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Lessons learned at Australia's vast Outback classroom Duration: 02:05

Hundreds of kilometres across the vast Australian Outback separate Cameron and his fellow pupils in what is considered the largest 'classroom' on earth. Duration: 02:05

Oct 30, 2013

Chinese women shrug off Beijing police driving tips

A series of blog postings from the Beijing police department, aimed at women drivers, falls on deaf ears among some Chinese women who say they can drive just fine.

Oct 30, 2013

Djiboutian troops give Somali hospital crucial supplies

Djiboutian troops serving under AMISOM, the African Union Peacekeeping mission for Somalia, have been donating much needed medical supplies to Somalia's Belet Wyene General Hospital, a lifeline for many residents. Duration: 0:38

Oct 30, 2013

Hollande pays hommage to hostages back from Niger

French President François Hollande pays hommage to four French hostages returning home after three years of captivity. Duration: 00:58

Oct 30, 2013

Obama 'not happy' over healthcare website glitches. Duration: 0:42

US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he is "not happy" the glitch-filled rollout out of his health reform program, as he renewed a vow the fix the problems. Duration: 0:42

Oct 30, 2013

Winter Olympics shine light on Russian gay community

Russia's treatment of homosexuals has been condemned the world over, and now with months to go before the 2014 Winter Olympics, Russia's gay community is hoping it will be an opportunity to expose and improve how they are treated. Duration: 02:31

Oct 30, 2013

Mirrors rescue sun-starved residents of Norwegian village

Sun-starved residents of a remote Norwegian village unveiled an ingenious mirror system on Wednesday in Rjukan, Norway to bring natural light to their mountain valley home, enveloped in darkness for half of the year. Duration: 0:27

Oct 30, 2013

Abbott lauds Australian troops' effort in Afghanistan

Prime Minister Tony Abbott declares Australia's longest war at an end during a surprise visit to Afghanistan, with more than 1,000 troops to return home before Christmas in a "bitter-sweet" withdrawal. Duration: 00:39

Oct 30, 2013

London Natural History Museum winter ice rink opens

People skate during the launch night of the Natural History Museum winter ice rink in London. Duration: 0:47

Oct 30, 2013

Sardar Patel was secular and integral part of Congress: PM

Ahmedabad, Oct 29 (ANI): Sharing the dais with BJP's PM Candidate, Narendra Modi for the first time at Ahmedabad, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that Sardar Patel was secular and an integral part of Congress.

Oct 29, 2013

Patel should have been the 1st PM: Narendra Modi Part - 2

Ahmadabad, Oct 29 (ANI): JP's prime ministerial candidate for 2014 polls and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared the stage with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh is attending the inauguration of a museum in Ahmedabad dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the iconic leader from Gujarat who was India's first Home Minister. Modi thanked the PM, saying, different central ministries have given at least 90 awards to the Gujarat government. He further said that if Vallabhbhai Patel would have been India's first PM then our country's fate would have been different.

Oct 29, 2013

Patel should have been the 1st PM: Narendra Modi Part - 1

Oct 29, 2013

JD (U) defends Shivanand Tiwari's remark on Modi

New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): JDU leader KC Tyagi came in support of senior party leader Shivanand Tiwari who praised BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at a party convention in Rajgir on Tuesday. Tyagi stated that Tewari was not praising Modi's ideology but the fact that he came from a humble background.

Oct 29, 2013

BJP hits back at Nitish, asks why security wasn't same as Adhikar rally

Kolkata, Oct 29 (ANI): BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday slammed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for not taking proper security measures for BJP's 'Hunkar' Rally in Patna on Sunday. Hussain questioned why the security arrangements for BJP's 'Hunkar' Rally were not the same as JD (U)'s 'Adhikar' Rally.

Oct 29, 2013

Coalgate: SC rejects plea to make PM party in FIR

New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea which has requested that Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh be made a party in the FIR lodged by the CBI in the infamous coal scam.

Oct 29, 2013