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Ivory Coast carries out first census in 16 years

Ivory Coast on Monday began its first census in 16 years, an essential process for a country incapable of estimating its growing population, but where the question of nationality caused a decade of political and military crisis. Duration: 00:52 Mar 18, 2014
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Sikhs mark 'Hola Mohalla' in Amritsar, India

Worshippers and Indian Sikh holy men, known as Punj Pyara, worship and take part in a procession to mark 'Hola Mohalla' at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. Duration: 00:33 Mar 18, 2014
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Thousands sign up to Ukraine's National Guard

According to Ukraine's Colonel Mykhaylo Kardinal around 2,000 new recruits have signed up to join Ukraine's National Guard, following Sunday's referendum in which Crimeans voted overwhelming in favour of becoming a part of Russia. Duration: 01:000 Mar 18, 2014
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Thousands take to West Bank streets to support Abbas

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of West Bank cities Monday in support of president Mahmud Abbas's visit to Washington for talks with Barack Obama on the peace process with Israel. Duration: 01:08 Mar 18, 2014
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Pro-Ukrainians avoid public protest in Donetsk

Since recent clashes between pro-Russians and pro-Ukrainians in Donetsk, which left one person dead last Thrusday, pro-Ukrainians have decided not to protest in public any longer to avoid any escalation of violence. Duration: 01:21 Mar 18, 2014
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UN nuclear watchdog chief: No technology is 100% safe

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says his agency will keep working to improve safety after the Fukushima crisis, but no atomic plant could be "100 percent" safe from natural disasters. Duration: 00:56 Mar 18, 2014
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Winter takes a parting shot at US northeast

The unusually grim winter in the US northeast shows no sign of relenting, after Washington DC and nearby states were blanketed by some of the heaviest snows of the season. Duration: 00:24 Mar 18, 2014
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

More than a week after a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet vanished, a clearer picture is emerging of the events leading up to and immediately after its disappearance. The Boeing 777 aircraft travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing slipped off radar early on March 8th, 2014, with 239 people on board. VIDEOGRAPHIC Mar 18, 2014
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Two dead in Lebanon car bombing: security

The suicide car bomb attack in a Hezbollah-dominated area of eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, left two people dead, according to a new toll released Monday. Duration: 00:27 Mar 17, 2014
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