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Tourists visit Costa Concordia salvage site

The rusting hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship rose erect from its watery grave off Italy's Giglio island Tuesday after the biggest ever salvage operation of its kind. Tourists come to see the boat. Duration: 00:49

Sep 17, 2013

Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death

Bangladesh's Supreme Court sentenced a senior Islamist leader to death for mass murder, toughening the punishment originally handed down by the country's war crimes tribunal. Bangladeshi social activists shout slogans in Dhaka on September 17, 2013, after a verdict was delivered against Abdul Quader Molla, the fourth-highest leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party. Duration: 00:27

Sep 17, 2013

Timelapses of Costa Concordia salvage operation

Timelapses of the salvage operation to lift the Costa Concordia cruise ship upright from its watery grave. Duration: 00:40

Sep 17, 2013

China activist seeks democracy after 50 year fight

When Chinese police beat elderly former professor Sun Wenguang so badly they broke four ribs it was just part of the price he has paid for a lifetime defying authority. Duration: 01:32

Sep 17, 2013

Scientists meet to discuss deep sea trawling

Scientists have met in Paris to discuss endangered marine species. Deep sea trawling was one of the problems prioritised at the conference. Duration: 01:00

Sep 17, 2013

Celebrity visit raises awareness of rhino poaching in S. Africa

American and Chinese celebrities visit a game reserve to raise awareness of rhino poaching for the horn trade in Asia. Duration: 01:29.

Sep 17, 2013

Italy cruise wreck turned upright in unique salvage

Salvage operators in Italy lift the Costa Concordia cruise ship upright from its watery grave in the biggest ever project of its kind. Duration: 01:05

Sep 17, 2013

Italy cruise wreck stands upright after massive salvage

The rusting hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship rose erect from its watery grave off Italy's Giglio island Tuesday after the biggest ever salvage operation of its kind. Duration: 01:05.

Sep 17, 2013

Titanic bandmaster's violin goes on display

The violin played by bandmaster Wallace Hartley during the final moments before the sinking of the Titanic is displayed at a conservation studio in Lurgan, Northern Ireland before going on public display at the Titanic Belfast. Duration: 00:31

Sep 17, 2013

Bolshoi ballet chief returns to theatre after attack

The artistic director of the famous Bolshoi ballet on Tuesday returned to the company's historic home in Moscow for the first time after undergoing multiple operations in Germany following a horrific acid attack in January. Duration: 00:40.

Sep 17, 2013

Car bomb hits rebel-held crossing on Syria-Turkey border: NGO

A car bomb exploded at the main entrance to Syria's rebel-held Bab al-Hawa border crossing into Turkey on Tuesday. Duration: 00:19.

Sep 17, 2013

Troubling questions loom in wake of Navy Yard shooting

Troubling questions loomed for investigators Tuesday as America digested another mass shooting, this time at a tightly guarded Naval Yard not far from Washington's corridors of power. The gunman's brother-in-law speaks out. Duration: 00:41.

Sep 17, 2013

Cambodian political rivals meet again as protests continue

Cambodian PM Hun Sen meets his main rival for a second straight day as thousands of protesters continue to dispute the results in July elections. Duration: 00:46.

Sep 17, 2013

Dozens of hostages freed in Philippine city

Dozens of people held hostage by Muslim rebels waging deadly street battles with Philippine troops escape amid a military offensive. Duration: 00:36

Sep 17, 2013

Damascus residents dance and sing in bid to forget war

When night falls in Damascus, gaggles of determined revellers still head out on the town seeking to drown out the thunder of outgoing artillery fire with the boom of music. Duration: 00:43.

Sep 17, 2013