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Ford marks 100th anniversary of assembly line invention

As Detroit prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford's invention of the moving assembly line, AFPTV visits the historic factory where the world-changing innovation took place. Duration: 02:19

Oct 4, 2013

Vietnam Gen. Giap 'inspired resistance movements'

One Vietnamese and one French historian look back at the life and legacy of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Duration: 01:14

Oct 4, 2013

Hundreds feared dead in Italy migrant boat disaster

Locals from Lampedusa island tell how they were the first on the scene when a boat carrying some 500 immigrants sank off the coast and the rush to save as many of them possible. Duration:01:28

Oct 4, 2013

Indian Hindu devotees perform annual 'Tarpan' rituals

Indian Hindu devotees perform 'Tarpan', rituals to pay obediance to one's forefathers on the last day of "Pitrupaksh" - days for offering prayers to ancestors - on the banks of the River Ganges in Kolkata on October 4, 2013. Duration: 0:41

Oct 4, 2013

Muslim cleric killed in Kenya's Mombasa

Four Kenyans were killed Friday during riots in Kenya's port city of Mombasa, according to government officials, in protests sparked by the killing of a Muslim cleric with his three companions in a drive-by shooting late on Thursday. Duration: 0:37

Oct 4, 2013

Banksy holds month long exhibit in New York

British graffiti artist Banksy is holding a month-long exhibit on the streets of New York. Duration:01:22

Oct 4, 2013

Cambodia's Panh receives top accolade at Busan fest

Acclaimed Cambodian director Rithy Panh, whose family died in the Khmer Rouge genocide, receives the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award at the Busan International Film Festival. Duration: 0:54

Oct 4, 2013

Ireland votes on scrapping upper house of parliament

Cash-strapped Ireland voted in a referendum on Friday on whether to back Prime Minister Enda Kenny's controversial proposals to abolish the upper house of parliament. Duration: 0:29

Oct 4, 2013

Madrid's Prado shows Diego Velasquez retrospective

Madrid Prado museum presents a retrospective of works by Spanish 17th century master Diego Velazquez. Duration: 0:57

Oct 4, 2013

Russian diplomats evacuated from Libya after attack

Russian diplomats and their families arrived back in Moscow Friday after being evacuated from Libya after dozens of protesters attacked its diplomatic mission in Tripoli. Duration: 0:33

Oct 4, 2013

FIFA on defensive over Qatar labour rights

FIFA boss Sepp Blatter on Friday went on the defensive over claims of widespread abuse of migrant workers preparing for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, acknowledging concerns but saying it could not step in. Duration: 0:27

Oct 4, 2013

Furloughed US federal workers worry about paying their bills. Duration: 2:14

AFPTV meets two federal workforce families whose primary breadwinners have been told to stay home until the government shutdown is resolved, meaning no paychecks and worries over how to pay the bills. Duration: 2:14

Oct 4, 2013

UNHCR: Human rights abuses behind Lampedusa tragedy

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says they are doing what they can to work with authorities and refugees to prevent further disasters on the scale of the one in Lampedusa. Duration: 0:53

Oct 4, 2013

Treve, France's great hope for the Arc de Triomphe

The world's most prestigious horse race, the Arc de Triomphe, is run on Sunday at the Longchamps race course outside Paris. An encounter with Treve, France's biggest hope for the meeting. Duration: 01:47

Oct 4, 2013

Faithful react as Pope Francis makes Assisi pilgrimage

Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint's Italian hometown. He also greeted members of the public. Duration: 00:50

Oct 4, 2013