Politics

ESA: Probe on comet after safe landing, sending data

Robot probe Philae bounced twice after its historic comet landing, probably ending up with one leg dangling in space, in the shadow of a cliff that could prevent it fully charging its battery, ground control said Thursday. Duration: 01:01

Nov 14, 2014

French police hunt for tiger on the loose near Paris

Police and firefighters were desperately hunting for a tiger on the loose near Paris Thursday after a local resident spotted the fearsome animal in a car park and sounded the alert, authorities said. Duration: 00:58

Nov 14, 2014

Newly elected McConnell 'hopes' Obama will 'work' with him

Mitch McConnell, unanimously elected chief of the Senate Republicans and the chamber's majority leader for the upcoming Congress, says he's 'very disturbed' about how US President Obama 'has proceeded in the wake of the election.' Duration: 01:04

Nov 14, 2014

Food supplies vary in flashpoint east Ukraine city of Donetsk

Residents in the hardest-hit areas of the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk are struggling with their food supplies, amid fears of a return to all-out conflict. Duration: 01:11

Nov 14, 2014

Ebola survivors receive food aid after quarantine

Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone receive food aid after they are released from quarantine and try to piece their life back together. Duration: 00:56

Nov 14, 2014

First Ebola treatment trials to start in West Africa

Global aid agency Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday it would begin unprecedented trials on patients in west Africa to test Ebola drugs and the use of survivors' blood as therapy. Duration: 00:44

Nov 14, 2014

Rogue trader Kerviel appeals 4.9 billion euro bank losses

Former trader Jérôme Kerviel contested Thursday the 4.9 billion euro loss to Societe Generale after his conviction for France's biggest rogue-trading scandal. Duration: 00:54

Nov 14, 2014

ICC hears ex-DRC VP Bemba "didn't control troops" in CAR

As Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial at the International Criminal Court nears its end, his defence team argued on Thursday that the Congolese vice-president was not in control of Congolese troops in the Central African Republic. Duration: 00:50

Nov 14, 2014

Romanian PM tipped to clinch presidential run-off

Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta looks set to clinch the presidency on Sunday in a run-off election in the corruption-plagued ex-communist state, despite fears that he may reverse key reforms. Duration: 2:45

Nov 13, 2014

French anti-hooliganism police train Brazil police

French police specialised in controlling hooliganism in sports events trained their Brazilian counterparts in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium on Wednesday. Duration: 01:09

Nov 13, 2014

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