it had not put any lives at risk. Duration: 00:34

Dec 4, 2013

US, Colombia to triple cooperation in region

President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday said Colombia and the United States would triple security cooperation in a group of third countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Duration: 00:34

Dec 4, 2013

UN launches its first ever surveillance drone in DR Congo

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday officially launched a surveillance drone in the strife-torn northeast in the first such move by the United Nations. Duration: 00:32

Dec 4, 2013

Depardieu's drink-driving trial postponed after no-show

The appeal trial of French star actor Gerard Depardieu for drink driving has been delayed until April because of his absence at the proceedings due to a film shoot. Duration: 00:30

Dec 4, 2013

Egypt buries revolutionary poet Ahmed Fouad Negm

Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm, renowned for his revolutionary poetry and for his harsh criticism of political leaders, died on Tuesday at the age of 84, a publisher said. Duration: 00:47

Dec 4, 2013

Footballer Belounis: 'destroyed and ruined' by Qatari club

French-Algerian footballer Zahir Belounis, stuck for 17 months in Qatar, says he was 'destroyed' and 'ruined' by his club there. Duration: 00:49

Dec 4, 2013

City of Detroit allowed to move forward with bankruptcy

The city of Detroit won approval to move forward with its bankruptcy filing from a federal judge Tuesday despite objections from city workers fearful of losing their pensions and other creditors. Duration: 00:55

Dec 4, 2013

Turkish protesters demand justice for mudered journalist

Protesters gathered outside an Istanbul courthouse Tuesday to demand justice over the 2007 murder of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, as former police informant Erhan Tuncel appeared in court. Duration: 00:49

Dec 4, 2013

French troops in Cameroon ready for C.Africa intervention

French soldiers on a ship moored in Cameroon prepare for military intervention in Central African Republic, in an effort to halt spiralling violence in the troubled nation. Duration: 00:34

Dec 4, 2013

Ukraine protesters react to defeat of no-confidence vote

Ukraine's government survived a no-confidence vote Tuesday after the PM apologised for a police crackdown on protests, while demonstrators massed outside parliament protesting the ex-Soviet state's rejection of a historic EU pact. Duration: 00:38

Dec 4, 2013

Transparency International releases new corruption survey

Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the world's most corrupt countries while Denmark and New Zealand are nearly squeaky-clean, graft watchdog Transparency International said in a survey Tuesday. Duration: 01:15

Dec 4, 2013