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VIDEO: Sodomy trial 'politically motivated'

Tue, 2014-10-28 03:15
Jennifer Pak reports from outside the Malaysia court which is hearing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's final appeal against his sodomy conviction.
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VIDEO: 'Stalemate' a month on from HK demos

Mon, 2014-10-27 23:53
Hong Kong's civil disobedience movement began exactly one month ago.
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VIDEO: Turkey PM 'will help coalition forces'

Mon, 2014-10-27 23:12
Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has told the BBC's Lyse Doucet that Turkey will continue to help coalition forces if there is a co-ordinated plan for the creation of a ''democratic'' Syria.
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VIDEO: Is this the work of Caravaggio?

Mon, 2014-10-27 23:08
A painting sold by Sotheby's in London for £42,000 is at the centre of a legal battle, amid claims it could be the work of Italian baroque master Caravaggio with a much greater value of around £11m.
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VIDEO: Mexico unearths 'new mass grave'

Mon, 2014-10-27 23:06
Mexican authorities searching for 43 students who disappeared after a protest last month are investigating a suspected mass grave.
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VIDEO: Greek shipwreck yields ancient finds

Mon, 2014-10-27 21:07
Divers have discovered cargo from an ancient Greek shipwreck near the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Italy.
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VIDEO: Pakistan polio plan 'a disaster'

Mon, 2014-10-27 21:06
The polio vaccination programme in Pakistan has been described as ''a disaster'' by monitors reporting to the World Health Organization.
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VIDEO: Ebola sufferers 'robbed of dignity'

Mon, 2014-10-27 17:23
The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, on the devastating impact of Ebola upon its people.
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VIDEO: What goes on in a politician's mind?

Mon, 2014-10-27 16:45
An introduction to the 2014 US mid-term election through the eyes of "you", a hypothetical senator running for re-election.
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VIDEO: Meet Kenya's young female boxers

Mon, 2014-10-27 16:00
Kenya's schoolgirls are fighting back against sexual violence - by learning how to box in self-defence classes.
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VIDEO: Egypt FM on Greste imprisonment

Mon, 2014-10-27 11:31
Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shukry talks to the BBC's Frank Gardner about the fight against so-called Islamic State and the convictions of three Al-Jazeera journalists.
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VIDEO: Death penalty call for ferry captain

Mon, 2014-10-27 08:27
South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April killing more than 300 people.
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VIDEO: Sting's Broadway musical debut

Mon, 2014-10-27 06:26
British pop star Sting makes his debut as a Broadway composer and lyricist in a musical called The Last Ship.
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VIDEO: Tearful tribute to SA footballer

Mon, 2014-10-27 03:48
South Africa's football coach Ephraim Mashaba has paid tribute to captain Senzo Meyiwa, who died after being shot by intruders.
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VIDEO: Singapore's aquatic robot challenge

Mon, 2014-10-27 01:14
Engineering students from around the world compete in Singapore to create an unmanned boat.
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VIDEO: Keeping the Taliban at bay in Kabul

Mon, 2014-10-27 00:54
As British and US troops end combat operations in Afghanistan, millions of Afghans are now left wondering if their country and its capital Kabul will remain out of Taliban hands.
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VIDEO: Brazil re-elects Dilma Rousseff

Mon, 2014-10-27 00:43
President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for a second term, after securing more than 51% of votes in a closely-fought election.
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VIDEO: Australia Muslims hold mosque open day

Sun, 2014-10-26 19:22
Following a reported rise in attacks on Muslims in Australia, mosques hold an open day to challenge misconceptions about Islam.
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VIDEO: HK protestors scrap concessions vote

Sun, 2014-10-26 10:19
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong decided to suspend a vote on whether to accept government concessions on Sunday citing disagreements over its format.
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VIDEO: 'Iraq's violence took my men away'

Sun, 2014-10-26 08:07
The story of Umm Ahmed, an Iraqi woman whose son, husband and brothers-in-law vanished overnight.
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