Politics

Virgin Airlines flies 'too fat to fly' Frenchman to London

A young, clinically obese Frenchman who was stranded in the United States because he was deemed too heavy to fly finally took a plane to Britain on Tuesday, one step closer to going home. Duration: 00:42

Nov 19, 2013

Scores of wounded flood Beirut hospitals after deadly blast

A double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 23 people on Tuesday, in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group. Duration: 00:52

Nov 19, 2013

Honduras candidate says 'respect election results'

The candidate for Honduras' ruling National Party, Juan Orlando Hernandez, calls for the results of the country's upcoming general elections to be respected. Duration: 00:59

Nov 19, 2013

Food continues to pour in as typhoon victims struggle

UN World Food Programme (WFP) says food for 1.9 million people has been dispatched to communities hit by Typhoon Haiyan – and more is arriving every day. Duration: 01:30

Nov 19, 2013

Call for Zimbabwe diamond sanctions to be lifted

South Africa calls on countries to lift outstanding sanctions against Zimbabwean diamond producers, at the opening of the Kimberley Process plenary meeting in Johannesburg. Duration: 01:10

Nov 19, 2013

Fukushima operator gives first glimpse of fuel rod removal

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant offers the first glimpse of the operation to remove its fuel rods, the most dangerous job since the runaway reactors were brought under control two years ago. Duration: 00:42

Nov 19, 2013

Flash floods on Italy's Sardinia leave 18 dead

Italy declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after flash floods on the island of Sardinia left at least 18 people dead and forced hundreds to seek emergency shelter as the waters swept away bridges and flooded homes. Duration: 01:16

Nov 19, 2013

Lone gunman still at large despite massive manhunt

A massive manhunt was under way Tuesday in Paris, a day after a gunman shot and critically wounded a photographer at the offices of a major newspaper before opening fire outside a bank headquarters and hijacking a car. Duration: 01:37

Nov 19, 2013

Protests against militias continue in Libyan capital

Libya's government announced Tuesday plans to remove militias from the capital and eventually integrate them into the security forces, after a weekend of deadly clashes between militiamen and residents. Duration: 00:36

Nov 19, 2013

Strong blasts kill 23 near Iran embassy in Beirut

A double bomb attack outside the Iranian embassy in southern Beirut on Tuesday killed at least 23 people and wounded almost 150 in a Hezbollah stronghold, Lebanese government sources said. Duration: 00:53

Nov 19, 2013

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