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Troubling questions loom in wake of Navy Yard shooting

Troubling questions loomed for investigators Tuesday as America digested another mass shooting, this time at a tightly guarded Naval Yard not far from Washington's corridors of power. The gunman's brother-in-law speaks out. Duration: 00:41.

Sep 17, 2013

Cambodian political rivals meet again as protests continue

Cambodian PM Hun Sen meets his main rival for a second straight day as thousands of protesters continue to dispute the results in July elections. Duration: 00:46.

Sep 17, 2013

Dozens of hostages freed in Philippine city

Dozens of people held hostage by Muslim rebels waging deadly street battles with Philippine troops escape amid a military offensive. Duration: 00:36

Sep 17, 2013

Damascus residents dance and sing in bid to forget war

When night falls in Damascus, gaggles of determined revellers still head out on the town seeking to drown out the thunder of outgoing artillery fire with the boom of music. Duration: 00:43.

Sep 17, 2013

Russia, France at odds over means to end Syrian conflict

Russia and France on Tuesday admitted they still had differences over how to solve the Syrian conflict ahead of a debate in the UN Security Council over stripping the country of its chemical arsenal. Duration: 00:46.

Sep 17, 2013

Rare twin storms batter Mexico leaving over 30 dead

Authorities scrambled to rescue people stranded in flooded homes in Mexico's resort of Acapulco Monday after twin storms slammed opposite coasts in a rare one-two punch that has killed 34 people. Duration: 00:58.

Sep 17, 2013

Kagame confident of Rwanda poll victory

Rwandans vote in parliamentary elections, with the central African nation's strongman Paul Kagame predicting a solid win for his ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). Duration: 00:51.

Sep 17, 2013

Austrian siege drama as gunman kills four

Police commandos and army tanks surrounded an Austrian poacher's farmhouse on Tuesday after he allegedly went on a killing spree that left three policemen and a paramedic dead. Duration: 00:48.

Sep 17, 2013

Turkey begins retrial over murder of Armenian journalist

A court in Istanbul began a retrial on Tuesday over the murder of an ethnic Armenian journalist, a case that has gripped the nation for years and sparked accusations of state conspiracy. Duration: 01:06.

Sep 17, 2013

Israeli Jews prepare for the holy festival of Sukkot

In Jerusalem, Israeli Jews prepare for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, by carefully selecting four plant species, palm leave stalk, citrus, myrtle and willow-branches, which represent the diversity of the Israelites, to carry with them into the week-long holiday which is one of the three pilgrimage festivals when Jews visit Jerusalem. Duration: 00:51.

Sep 17, 2013

Canada's Bombardier launches new jetliner

Bombardier's new CS100 medium range jetliner took to the skies on its maiden flight on Monday, marking the Canadian manufacturer's entry into airspace dominated by Airbus and Boeing. Duration: 00:58.

Sep 17, 2013

UN probe exposes shocking NKorea rights abuses

Sep 17, 2013

'Grand Theft Auto V' hits streets in brash debut

The unabashedly brutal "Grand Theft Auto V" hit the streets Tuesday, in the global launch of a sequel that promises to enthrall fans of the blockbuster videogame franchise. Duration: 00:44

Sep 17, 2013

Gunman at Navy Yard acted alone, had valid pass

Sep 17, 2013

Cuban bishops make big appeal for change

Father Jose Feliz Perez, executive Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Cuba, talks with journalists a day after Cuban bishops appealed to the government for political reform and continued economic change in their most direct plea in decades. Duration: 01:05

Sep 17, 2013