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VIDEO: Baby oh baby! How world broke news

Mon, 2014-09-08 09:04
The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child, and the story has been making headlines around the world.
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VIDEO: Bridge 'snapped in half' by floods

Mon, 2014-09-08 09:03
Soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir build a temporary bridge across the Tawi River after the region's worst floods for 50 years snapped a number of key crossings.
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VIDEO: Footage shows Punjab submerged

Mon, 2014-09-08 07:10
Rescue teams are battling to retrieve hundreds of thousands of people stranded by damaging floods in India and Pakistan.
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VIDEO: What next in the search for MH370?

Mon, 2014-09-08 05:50
Richard Westcott reports on what is next in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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VIDEO: Nine-year-old steals bus in Canada

Mon, 2014-09-08 02:21
A nine-year-old boy drove an unattended bus and hit two other vehicles in central Canada.
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VIDEO: 'Laughter' at Joan Rivers' funeral

Mon, 2014-09-08 01:19
Family, friends and famous names from the worlds of TV, film and comedy have said a final farewell to Joan Rivers at her funeral in New York.
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VIDEO: Escaping Kashmir streets-turned-lakes

Sun, 2014-09-07 19:48
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited flood-hit areas of Indian-administered Kashmir, following devastating monsoon rains.
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VIDEO: Dust storm hits Phoenix, Arizona

Sun, 2014-09-07 15:44
Time-lapse footage of a large dust storm in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday.
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VIDEO: Clashes at Calais over migrant influx

Sun, 2014-09-07 14:55
Protests have taken place at the French port of Calais over the continuing influx of migrants trying to reach the UK.
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VIDEO: Panic as fear of war strikes Mariupol

Sun, 2014-09-07 11:56
Fergal Keane reports from Mariupol where shelling has shaken the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as tanks are deployed.
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AUDIO: Oldest Channel swimmer 'exhilarated'

Sun, 2014-09-07 09:45
A 73-year-old South African heart surgeon has become the oldest person to swim the English Channel.
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VIDEO: Swedish film scoops top Venice award

Sat, 2014-09-06 21:23
Swedish director Roy Andersson's comedy A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival.
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VIDEO: 'Every day is Bill Murray day'

Sat, 2014-09-06 18:48
The Toronto Film Festival celebrated Bill Murray day as the star attended the premier of his new film, St Vincent.
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VIDEO: Parents 'emotional' as deaf baby hears

Sat, 2014-09-06 11:53
The Australian parents of a deaf baby boy have described the "overwhelming" moment their son heard their voices for the first time.
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VIDEO: Ceasefire holding but 'very fragile'

Sat, 2014-09-06 04:48
There is uncertainty over whether a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine is holding.
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VIDEO: Gaza girl weeps for her father

Sat, 2014-09-06 01:46
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville meets two young girls in Gaza whose family were victims of an attack on a UN school injuring their mother and killing their father.
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VIDEO: Policeman jumps on car during protest

Fri, 2014-09-05 16:24
An Argentine police officer has been caught on camera pretending to be run over by a protester.
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VIDEO: Is there a new World Disorder?

Fri, 2014-09-05 15:22
The BBC's John Simpson analyses the causes and connections behind conflicts in the world at the moment - and what can be done.
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VIDEO: The plight of Calais migrants

Fri, 2014-09-05 14:54
Calais migrants have been protesting for better protection of their human rights and freedom.
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VIDEO: Ukraine dominates Nato summit

Fri, 2014-09-05 14:45
Events in Ukraine have dominated the second day of Nato summit in Wales.
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