Politics

UN troops step up patrols in restive Central African capital

Armed patrols carried out by the police force of the UN mission to Central African Republic (MINUSCA) have stepped up in recent days in the capital Bangui to deter crime and violence. Duration: 00:40

Nov 11, 2014

African Union chief in Burkina Faso for transition talks

The chief of the African Union arrives in Burkina Faso for urgent talks on the west African country's political transition following the ousting of veteran president Blaise Compaore. Duration: 00:39

Nov 11, 2014

Le Monde journalists defend revelations on ex-PM Fillon

Two French newspaper reporters have defended their revelations that former prime minister Francois Fillon sought to interfere in legal procedures against Nicolas Sarkozy, a rival in the right-wing opposition. Duration: 00:44

Nov 10, 2014

Gaza sends fish to West Bank for first time in years

Gaza's fishermen were allowed by Israel for the first time in years to transport their fish to the West Bank through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the only commercial crossing in the Gaza Strip. Duration: 01:26

Nov 10, 2014

Transgender Bangladeshis hold first-ever pride march

At least 1,000 transgender Bangladeshis staged the conservative mainly Muslim country's first ever pride march on Monday to mark one year since the government recognised them as a third gender. Duration: 00:36

Nov 10, 2014

Mexico protesters hit the road over student massacre

Students in Mexico protest on a highway in response to Attorney General's statement that the 43 missing students were killed and their bodies burnt. Duration: 01:13

Nov 10, 2014

Kiev accuses Russia of fresh incursion into east

New unidentified unarmoured columns rumbled toward the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday as fears grew of a return to all-out fighting in the war-torn region. Duration: 00:49

Nov 10, 2014

Ukraine rebels claim Kiev forces hinder MH17 search

A Ukrainian rebel commander said his troops wouldn't interfere with the search on the MH17 site if international observers got Kiev forces to stop shelling from their side. Duration: 00:42

Nov 10, 2014

New video shows scenes inside 'Boko Haram-controlled town'

A new Boko Haram video obtained by AFP on Sunday shows militants on an armoured vehicle parading down a road in an unidentified town they apparently control and the group's leader Abubakar Shekau preaching to locals. Duration: 00:38

Nov 10, 2014

Ruble to stabilise, says Russian president Putin

rzRussian President Vladimir Putin expresses confidence the ruble, which has lost nearly a quarter of its value so far this year, will stabilise as the central bank says it will intervene only if "financial stability" is threatened. Duration: 01:07

Nov 10, 2014

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