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VIDEO: Maldives' 'apocalyptic' waste island
Saturday, May 19, 2012 5:14:53 PM CST
Although the Maldives are known as an unspoilt tourist paradise, the islands struggle with managing their waste, as the BBC discovered on a visit to an 'apocalyptic' island waste dump.
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VIDEO: Facebook founder's new status
Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:25:39 AM CST
The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, updates his status on his own Facebook page to announce he has married long-time girlfriend Priscilla Chan.
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VIDEO: Chen Guangcheng arrives in the US
Sunday, May 20, 2012 2:36:55 AM CST
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York with his wife and children to begin a new life in the United States.
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VIDEO: Nato summit to focus on Afghanistan
Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:23:06 AM CST
World leaders travel to Chicago in the US for the Nato summit, where it is hoped an aid plan for Afghanistan will be agreed.
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VIDEO: Norway's self-sufficient prison
Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:11:30 PM CST
The island of Bastoey is home to a prison population that is allowed to wander woods, fields and beaches unhindered by the unarmed guards.
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VIDEO: Bankruptcy fears in Greek town
Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:35:02 AM CST
As the likelihood of Greece leaving the euro grows, the BBC's Tim Whewell reports from the small Greek town of Lavrion to find out what life is like when the money runs out.
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VIDEO: First theatre opens in SA's Soweto
Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:47:22 PM CST
South Africa is to opens its first theatre in a township - Soweto - once home to former President Nelson Mandela.
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VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple
Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:03:45 AM CST
LJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.
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VIDEO: Twitter banned in Pakistan
Sunday, May 20, 2012 8:39:16 AM CST
Pakistan's government has imposed a countrywide ban on the social media website Twitter.
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VIDEO: Deadly bomb blast at Italy school
Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:02:56 PM CST
A bomb has exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi killing at least one girl and injuring six others.
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VIDEO: Couples in mass Nigeria wedding
Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:19:49 AM CST
One hundred couples have been married in a mass wedding in Nigeria's second city, Kano.
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VIDEO: Powerful car bomb hits Syrian city
Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:44:40 AM CST
At least seven people are killed and dozens injured after a car bomb explodes in eastern Syria.
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka parade marks anniversary
Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:03:33 AM CST
Sri Lanka marks the three-year anniversary of the end of its 26-year civil war with a large military parade in the capital, Colombo.
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VIDEO: Concordia salvage details revealed
Friday, May 18, 2012 6:41:36 PM CST
The operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia will be the biggest of its kind, at a cost reported to be at least $300m, according to salvage firms and the ship's owners.
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VIDEO: 'I would repeat Olympic fist protest'
Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:15:00 PM CST
At the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 two black medal winners made a significant political statement by raising their fists on the winners' podium.
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VIDEO: Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq bell
Friday, May 18, 2012 8:39:22 AM CST
In one of the largest and most high-profile share floatations of recent years, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, rang the opening bell of the Nasdaq exchange.
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VIDEO: Military parade for Queen's Jubilee
Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:43:37 AM CST
Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have taken part in a parade and flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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VIDEO: Tension over Spanish bank debts
Friday, May 18, 2012 1:04:48 PM CST
The Spanish government has announced that the level of bad loans held by the country's banks is at an 18-year high.
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VIDEO: Bomb explosion at Italy school
Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:42:58 AM CST
A bomb explodes in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi killing at least one girl and injuring six others.
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AUDIO: Film tackles Mugabe's rise and fall
Friday, May 18, 2012 8:25:27 AM CST
Film director Simon Bright discusses his new film about Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's triumphs and failings.
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VIDEO: France confirms early Afghan exit
Friday, May 18, 2012 10:49:52 AM CST
France has confirmed it plans to withdraw its combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years ahead of the agreed Nato schedule.
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VIDEO: China activist's family claim torture
Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:48:58 PM CST
Relatives of the blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, have given detailed accounts of the torture and retribution they have allegedly suffered at the hands of Chinese authorities.
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VIDEO: Human cost of Greek economic crisis
Friday, May 18, 2012 4:49:06 AM CST
With rising crime and suicide rates, Greek comic Katerina Vrana explores the human cost of the financial crisis in her homeland.
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VIDEO: Barn owl love knows no borders
Friday, May 18, 2012 10:00:30 AM CST
Barn owls used to catch mice and rats in the fields of Jordan and Israel are breeding in specially set-up nesting boxes.
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VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:11:10 PM CST
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.
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VIDEO: Sacha Baron Cohen as himself
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:19:03 AM CST
Sacha Baron Cohen steps out of character to give a rare interview as himself, but admits it is 'probably a mistake'.
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VIDEO: From prison to Belfast distillery
Friday, May 18, 2012 7:01:39 AM CST
A notorious Belfast prison that held IRA inmates during the worst of the city's sectarian troubles is to be transformed into a whiskey distillery.
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VIDEO: Building disasters blight Sicilian town
Friday, May 18, 2012 2:33:09 AM CST
Italy has a history for creating spectacular architecture, as seen in cities like Rome and Venice, yet one town in Sicily has found itself blighted by modern building disasters.
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VIDEO: Malawi babies who are fighting to grow
Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:07:02 PM CST
Nearly half of babies in Malawi are affeced by stunted growth because of malnutrition.
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VIDEO: G8 leaders gather in the US
Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:57:52 PM CST
World leaders are gathering at Camp David in the US, for talks dominated by the unresolved crisis in the Eurozone.
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VIDEO: Tough auditions for NY subway acts
Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:02:51 PM CST
Passengers on New York's subway system are familiar with the sight of buskers performing for the crowds, but the musicians who play underground must be scrutinised before earning a spot there.
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VIDEO: Adrenaline sports on dangerous volcano
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:54:00 PM CST
A team of speed flyers have become the world's first to successfully descend Italy's Mount Etna.
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VIDEO: Facebook shares due to go on sale
Friday, May 18, 2012 1:19:16 AM CST
One of the biggest floatations ever seen on world stock markets will take place today when shares in the social networking site Facebook go on sale.
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VIDEO: Student protest in Chile turns violent
Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:33:09 AM CST
Tens of thousands of Chilean students take to the streets to demand free education.
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VIDEO: Five hundred schools closed in Afghanistan
Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:56:16 AM CST
A recent wave of attacks at schools in Afghanistan is forcing the Ministry of Education to close down schools across 11 provinces.
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VIDEO: Who may do best in Greece poll?
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:47:01 PM CST
The leader of a left-wing party in Greece, Alexis Tsipras, looks likely to do best in next month's election and there is increasing speculation that Greece could be forced out of the euro if his party wins.
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VIDEO: Pakistan set to lift Nato Afghan blockade
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:16:30 PM CST
The Pakistani government appears to be on the verge of lifting its six-month blockade on the transport of Nato goods through Pakistan to Afghanistan.
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VIDEO: Feasting bears and other travel tips
Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:00:34 AM CST
Michelle Jana Chan gives her top travel ideas for the coming weeks including watching Alaska's brown bears feasting on wild salmon as they head up river.
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VIDEO: Soyuz spaceship docks at ISS
Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:59:45 AM CST
A Soyuz spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station.
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VIDEO: Mladic war crimes trial begins
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:24:04 PM CST
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has gone on trial for war crimes at The Hague.
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VIDEO: Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes
Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:56:43 AM CST
Bruce Willis and Bill Murray were amongst the stars on the red carpet for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.
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VIDEO: Eurozone was 'very close to collapse'
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:36:08 PM CST
Benoit Coueure, from the European Central Bank, has been speaking about their decision to provide a loan of more than a trillion euros to hundreds of banks.
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VIDEO: Mexico mourns Carlos Fuentes
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:36:06 PM CST
Mexicans pay tribute to one of Latin America's greatest authors, Carlos Fuentes, who died on 15 May in Mexico City.
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VIDEO: Acropolis ceremony for Olympic torch
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:35:36 AM CST
The Olympic flame is to be passed to London on Thursday evening, after a week-long relay around Greece.