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Somali govt welcomes US drone strike against Shebab

The spokesman for Somalia's prime minister, Ridwan Haji Abdiwel, said on Tuesday that the country's government "welcomes the raid that took place in Middle Juba region, killing Ibrahim Ali Abdi". Duration: 00:51

Oct 29, 2013

Stop moving the target on Kosovo, Serbian PM tells EU

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic has urged European countries to stop setting new conditions on the vexed issue of Kosovo as he tries to steer his nation to EU membership, in an interview with AFP. Duration: 00:44

Oct 29, 2013

Disabled Frenchman makes record jump over Everest

A French multiple sclerosis sufferer becomes the first disabled person to skydive over Mount Everest. Duration: 00:46

Oct 29, 2013

Hundreds of hospital workers protest in eastern China

Hundreds of hospital workers stage a rare protest in eastern China to denounce attacks on medical workers, after a patient stabbed three doctors, killing one. Duration: 00:41

Oct 29, 2013

Egypt judges withdraw from Brotherhood chief's trial

The three judges presiding in the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his aides withdrew from the proceedings on Tuesday, citing "reasons of conscience". Duration: 00:45

Oct 29, 2013

Turkey fulfils sultan's dream with opening of Bosphorus rail tun

Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects. Duration: 02:22

Oct 29, 2013

Bolshoi dancer pleads not guilty in acid attack trial

A Bolshoi ballet dancer pleaded not guilty Tuesday at the trial in Moscow over a horrific acid attack on the troupe's artistic director Sergei Filin

Oct 29, 2013

Argentine school for transsexuals and transvestites

The 'Mocha Celis' high school, which opened in 2012 in Buenos Aires, welcomes transsexuals and transvestites in a bid to help them change their lives marked by prostitution

Oct 29, 2013

UN warehouse-credit scheme helps Burkina Faso farmers

A warehouse-credit scheme introduced in Burkina Faso by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is helping farmers access grain to eat and have money in their pockets

Oct 29, 2013

Hi-tech aqueduct explorers map Rome's 'final frontier'

Armed with laser rangefinders, GPS technology and remote control robots, a group of speleologists is completing the first ever mapping of the aqueducts of ancient Rome on archaeology's "final frontier"

Oct 29, 2013

Bolshoi ballet dancer in court on acid attack charges

Disgraced Bolshoi ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko appears in court on charges of splashing acid in the face of the renowned troupe's artistic director Sergei Filin. Duration: 00:30

Oct 29, 2013

Kennedy grave eternal flame restored before anniversary

A ceremony was held at Arlington Cemetery on Tuesday to rededicate the 'eternal flame' at the grave of President John F. Kennedy, weeks ahead of the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Dallas

Oct 29, 2013

New mass graves raise hope for the missing in Bosnia

Forensic experts are analysing bodies that were recently exhumed from a mass grave in Bosnia, in which several hundred Muslim and Croatian victims were buried after being killed during the war in Bosnia during the 1990s. Duration: 02:03

Oct 29, 2013

Key US official apologizes for 'Obamacare' website woe

A key official overseeing the US health care law's new website apologizes for its trouble-plagued rollout, but insists the online program is fixable

Oct 29, 2013

French jazz singer pays homage to Marilyn Monroe

French jazz singer Anne Ducros highlights the friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald in her new album, focusing on the help Monroe gave Fitzgerald by securing her gigs in a formerly all-white Hollywood club. Duration: 02:02

Oct 29, 2013