Politics

Tourists visit Costa Concordia salvage site

The rusting hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship rose erect from its watery grave off Italy's Giglio island Tuesday after the biggest ever salvage operation of its kind. Tourists come to see the boat. Duration: 00:49

Sep 17, 2013

Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death

Bangladesh's Supreme Court sentenced a senior Islamist leader to death for mass murder, toughening the punishment originally handed down by the country's war crimes tribunal. Bangladeshi social activists shout slogans in Dhaka on September 17, 2013, after a verdict was delivered against Abdul Quader Molla, the fourth-highest leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party. Duration: 00:27

Sep 17, 2013

China activist seeks democracy after 50 year fight

When Chinese police beat elderly former professor Sun Wenguang so badly they broke four ribs it was just part of the price he has paid for a lifetime defying authority. Duration: 01:32

Sep 17, 2013

Celebrity visit raises awareness of rhino poaching in S. Africa

American and Chinese celebrities visit a game reserve to raise awareness of rhino poaching for the horn trade in Asia. Duration: 01:29.

Sep 17, 2013

Italy cruise wreck stands upright after massive salvage

The rusting hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship rose erect from its watery grave off Italy's Giglio island Tuesday after the biggest ever salvage operation of its kind. Duration: 01:05.

Sep 17, 2013

Bolshoi ballet chief returns to theatre after attack

The artistic director of the famous Bolshoi ballet on Tuesday returned to the company's historic home in Moscow for the first time after undergoing multiple operations in Germany following a horrific acid attack in January. Duration: 00:40.

Sep 17, 2013

Car bomb hits rebel-held crossing on Syria-Turkey border: NGO

A car bomb exploded at the main entrance to Syria's rebel-held Bab al-Hawa border crossing into Turkey on Tuesday. Duration: 00:19.

Sep 17, 2013

Troubling questions loom in wake of Navy Yard shooting

Troubling questions loomed for investigators Tuesday as America digested another mass shooting, this time at a tightly guarded Naval Yard not far from Washington's corridors of power. The gunman's brother-in-law speaks out. Duration: 00:41.

Sep 17, 2013

Cambodian political rivals meet again as protests continue

Cambodian PM Hun Sen meets his main rival for a second straight day as thousands of protesters continue to dispute the results in July elections. Duration: 00:46.

Sep 17, 2013

Damascus residents dance and sing in bid to forget war

When night falls in Damascus, gaggles of determined revellers still head out on the town seeking to drown out the thunder of outgoing artillery fire with the boom of music. Duration: 00:43.

Sep 17, 2013

Rare twin storms batter Mexico leaving over 30 dead

Authorities scrambled to rescue people stranded in flooded homes in Mexico's resort of Acapulco Monday after twin storms slammed opposite coasts in a rare one-two punch that has killed 34 people. Duration: 00:58.

Sep 17, 2013

Austrian siege drama as gunman kills four

Police commandos and army tanks surrounded an Austrian poacher's farmhouse on Tuesday after he allegedly went on a killing spree that left three policemen and a paramedic dead. Duration: 00:48.

Sep 17, 2013

Israeli Jews prepare for the holy festival of Sukkot

In Jerusalem, Israeli Jews prepare for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, by carefully selecting four plant species, palm leave stalk, citrus, myrtle and willow-branches, which represent the diversity of the Israelites, to carry with them into the week-long holiday which is one of the three pilgrimage festivals when Jews visit Jerusalem. Duration: 00:51.

Sep 17, 2013