BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Sunni-Shiaa rift
– BELGIAN IMAM ABDALLAH DADOU KILLED IN ARSON ATTACK
Imam Abdallah Dadou has been killed in a fire at a Shiaa Mosque in the Brussels suburb of Anderlecht, on Monday 03/12/2012 night, in what is believed to have been a deliberate arson attack. Continue reading
– SUNNI MILITANTS STILL MENACES IRAQ
Dozens of gunmen launched, on Monday 03/05/2012, a pre-dawn raid on police targets in the western Iraqi city of Haditha, killing at least 27 police officers, police said. Continue reading
– MORE CARNAGE IN IRAQ, 53 KILLED IN BASRA
A suicide attack has killed at least 53 Shiaa Muslim pilgrims and left another 137 wounded in Iraq's southern city of Basra, local police said on Saturday 01/14/2012. Continue reading
– BLAST NEAR BRITISH EMBASSY IN BAHRAIN
A canister containing powerful explosive material blew apart the front of a minibus near the British Embassy in Bahrain's capital on Sunday 12/04/2011. Continue reading
– CANADIAN IMAM USAMA AL-ATAR DETAINED IN SAUDIA
A Canadian Shiaa Imam Usama Al-Atar who travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage has been arrested, on Sunday 10/30/2011, in Medina, witnesses said. Continue reading
– 36 KILLED IN BAGHDAD BLAST
At least 36 people are now known to have died in the twin bomb blasts which hit Baghdad on Thursday 10/27/2011. Continue reading
– THE INGREDIENTS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Some call the series of Arab revolutions of 2011 the Arab Spring. For now the spring is looking more as a cold winter with radicals Islamists challenging the shape of the Middle East future. Continue reading
– 21 KILLED IN BAGHDAD SHIAA NEIGHBORHOOD
21 people have been killed and at least 42 others injured, on Thursday 06/23/2011 evening, by three bomb explosions in southwest Baghdad, Iraqi officials said. Continue reading
– HARIRI’S ASSASSINATION – SPECIAL TRIBUNAL LEBANON [STL]
The former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, a strong opposition to Syria and Hizbullah in Lebanon, was assassinated in a huge car bomb in the center of Beirut, on 02/14/2005. Continue reading
– 30 KILLED IN DIYALA MARKET BOMBING
A car bomb has exploded, on Friday 05/21/2010, at a market in Iraq's northern Diyala province, killing at least 30 people and wounding another 53. Continue reading