Politics

Desperate migrants seek Melilla, gateway to Europe

Growing numbers of Africans desperate to reach Europe are trying to leap across a triple-layer fence along the border of Melilla, a Spanish city perched on the north coast of Africa. Duration: 02:08

Oct 25, 2013

Demolition starts on US school where 26 were killed

Demolition work has begun on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, where 20 children and six adults were killed during a massacre last December. Duration: 00:41

Oct 25, 2013

Tunisian PM gives new commitment of resignation

Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh gave a new commitment on television late Thursday to the principle of handing over to a government of independents. Duration: 0:17

Oct 25, 2013

Player 1 ready: Paris science centre celebrates video games

Press START for new game: a new exhibition at one of Paris's top science centres pays homage to the history of video games. Duration: 02:20

Oct 25, 2013

Football: AS Monaco prepare to face Lyon in Ligue 1

AS Monaco, currently in second place in France's Ligue 1, are preparing for their match against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday. Duration: 00:55

Oct 25, 2013

Madagascar holds first post-coup presidential elections

Madagascar was voting Friday in long-delayed presidential elections meant to restore democracy and pull the island nation out of the crisis it plunged into after a 2009 coup. Duration: 01:04

Oct 25, 2013

Tour de France champion in Japan race

Tour de France champion Christopher Froome and other cycling stars from the Grand Boucle were in Japan on Friday, on the eve of the Criterium de Saitama. The race gives athletes a foretaste of the 2020 Olympics. Duration: 00:44

Oct 25, 2013

Kenya VP must attend trial says Intl Criminal Court

Kenyan Vice President William Ruto must attend his crimes against humanity trial before the International Criminal Court and can only be excused under "exceptional circumstances," the ICC ruled Friday. Duration: 00:41

Oct 25, 2013

Nearly 700 immigrants rescued off Sicily: Italy

Nearly 700 refugees were rescued off Sicily in several operations, Italian authorities said Friday, as European leaders grapple with the issue of illegal immigration at a European Union summit. Duration: 00:49

Oct 25, 2013

Thailand mourns top Buddhist leader

Crowds of mourners turn out to pay their respects after Thailand's top Buddhist leader, 100-year-old Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, died on Thursday due to a blood infection following recent surgery. Duration: 00:52

Oct 25, 2013

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