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Nobel Peace Laureates arrive in Warsaw for summit

Polish revolutionary leader Lech Walesa welcomes Nobel Peace Prize winners to Warsaw for a three-day summit, 30 years after winning the prize himself.

Oct 21, 2013

Veteran Luxembourg PM leads polls but loses ground

Luxembourg's veteran Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker took a clear lead at snap elections Sunday, but after 18 years in office Europe's longest-serving leader lost ground, official figures showed.Duration: 00:45

Oct 21, 2013

US seeks to ease concerns over spying claims

The US State Department said on Monday that it does not want reports of widespread NSA surveillance of French citizens' communications to adversely affect relations between the two countries.

Oct 21, 2013

Food from Fukushima area is safe, clean-up going well: IAEA

A team of experts from the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says food from the Fukushima area is safe, as it publishes a report on the progress of the clean-up at the stricken nuclear plant. Duration: 00:42

Oct 21, 2013

UN envoy: All states with Syria stake must join talks

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called for all countries with a stake in war-wracked Syria to participate in planned peace talks in Geneva, during a visit to Iraq on Monday.

Oct 21, 2013

France to summon US ambassador 'immediately' over spy claims

France's foreign minister announced Monday the "immediate" summoning of the US ambassador over claims leaked by former US contractor Edward Snowden that American spies eavesdropped on millions of calls made by French citizens.

Oct 21, 2013

Ivory Coast honours French journalist murdered in 2003

Ten years after the death of French radio journalist Jean Helene who was murdered by a police officer in Abidjan on 21 October 2003, the Ivorian authorities delivered an award in his honour on Monday.

Oct 21, 2013

A wax figure of late singer Whitney Houston, on loan from the US for eight weeks, was unveiled in Madame Tussauds in London

A wax figure of late singer Whitney Houston, on loan from the US for eight weeks, was unveiled in Madame Tussauds in London. Duration: 01:15

Oct 21, 2013

French industrial hotspot turned into wine-making haven

First grape harvest comes in from a new vineyard built on a slag-heap in France's industrial Pas-de-Calais region, looking to reinvent itself as a wine-making haven.

Oct 21, 2013

Australia crews battle to tame wildfires

Firefighters are battling an enormous blaze in southeastern Australia, with officials warning it could merge with another to create a "mega-fire" if weather conditions worsen.

Oct 21, 2013

Roma couple in Greece charged with child abduction

A Roma couple were charged in Greece with abducting a young girl dubbed the "blond angel", whose discovery has prompted thousands of calls from parents of missing children. Duration: 00:33

Oct 21, 2013

Egypt Christians in shock and in mourning after church attack

Police were hunting Monday for those behind a shooting spree at a church wedding that killed four people, in the first attack targeting Christians in Cairo since the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president. Duration: 00:58

Oct 21, 2013

Oil workers, police clash as Brazil auctions oil licenses

Amid clashes between union workers and police, Brazil prepared Monday to auction oil production licenses in its giant Libra offshore field. Duration: 00:46

Oct 21, 2013

Ethiopia hosts very first "Haile Gebrselassie Marathon"

Ethiopia hosted the very first "Haile Gebrselassie Marathon" on Sunday, with participants from Ethiopia, America and Europe. Duration: 01:11

Oct 21, 2013

France to play Ukraine in World Cup qualification playoffs

Former football champions France were given a favourable pairing in the pick of the World Cup qualifying play-offs in Europe made by football's governing body FIFA on Monday. Duration: 00:56

Oct 21, 2013