Car Bombs Kills Dozens in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40 | 1min:1sec

Two car bombs exploded in the predominantly Shi'ite southern oil hub of Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people early on Monday (May 20), police and medics said.

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OAS Calls For Softer Approach Toward Ill..

1min:53sec | Mon, 20 May 2013 09:37

 

The Organisation of American States on Friday (May 17) published a new report advocating a more "human" approach to curbing drug consumption and called for greater coordination between American nation..
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Syrian Army, Hezbollah Attack Rebels In ..

1min:53sec | Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11

 

Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels on Sunday (May 19), the heaviest fighting yet involving the Lebanese armed group, o..
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Cannes Thieves Steal $1m in Jewels

50sec | Fri, 17 May 2013 15:01

 

More than $1m worth of Jewellery have been stolen from a hotel in Cannes. The jewels, due to be loaned out to movie stars during the prestigious festival along the French Riviera, were robbed from a s..
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Barbie Dreamhouse Opens in Berlin Amid P..

1min:3sec | Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39

 

Protesters have demonstrated outside the opening giant Barbie dolls house in Berlin, saying that the world’s most famous blonde is a sexist icon.
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Obama and Erdogan Call for Assad to Step..

1min:49sec | Fri, 17 May 2013 09:48

 

President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan have reiterated that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must step down amid the spiralling crisis in the region.
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