Politics

Australia merges New South Wales wildfires

Firefighters merge two major blazes in southeastern Australia in an attempt to manage the advancing flames ahead of bad weather conditions. Duration: 00:37

Oct 22, 2013

Syria film scoops top awards despite danger

A Syrian film that has scooped a string of prestigious awards in recent months barely made it to screens because of the dangers the crew faced in the war-ravaged country, its director told AFP. Duration: 01:24

Oct 22, 2013

Romanian Roma village offered French-funded community centre

A French-funded centre in the Romanian village of Tinca aims to help some of the impoverished Roma community by offering much-needed services like showers and toilets, training courses for adults and even a day care centre. Duration: 02:22

Oct 22, 2013

Japan researchers unveil latest robotic creations

Robot researchers in Japan present their latest inventions, including one humanoid proving what entertainers from Elvis Presley to Miley Cyrus knew all along: the secret is in the hips. Duration: 01:00

Oct 22, 2013

Election of Miss Transsexual Brazil in Rio

Brazil elected its most dashing transsexual on Monday night, after three hours of musical performances and cat-walks in bikinis and ball gowns. Duration: 01:05

Oct 22, 2013

Campaigning ramps up in Madagascar as elections near

Madagascar is preparing to hold the first round of a divisive presidential election aimed with calming the political crisis that has rumbled on since March 2009. Duration: 00:57

Oct 22, 2013

Hurricane Raymond threatens hard-hit Mexican coast

Hurricane Raymond swirled off Mexico's Pacific coast Monday, forcing schools to close and more than 1,000 people to leave homes in a region reeling from recent deadly floods and landslides. Duration: 00:33

Oct 22, 2013

Turkish students protest construction on their campus

Clashes continued on the campus of Ankara's Middle East Technical University (ODTU) on Monday as students gathered to protest the removal of trees for construction on a road passing through the campus. Duration: 00:50

Oct 22, 2013

Ferguson lifts lid on Beckham, Rooney, England

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson launched his new autobiography. Duration: 01:23

Oct 22, 2013

Paris Contemporary Art Fair takes over Tuileries gardens

Paris's annual International Contemporary Art Fair has broken through the gallery walls to take over some of the city's green space -- including an exhibition in the Tuileries gardens. Duration: 00:44

Oct 22, 2013

Germany trains Syria chemical team in Bavaria

Members of the the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the body that won this year's Nobel Peace Prize, are headed straight to the Syrian frontline, some as early as this week. Duration: 01:32

Oct 22, 2013

Moroccans rally in support of journalist Ali Anouzla

Moroccan journalist Ali Anouzla, charged with defending and inciting "terrorism" after posting a link to an Al-Qaeda video, made his first court appeared on Tuesday. Duration: 00:57

Oct 22, 2013

Nokia launches first tablet, phablets from UAE

Nokia, whose handset division will be acquired by Microsoft, launched its first-ever tablet computer in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Duration: 01:07

Oct 22, 2013

Toilet-themed restaurant makes big business in Los Angeles

A restaurant billed as America's first toilet-themed eatery has just opened in Los Angeles -- and is packing in diners after a wave of free publicity for the concept, said to be imported from Asia. Duration: 00:58

Oct 22, 2013

France tells US snooping must stop

France has formally told the United States to stop snooping on the telephone calls of French citizens but signalled it wanted to cool a row over the issue. Duration: 00:36

Oct 22, 2013