Politics

US credits Assad over Syria arms destruction

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can take "credit" for moving quickly to eliminate his regime's chemical arms, US Secretary of State John Kerry says, after experts begin destroying the banned arms. Duration: 00:54

Oct 7, 2013

Dutch fishermen give eels new lease of life

On an autumn morning on a small Dutch canal, fisherman Aart van der Waal pulls up a fish trap stuffed with squirming eels -- not for the pot, but as part of a bold initiative to save the critically endangered species. Duration: 00:39

Oct 7, 2013

Asian artists use Hong Kong as launchpad to fame

Southeast Asian artists are hoping to step out of China's shadow to conquer the art world with creations inspired by the tumultuous history of their native countries. Duration: 02:17

Oct 7, 2013

Cellular breakthrough trio wins Nobel for medicine

James Rothman and Randy Schekman of the United States and Thomas Suedhof of Germany won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for groundbreaking work on how the cell organises its transport system. Duration: 00:31

Oct 7, 2013

Suicide bombers target Shiites in Iraq

Suicide bombers attacked a series of sites in Iraq on Sunday including a primary school, a police station in a Shiite village in the north of Iraq, and a mosque where Shiite pilgrims were gathered killing dozens. Duration: 00:34

Oct 7, 2013

Kerry subs for Obama at APEC Summit in Bali

The US federal shutdown has stopped President Barack Obama from attending the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on the Indonesian island of Bali, and another summit this week of East Asian leaders in Brunei. Duration: 01:00

Oct 7, 2013

Barca coach Martino says Messi 'recovering'

Barcelona coach Tata Martino shares his thoughts about the coming season and Messi's return to the pitch following his injury.

Oct 7, 2013

Romanians take to streets to block gold mine plan

The prospect of a Canadian company opening Europe's largest gold mine at Rosia Montana in Transylvania has seen thousands take to the streets of the Romanian capital. Duration: 02:09

Oct 7, 2013

Desmond Tutu marks his birthday with volunteers

South African Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu joins a group of volunteers to clean up the Joe Slovo informal settlement near his home in the Milnerton area of Cape Town on his 82nd birthday. Duration: 01:18

Oct 7, 2013

A century ago, Ford's assembly line changed society

On the 100th anniversary of Henry Ford's invention of the moving assembly line, AFPTV visits the historic factory where the world-changing innovation took place. Duration: 00:42

Oct 7, 2013

Lampedusa overwhelmed with dead bodies

The cemetery on the remote island of Lampedusa has no space for the hundreds of corpses fished from the sea after a boat full of asylum seekers sank last week. Duration: 00:45

Oct 7, 2013

Surrealism show at Madrid Thyssen-Bornemiza Museum

Thyssen-Bornemiza museum previews its new exhibition on Surrealism with works by Dali, Magritte and Man Ray. Duration: 00:54

Oct 7, 2013

Juve defeat depleted Milan to close gap on Roma

Serie A champions Juventus overcame conceding a first-minute goal at home to stun AC Milan 3-2 and move to within two points of Serie A leaders Roma.

Oct 7, 2013

Greenpeace decries Russia detention conditions

Lawyers of the 30 crew members of the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise detained in Russia are going to file a complaint to the European court of Human rights to denounce the conditions of detention of the activists. Duration: 00:30

Oct 7, 2013

Hundreds protest against Uruguay's paper pulp plant

Hundreds of environmentalists try to enter Uruguay from Argentina crossing the San Martin bridge, to protest Uruguay's approval to boost production at a paper pulp plant on the border with Argentina.

Oct 7, 2013