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Israel strikes north Gaza after rocket fire

The Israeli air force raided the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, just hours after militants there fired rockets at the Jewish state, witnesses and the army said. Duration: 00:35

Oct 28, 2013

Lebanon army deploys in Tripoli after week of violence

Lebanon's army begins deploying in the northern city of Tripoli after 14 people were killed and more than 80 wounded in a week of bloodshed. Duration: 00:38

Oct 28, 2013

Georgians vote in landmark poll for new president

Georgians vote in a presidential election for a successor to charismatic reformer Mikheil Saakashvili, with a loyal ally of his billionaire foe Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili favourite to claim victory in the ex-Soviet state. Duration: 00:30

Oct 28, 2013

Sudan's Bashir says will work with South for Abyei solution

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on Monday pledged to work with his South Sudanese counterpart to settle the future of the contested Abyei region, where residents were holding an unofficial referendum. Duration: 00:22

Oct 28, 2013

China's water megaproject threatens flood of problems

Water has begun flowing through a multi-billion-dollar pipeline from the vast Yangtze river to the parched cities of the north, but environmentalists say the project could have untold consequences. Duration: 02:26

Oct 28, 2013

Classic car enthusiasts flock to Myanmar for road trip

Classic car enthusiasts from across Europe and the US embark on a road trip around Myanmar. Duration: 01:03

Oct 28, 2013

Storm in France knocks out power for tens of thousands

Tens of thousands of French households are still without power after one of the worst storms in years lashes the northwest of the country. Duration: 00:48

Oct 28, 2013

Churchill's London bunker welcomes wannabe WWII spies

Sixty years after the Second World War, hundreds of people attended a one off event at The Churchill War Rooms in London to see if they also could have made the cut as Special Operations Executives -- or spies. Duration: 02:19

Oct 28, 2013

Three dead in Tiananmen Square car crash

Three people are killed as a SUV crashes into a crowd in Beijing's Tiananmen Square near a giant portrait of Mao Zedong. Duration: 00:32

Oct 28, 2013

Hundreds of Tunisian security forces protest in capital

Hundreds of people protest in front of the ministry of interior in Tunis after police unions called for protests for more resources to fight against 'terrorist groups'. Six policemen were killed in clashes last week. Duration: 00:35

Oct 28, 2013

Argentina's ailing Kirchner takes hit in midterm vote

President Cristina Kirchner begins the final stage of her presidency weakened after setbacks in a mid-term vote, though her supporters kept a majority in Congress. Candidates in the country's biggest voting district react to the outcome there. Duration: 01:18

Oct 28, 2013

Spanish extreme right seeks to capitalise on economic woes

The extreme right is still a marginal force in Spanish politics but its leaders hope to gain a stronger foothold in a time of economic crisis and national uncertainty. Duration: 02:34

Oct 28, 2013

Syrian mortar shell kills man in Turkey

A man was killed and his daughter wounded in southeastern Turkey by a mortar shell fired from across the border with war-torn Syria, health officials said. Duration: 00:38

Oct 28, 2013

Rare exhibition of Byzantine art opens in Washington

An exhibition of art from the Byzantine Empire has opened at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The show includes of spectacular icons, mosaics and sculptures, some which have never before been exhibited outside of Greece. Duration: 01:02

Oct 28, 2013

Patna serial blasts: CM says had no intelligence input, announces compensation to victims

Patna, Oct 27 (ANI): After a series of crude bombs exploded in Patna city of Bihar, the satte Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that there was no intelligence input for the same and that this is totally against the culture of Bihar. He also announced the compensation of 5 lakhs for the dead and proper treatment for the injured. Kumar also assured the opposition BJP that even when there are tensions between the two parties, such incidents are highly condemnable and said that there was no lapse in security system.

Oct 27, 2013