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The toad that turned into a nice little earner

Once upon a time a poisonous cane toad lived in the South Sea Islands, unloved and unwanted. Then one day a Polish fairy waved her wand and the plain old cane toad turned into a precious fashion accessory...

Oct 21, 2013

Thousands mourn victims of Egypt church wedding attack

Thousands turned out Monday for the funeral of four Copts gunned down outside a church, in the first attack on Christians in Cairo since the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president. Duration: 00:56

Oct 21, 2013

Campaigning ramps up for Madagascar presidential polls

Madagascar will hold the first round of a divisive presidential election on Friday October 25. The polls will aim to end the political crisis that has continued since March 2009 when President Marc Ravalomanana was ousted in a coup.

Oct 21, 2013

Soldiers with shopping bags in Kenya mall video

CCTV footage from Nairobi's Westgate mall appears to show Kenyan soldiers carrying loot out of the besieged shopping centre, attacked four weeks ago.

Oct 21, 2013

EDF signs 16-bn deal to build new UK nuclear plant

French energy giant EDF said on Monday it had clinched a deal worth £16 billion ($26 billion, 18.9 billion euros) to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, with Chinese backing.

Oct 21, 2013

Two years after Kadhafi's death, militias haunt Libya

Two years after the killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, a chaotic Libya is haunted by the spectre of civil war, with heavily armed former rebels transformed into unruly militias. In Tripoli, Libyans express frustration at the lack of progress.

Oct 21, 2013

Nairobi memorial one month after Westgate mall attack

At Nairobi's Karura Forest friends and family gather to commemorate the victims of the Westgate attack, one month on, through a memorial service and the planting of a tree for each of the 70 victims.

Oct 21, 2013

Obama acknowledges healthcare website glitches

US President Barack Obama on Monday defended his health reform, declaring at a White House event that, despite numerous glitches, the program is already helping many uninsured Americans.

Oct 21, 2013

Female suicide bomber kills six on bus in Russia

A suspected female suicide bomber blew herself up on a bus packed with students in southern Russia on Monday, killing six people and raising security fears less than four months before the Winter Olympic Games.

Oct 21, 2013

Deported Roma girl, family attacked in Kosovo

Unidentified assailants attack a Roma schoolgirl, whose deportation from France sparked controversy, along with her family in Kosovo where they have been living since their eviction. Duration: 01:07

Oct 21, 2013

Nobel Peace Laureates arrive in Warsaw for summit

Polish revolutionary leader Lech Walesa welcomes Nobel Peace Prize winners to Warsaw for a three-day summit, 30 years after winning the prize himself.

Oct 21, 2013

Veteran Luxembourg PM leads polls but loses ground

Luxembourg's veteran Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker took a clear lead at snap elections Sunday, but after 18 years in office Europe's longest-serving leader lost ground, official figures showed.Duration: 00:45

Oct 21, 2013

US seeks to ease concerns over spying claims

The US State Department said on Monday that it does not want reports of widespread NSA surveillance of French citizens' communications to adversely affect relations between the two countries.

Oct 21, 2013

Food from Fukushima area is safe, clean-up going well: IAEA

A team of experts from the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says food from the Fukushima area is safe, as it publishes a report on the progress of the clean-up at the stricken nuclear plant. Duration: 00:42

Oct 21, 2013

UN envoy: All states with Syria stake must join talks

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called for all countries with a stake in war-wracked Syria to participate in planned peace talks in Geneva, during a visit to Iraq on Monday.

Oct 21, 2013