Politics

Chemical watchdog to deploy second team to Syria

The world's chemical watchdog said Tuesday it will send a second team of inspectors to help dismantle Syria's arsenal, as regime warplanes bombed rebels in the northwest of the country. Duration: 00:33

Oct 9, 2013

Hybrid patisserie gets Londoners licking their lips

Cronuts, Townies and Duffins -- the new breed of hybrid pastry that has made its way across the Atlantic and has got Londoners licking their lips. Duration: 02:06

Oct 9, 2013

Australia celebrates naval fleet anniversary

The Royal Australian Navy leads the Combined Navies Parade in celebration of one hundred years since Australia’s naval fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour for the first time on 4 October 1913. Duration: 00:37

Oct 9, 2013

EU chief heckled on Italy wreck island

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta are heckled by activists and local residents with shouts of "Disgrace!" and "Killers!" as they arrive on the refugee island of Lampedusa. Duration: 00:58

Oct 9, 2013

Turkey court upholds top officers' convictions over coup plot

Turkey's appeals court Wednesday upheld the convictions of scores of top retired military officers over a 2003 coup plot but overturned jail sentences handed to dozens of lower-ranking defendants. Duration: 00:49

Oct 9, 2013

Medicinal plants sold at night in Colombian market

In a night-time farmers' market in Bogota, more than 400 vendors sell over 200 varieties of plants with healing powers. The growing of medicinal herbs has been a long-standing tradition in the city, dating back to the pre-Hispanic era. Duration: 01:20

Oct 9, 2013

Steve McQueen's '12 Years A Slave' premieres in New York

British filmmaker Steve McQueen's new movie "12 Years A Slave" , starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt, premieres in New York and is already generating Oscars buzz. Duration: 01:41

Oct 9, 2013

Traditional Austrian dresses make a comeback

Dirndls, traditional dresses worn in Austria and Bavaria, are experiencing a major comeback, thanks to a new generation of fans. Duration: 02:16

Oct 9, 2013

Asian filmmakers revisit classic Westerns

Vietnamese-American director Dustin Nguyen has taken inspiration from Sergio Leone’s epic Spaghetti Western "Once Upon a Time in the West" with his Asian adaptation of the classic, called "Once Upon a Time In Vietnam". Duration: 01:04

Oct 9, 2013

Kerry says ASEAN partnership 'top priority'

US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US partnership with ASEAN remains a "top priority" for the Obama administration despite the president's absence from the two-day summit in Brunei. Duration: 01:08

Oct 9, 2013

Deadly fire hits Bangladesh garment factory

A huge fire at a Bangladeshi factory whose workers were making clothes and fabrics for top Western labels has killed seven people in the latest disaster to blight the country's garment industry. Duration: 00:38

Oct 9, 2013

S. Korea fashion designer displays new collection

To mark Korean Alphabet Day fashion designer Lie Sang-Bong, whose creations have been worn by Lady Gaga and Beyonce, displays his latest collection. Duration: 01:19

Oct 9, 2013

Russian opposition's Navalny appeals fraud conviction

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attends an appeal hearing for his embezzlement conviction. Duration: 00:57

Oct 9, 2013

French police evacuate a Roma camp, evict hundreds

French police evacuate a Roma camp of around 200 people in the north of the country. Duration: 00:54

Oct 9, 2013

European Commission chief in Lampedusa urges more rescue capacity

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urges better rescue capacity as he visits Lampedusa in Italy, where more than 300 African migrants perished in a shipwreck. Duration: 00:56

Oct 9, 2013