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Typhoon-hit town of Tacloban struggles to recover.

Two US Osprey aircrafts pull out foreigners from Tacloban, several days after super typhoon Haiyan destroyed the city. Duration: 00:51

Nov 14, 2013

Prince Harry to trek to South Pole with wounded vets

Prince Harry attracted huge crowds to London's Trafalger Square on Thursday as he prepares to leave for the South Pole on Sunday as part of the Walking with the Wounded Challenge 2013. Duration: 00:56

Nov 14, 2013

Designer Paul Smith presents his work of past 40 years

Designer Paul Smith criticised the British government for failing to translate the "goldmine of talent" among fashion students into economic success as he opened an exhibition in London of his work from the past four decades. Duration: 01:02

Nov 14, 2013

Try the impossible - Guinness World Records Day

Hula-hoops, backflips and basketball - participants try the impossible on Guinness World Records Day. Duration: 01:35

Nov 14, 2013

Sri Lanka has 'nothing to hide' over rights: president

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse hits back angrily against allegations of war crimes which are set to overshadow this week's Commonwealth summit, saying he has "nothing to hide" from his critics. Duration: 01:33

Nov 14, 2013

Obama to allow extension of health plans for extra year

President Barack Obama said Thursday that Americans will be allowed to keep canceled health plans for an extra year as he acknowledged a "rough" start to reforms. Duration: 00:55

Nov 14, 2013

Indian cricket legend Tendulkar plays final Test match

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar takes to the pitch for his 200th and final Test, bidding farewell to his adoring public and basking in tributes from fellow players, politicians and fans. Duration: 00:43

Nov 14, 2013

Prince Charles in Sri Lanka for Commonwealth meeting

Britain's Prince Charles turned 65 while travelling to Sri Lanka to open a meeting of leaders from the Commonwealth bloc. Duration: 00:42

Nov 14, 2013

Russia, Egypt in talks on military collaboration

The defence ministers of Russia and Egypt were locked in discussion on military collaboration between their countries on Thursday. Duration: 00:45

Nov 14, 2013

Mini-libraries bringing US neighborhoods together

"Take a book, bring a book", that's the motto of the Free Little Libraries movement. Book lovers across the US install wooden boxes in their driveways to share their favorite books with their neighbors. Duration: 01:48

Nov 14, 2013

Nasrallah vows Hezbollah will keep fighting in Syria war

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed to keep his forces in Syria where they are fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad's regime, in a rare public speech delivered in Beirut on Thursday. Duration: 00:40

Nov 14, 2013

Bob Dylan's visual art showed in London exhibition

Bob Dylan is one of the world's most renowned musicians but in recent years he's also been making waves in the visual art world. Duration: 0:52

Nov 14, 2013

Employees fight closure of regional Spanish TV station

After twenty-six years on air, local public TV and radio in Spain's Valencia region are on the point of closing down, having suffered from years of poor financial management and running up huge debts. Duration: 02:27

Nov 14, 2013

Canadian probe led to hundreds of child porn arrests

A child pornography bust in Toronto two years ago has led to the arrest of 348 people and rescue of 386 sexually abused children around the world. Duration: 1:06

Nov 14, 2013