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VIDEO: Kenya's Kenyatta to appear at ICC

Tue, 2014-10-07 22:57
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta prepares to appear before the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
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VIDEO: Sunni-Shia tensions rise in Iraq

Tue, 2014-10-07 22:53
The BBC speaks to Sunni villagers who fear retribution from Shia militias, who accuse them of supporting Islamic State
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VIDEO: Night of clashes at Turkey protests

Tue, 2014-10-07 19:36
At least 12 people are killed in clashes between Kurdish protesters and police in Turkey.
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VIDEO: Kurds protest across Europe over IS

Tue, 2014-10-07 17:00
Protests have been held across Europe over Islamic State's attack on Kobane, Syria, near the border with Turkey.
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VIDEO: Can the humble radio save lives?

Tue, 2014-10-07 16:16
A radio campaign in Burkina Faso aims to save lives
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VIDEO: Girl, 13, could be first human on Mars

Tue, 2014-10-07 16:03
At the age of 13, Alyssa Caron is determined to be the first person to land on Mars. And Nasa is helping train her to get there.
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VIDEO: Around the world backwards on a bike

Tue, 2014-10-07 16:01
A Nepali man has ridden a bike backwards across three continents in the name of world peace.
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VIDEO: Record price for vivid pink diamond

Tue, 2014-10-07 15:30
A vivid pink diamond has broken a new record at auction after it sold for $17.8m (£11.07m) at Sotheby's in Hong Kong.
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VIDEO: Spanish nurse infected with Ebola

Tue, 2014-10-07 15:09
A Spanish nurse who treated two victims of Ebola in Madrid tests positive for the disease.
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VIDEO: 73 days in underwater laboratory

Tue, 2014-10-07 14:41
Two professors plan to spend 73 days in an underwater laboratory in Florida.
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VIDEO: Flash floods hit southern France

Tue, 2014-10-07 09:41
The southern French city of Montpellier has been hit by torrential downpours for the second time in a week on Monday.
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VIDEO: Kobane 'eerily quiet' after airstrikes

Tue, 2014-10-07 08:14
Islamic State continue their fight for Kobane but coalition airstrikes restrict their advance into the town on the Turkey-Syria border.
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VIDEO: Staying safe while reporting Ebola

Tue, 2014-10-07 07:33
The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar, who has been reporting from Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone, explains how the BBC is covering the crisis safely.
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VIDEO: Kurds break into European Parliament

Tue, 2014-10-07 03:43
Kurdish protesters have broken into the European Parliament in the Netherlands. It follows an earlier demonstration at the Dutch Parliament in the Hague on Monday night.
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VIDEO: Lake Victoria hospital ship launched

Tue, 2014-10-07 01:33
A mobile hospital ship is been launched on Lake Victoria, bringing medical care to the residents of the area's 3,000 islands.
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VIDEO: Kobane 'seems quieter' after airstrike

Mon, 2014-10-06 23:55
The besieged town of Kobane in Syria "seems quieter" this morning but a coalition airstrike was heard overnight, reports Paul Adams from just over the border in Turkey.
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VIDEO: Vladimir Putin depicted as Hercules

Mon, 2014-10-06 21:23
Russian President Vladimir Putin is depicted as Hercules in a new art exhibition.
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VIDEO: Justice vow for Mexican students

Mon, 2014-10-06 19:00
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto vows to identify and punish those responsible for the recent disappearance of 43 students.
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VIDEO: Taiwan's most unusual philanthropist?

Mon, 2014-10-06 17:11
A humble Taiwanese vegetable seller shows you do not have to be rich to donate money and make a difference.
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VIDEO: Preacher refuses to give up church keys

Mon, 2014-10-06 17:01
Following a recent Magazine article on Myanmar's Armenian community, the head of the Armenian Church has just been to Yangon to resolve a dispute at the church there.
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