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Dengue emergency declared in northwestern Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley have declared a health emergency after nearly 5,000 cases of dengue fever were reported in a month. Duration: 00:58

Sep 26, 2013

UN court jails Liberia's Taylor for 50 years on appeal

A UN-backed appeals court on Thursday confirmed Liberian ex-president and warlord Charles Taylor's 50-year sentence for arming rebels during Sierra Leone's brutal 1990s civil war. Duration: 00:52

Sep 26, 2013

NBA star Kobe Bryant in United Arab Emirates

NBA basketball champion Kobe Bryant is in Dubai for a celebrity match. He first took time out to shoot a few hoops with students in Abu Dhabi. Duration: 00:37

Sep 26, 2013

US Air Force converts F-16 fighters into drones.

The US Air Force has test flown an F-16 fighter jet without a pilot on board for the first time, in the latest sign of the military's increasing reliance on drones. Duration 01:04

Sep 26, 2013

Methane gas rises from island created by Pakistan quake

A small island of mud and rock created by the huge earthquake that hit southwest Pakistan is fascinating locals but experts -- who found methane gas rising from it -- say it is unlikely to last long.Duration:00:43

Sep 26, 2013

Eurogamers Expo 2013 held in London

Gaming enthusiasts descend on the Earl's Court exhbition centre to play demo versions of the very latest products from major and independent programmers at the Eurogamers Expo 2013 in London on Thursday. Duration: 00:36

Sep 26, 2013

Ivory Coast's cinema scene reinvigorated with 'Run'

Director Philippe Lacote’s film "Run" charts a decade of rebellion, civil war and post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast. Its European release scheduled for 2014 marks a turning point in the country's flagging cinematic industry.Duration: 02:05

Sep 26, 2013

Nairobi video shows Westgate Mall wreckage

Footage released by the Kenyan military shows the extent of the damage to Nairobi's Westgate Mall after a deadly four-day siege. Duration: 00:38

Sep 26, 2013

Funeral of pregnant victim of Westgate mall siege

Radio presenter Ruhila Adatia was laid to rest Thursday by the Ismailis community at a graveyard in Kareoko, Nairobi. 7 months pregnant, she died from gunshots wounds. Duration: 01:28

Sep 26, 2013

Museums create 'red list' of endangered Syrian artefacts

UNESCO and a coalition of museums around the world announced the creation of a "red list" of cultural artefacts and sites that are at risk of destruction because of the conflict raging in Syria. Duration: 01:03

Sep 26, 2013

Giant rubber duck continues world tour in Beijing

The famed giant yellow duck is moved to the Summer Palace as part of its world tour.Duration: 00:34

Sep 26, 2013

Guineans to go to the polls amidst ethnic violence

Guineans will on Saturday vote in the first parliamentary elections in the troubled west African nation in over a decade, after months of delays and a campaign plagued by deadly unrest. Duration: 0:58

Sep 26, 2013

Nine dead in attack on Indian Kashmir base

Militants disguised as soldiers kill nine people in an attack on a police base in Indian Kashmir, days before long-awaited talks between the leaders of India and Pakistan. Duration: 00:45

Sep 26, 2013

Bahrain rights group awarded Norway's Rafto Prize.

The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, whose founder and director are both jailed, won Norway's Rafto Prize for rights defenders Thursday for its fight against repression in the Gulf state. Duration: 0:58

Sep 26, 2013

New space crew joins ISS on Olympic torch mission

An American and two Russians Thursday boarded the International Space Station after a lightning journey from Earth, on a mission that will see the Olympic torch for the 2014 Sochi Games taken into space for the first time. Duration:00:34

Sep 26, 2013