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Kenya VP must attend trial says Intl Criminal Court

Kenyan Vice President William Ruto must attend his crimes against humanity trial before the International Criminal Court and can only be excused under "exceptional circumstances," the ICC ruled Friday. Duration: 00:41

Oct 25, 2013

Tour de France champion in Japan race

Tour de France champion Christopher Froome and other cycling stars from the Grand Boucle were in Japan on Friday, on the eve of the Criterium de Saitama. The race gives athletes a foretaste of the 2020 Olympics. Duration: 00:44

Oct 25, 2013

Madagascar holds first post-coup presidential elections

Madagascar was voting Friday in long-delayed presidential elections meant to restore democracy and pull the island nation out of the crisis it plunged into after a 2009 coup. Duration: 01:04

Oct 25, 2013

Football: AS Monaco prepare to face Lyon in Ligue 1

AS Monaco, currently in second place in France's Ligue 1, are preparing for their match against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday. Duration: 00:55

Oct 25, 2013

Player 1 ready: Paris science centre celebrates video games

Press START for new game: a new exhibition at one of Paris's top science centres pays homage to the history of video games. Duration: 02:20

Oct 25, 2013

Tunisian PM gives new commitment of resignation

Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh gave a new commitment on television late Thursday to the principle of handing over to a government of independents. Duration: 0:17

Oct 25, 2013

Demolition starts on US school where 26 were killed

Demolition work has begun on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, where 20 children and six adults were killed during a massacre last December. Duration: 00:41

Oct 25, 2013

France, Germany push for new rules in spy game

France and Germany push for Washington to agree rules for the spy game after damaging revelations the United States tapped German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Duration: 01:19

Oct 25, 2013

Desperate migrants seek Melilla, gateway to Europe

Growing numbers of Africans desperate to reach Europe are trying to leap across a triple-layer fence along the border of Melilla, a Spanish city perched on the north coast of Africa. Duration: 02:08

Oct 25, 2013

Cameron pushes for red tape cut to boost EU growth

European leaders arrived in Brussls Friday morning for EU summit talks, and British Prime Minister David Cameron stressed the importance of cutting regulation to help businesses grow across Europe. Duration: 00:42

Oct 25, 2013

Death of Yemeni girl a reminder of honour killing problem

Leading child rights advocate Ahmed Al-Qureshi says honour killings are a problem in Yemen, after a 15-year-old girl was burned to death by her father for "communicating with her fiancé." Duration: 0:48

Oct 25, 2013

Argentines to vote on Sunday in mid-term legislative elections

Sunday’s mid-term legislative election in Argentina might be the beginning of the end of 10 years of Kichnerism Duration:02:35

Oct 25, 2013

South Koreans protest against Japan over disputed islands

South Koreans protest against Japan as they mark "Dokdo Day", claiming sovereignty of a group of islets in the Sea of Japan which Japan also declare as their territory. Duration: 00:56

Oct 25, 2013

Madagascar strongman votes in first post-coup polls

Madagascar was voting Friday in long-delayed presidential elections meant to restore democracy and pull the island nation out of the crisis it plunged into after a 2009 coup. Duration: 0:40

Oct 25, 2013