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Evacuation at Los Angeles airport after reports of shooting

At least one terminal Los Angeles international airport was evacuated Friday after a shooting incident which injured at least one person, officials and media reports said. Duration: 00:53

Nov 1, 2013

Christie's auctions the world's largest orange diamond

Christie's auctions the world's largest orange diamond which will go on sale on November 12. Duration: 00:50

Nov 1, 2013

French PM asks Russia for 'gesture' on Greenpeace

French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday asked his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, to make a "humanitarian gesture" in favour of a French Greenpeace activist arrested in September. Duration: 01:00

Nov 1, 2013

Latest violence in C.African Rep. displaces hundreds

Almost 40 people were killed in weekend fighting between armed vigilantes and former rebels near Bouar in western Central African Republic, the army said Tuesday, issuing a new toll. Duration: 01:02

Nov 1, 2013

Gisele Bundchen returns to the Brazilian catwalk

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen takes to the catwalk during Sao Paulo fashion week. Duration:01:06

Nov 1, 2013

Mali leader vows to shore up effort to stabilise the north

Politicians and civil society activists in Mali open two days of talks on shoring up efforts to stabilise northern Mali after Islamists who held the region for months were driven out. Duration: 00:46

Nov 1, 2013

US, Mexico unearth new 'sophisticated' border drug tunnel

US and Mexican authorities unearth a "highly sophisticated" tunnel used to smuggle drugs beneath their common border. Duration:01:09

Nov 1, 2013

Anger grows as pro-Thaksin Thai MPs pass amnesty bill

Political tensions flared in Thailand on Friday after lawmakers approved a controversial amnesty that could allow fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return, triggering fresh street protests in the capital. Duration: 00:48

Nov 1, 2013

Damascenes celebrate Halloween in war-torn city

Halloween is celebrated by some revellers in the Syrian capital Damascus, with event organisers saying they hope they will help chase away the 'evil spirits' that are hanging over their war-torn country. Duration:01:04

Nov 1, 2013

London's Gadget Show pulls crowds in time for Xmas

Consumer electronic enthusiasts attend the Gadget Show Live@Christmas at Earl's Court in London on Friday. Exhibitors gathered to show off their latest products in time for the Christmas season, focusing on radio-controlled vehicles. Duration: 01:00

Nov 1, 2013

Jesse Ventura praises Kennedy in new book

For Jesse Ventura, the professional wrestler turned independent politician, John F. Kennedy was the greatest president in modern US history -- and the proof lies in his 1963 assassination. Duration: 01:07

Nov 1, 2013

Egypt Islamists rally ahead of Morsi trial

Islamists held protests on Friday and clashed with police in the Egyptian city of Alexandria ahead of the trial of deposed president Mohamed Morsi. In Cairo, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the main presidential palace. Duration: 00:39

Nov 1, 2013

Bodies of migrants found in Niger desert

A mayor from the north of Niger recounts the discovery of the decomposed bodies of more than 80 people stranded in the desert, in the latest African migrant tragedy. Duration: 01:20

Nov 1, 2013

LA Police: airport shooter acted alone and is in custody

Police believe a gunman who opened fire at Los Angeles airport Friday acted alone, a police chief said, while not confirming reports that the shooter and one victim were killed. Duration: 01:23

Nov 1, 2013