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World's tallest man becomes happiest man on earth

Turkey's Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 metres (eight foot three) the world's tallest man, has wed a Syrian woman he called the "love of my life", though he towers over his 1.75-metre bride. Duration: 00:

Oct 28, 2013

Syria rebel groups condemn Geneva talks, brand them 'treason'

Powerful armed groups in Syria said attending peace talks or negotiating with the regime would be an act of "treason," as fighting raged on Sunday near Iraq and in Homs. Duration: 00:32

Oct 28, 2013

El Mundo calls for firm reaction from Spain towards NSA spying

The Deputy Director of El Mundo daily newspaper, Inaki Gil, called on Monday for the Spanish government to react firmly to news of telephone tracking by the American government. Duration: 00:51

Oct 28, 2013

Peru's ex-president Fujimori faces embezzlement charges

Former president Alberto Fujimori faces new accusations for embezzlement. He allegedly paid newspapers so they wouldn't feature his political oponents during his rule (1990-2000). Duration: 00:37

Oct 28, 2013

Golfers Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods face off in China

Rory McIlroy finally tasted success for the first time this year when he beat an ailing Tiger Woods by one shot in a megabucks exhibition in China on Monday. Duration: 00:40

Oct 28, 2013

Trees litter London streets after storm

Nearly 300,000 homes were left without power in Britain and France on Monday and trains and planes were cancelled as a fierce storm battered the region, leaving at least four people dead.

Oct 28, 2013

Syrian Army takes the Christian village of Sadad near Homs

The Syrian army has taken control of the Christian village of Sadad on Monday in the central province of Homs, after several days of fierce fighting, said the official SANA news agency. Duration: 00:36

Oct 28, 2013

Rally in Ankara against court's refusal to detain policeman

Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Monday to disperse around 2,000 people protesting at a court's refusal to detain a policeman accused of killing a demonstrator during the popular unrest in June. Duration: 00:50

Oct 28, 2013

Saudi blocking Syria peace talks: Hezbollah chief

The head of powerful Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah and key Damascus ally Hassan Nasrallah on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of blocking a political solution to the conflict in Syria. Duration: 00:49

Oct 28, 2013

Kenya says nothing to hide in doping fight

Speaking on the sidelines of the Nairobi marathon, won by Kenneth Mung'ara, Athletics Kenya's VP David Okeyo says running is far too important for Kenya's international image and economy to be allowed to be ruined by doping. Duration: 01:03

Oct 28, 2013

Olympic workers exploited, expelled: rights group

Large numbers of migrants from inside Russia and ex-Soviet republics are being employed by construction firms racing to finish Olympic-related building works on time. But a rights group warns of detentions and deportations of workers, some of whom have not been paid. Duration: 01:21

Oct 28, 2013