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Surveillance footage shows horror of Kenya mall siege

More surveillance footage is released of the attack on Nairobi's Westgate Mall by Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, who killed at least 67 people in a four-day siege. Duration: 01:17

Oct 18, 2013

Thousands of French students protest foreign pupil deportations

Thousands of French high school students continue to protest against the deportation of foreign pupils after the high-profile eviction of a 15-year-old Roma girl. Duration: 01:16

Oct 18, 2013

Norwegians shocked by Somalia terror connection

Al-Qaeda operative Ikrimah al-Muhajir is one of the world's most wanted terrorists. A Kenyan report says he is suspected of planning attacks in Africa including the Nairobi mall siege. News of his activities causes shock in Norway, where he spent several years. Duration: 00:54

Oct 18, 2013

Josef Koudelka, photographer of the Prague Spring

An exhibition opens in Bucharest of works by photographer Josef Koudelka, famous for his depections of the repression of the Prague Spring. Duration: 01:40

Oct 18, 2013

Expert: Saudi Security Council snub not just about Syria

An analyst for the US Institute for Peace says Saudi Arabia's refusal of a UN Security Council seat is about more than just about the continuing conflict in Syria, with concerns about Iran also playing a key role. Duration: 0:58

Oct 18, 2013

Delhi a hub for Indian trafficking trade

Tens of thousands of children are known to be trafficked within South Asia every year and New Delhi has become a hub in the illegal trade of young girls being sold into prostitution, forced marriage and domestic labour. Duration:02:29

Oct 18, 2013

Moldovan centre helps human trafficking victims

For survivors of human trafficking, learning to live with the trauma, pain and memories "is a big challenge," says Lidia Gorceag, a psychologist at the Centre for assistance to victims of trafficking in Chisinau. Duration: 1:08

Oct 18, 2013

Elite French winemakers seek elusive Chinese blend

Some of the world's top winemakers are looking to China to plant their vineyards as the country makes a bid to overcome its reputation for bad quality viticulture. Duration:02:17

Oct 18, 2013

Georgia displays skull that could rewrite human evolution

Georgian scientists on October 18, 2013 presented a 1.8 million-year-old skull discovered in the Caucasus nation that researchers say could force a re-evaluation of current theories of human evolution. Duration: 0:38

Oct 18, 2013

Brazil to auction coveted Libra oilfield

Some 200 employees of the Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras demonstrated outside the company headquarters Thursday to demand the suspension of Monday's planned auction of pre-sale oil concessions for the giant Libra oilfield. Duration: 00:59

Oct 18, 2013

Japan typhoon rescue efforts continue

On the typhoon-battered Japanese island Oshima, the Japan Coast Guard keep searching for survivors and bodies. Duration: 00:52

Oct 18, 2013

Relatives of Laos air disaster victims mourn at crash site

Relatives of the passengers who were travelling on the Lao Airlines plane which crashed near the Mekong river in Laos's worst known air disaster pray for their loved ones. Duration: 0:46

Oct 18, 2013

Birth control may be a bitter pill, stroke survivor warns

Marion Larat is the first woman in France to take the German pharmaceutical company Bayer to court over newer-generation birth control pills that caused her to have a stroke and left her severely handicapped. Duration: 02:02

Oct 18, 2013

Jihadists return to Mali's streets

In Mali, the city of Gao is once again under attack by Islamists: in the latest spate of attacks, jihadists wounded two civilians when they blew up a bridge a week ago, a day after shelling the town and injuring a soldier. Duration: 2:43

Oct 18, 2013

Bushfires ravage communities in Australia

Residents face scenes of devastation as bushfires ravage communities and destroy "hundreds" of homes in southeastern Australia, leaving one man dead with dozens of blazes still out of control. Duration: 00:59

Oct 18, 2013