BBC News
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VIDEO: Kayak couple survives whale encounter September 16, 2015
A couple who survived a close encounter with a humpback whale while kayaking say they "thought [they] were going to die".
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VIDEO: Lomu performs haka in Covent Garden September 16, 2015
Former New Zealand rugby player Jonah Lomu takes part in the haka in Covent Garden, London, ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
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VIDEO: Texas teen arrested as clock mistaken for bomb September 16, 2015
Texas teenager arrested after a homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb
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VIDEO: Helicopter uses robot legs to land September 16, 2015
The Pentagon is funding research into robotic legs for helicopters to let them land on uneven and moving surfaces.
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VIDEO: 'The sting of tear gas has caught everyone' September 16, 2015
The BBC's James Reynolds is by the Serbian-Hungarian border with migrants as Hungarian riot police fire tear gas and water cannon to force back migrants who broke through gates.
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VIDEO: Tightrope walker crosses Melbourne skyline September 16, 2015
Australian tightrope walker Kane Petersen has successfully crossed between two peaks of the Eureka Tower, almost 300 metres (984 feet) above Melbourne's skyline.
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VIDEO: Hungary police clash with migrants September 16, 2015
Hungarian police use water cannon and teargas as they clash with migrants at the Hungarian-Serbian border.
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VIDEO: Singapore haze threatens F1 race September 16, 2015
Haze clouds could scupper this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore.
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VIDEO: Does N Korea have nuclear capability? September 16, 2015
BBC News has taken a look at what is known about North Korea's nuclear capabilities.
France
– FRITZ-JOLY JOACHIM
Fritz-Joly Joachim, born in 1985, is a French citizen of Haitian origin. According to Fritz-Joly Joachim’s wife, he converted to Islam 15 years ago, in 2000, and turned radical two years ago. She said he planned to take their… Continue reading
– HERVE GOURDEL BEHEADED IN ALGERIA
Militant group in Algeria, Jund al-Khilafa, have beheaded, on 09/24/2014, a French hostage, Herve Gourdel, having earlier made threats to kill him if France did not stop bombing targets in Iraq. Continue reading
– THE BODY OF HOSTAGE PHILIPPE VERDON FOUND IN MALI
The body of a French hostage Philippe Verdon, who was announced killed by his al-Qaeda captors in March 2013 appears to have been found in Mali, in early 07/2013. Continue reading
– FRENCH SOLDIER STABBED IN PARIS METRO
An unidentified man tabbed a French soldier on patrol with two colleagues in the La Defense business district of Paris, on Saturday 05/25/2013 evening. Continue reading
– 2 ARRESTED IN FRANCE OVER TERROR PLOT
Officials at the French Interior Ministry said, on Thursday 03/07/2013, intelligence and police officers detained two young men in a house in Marignane, near Marseille. Continue reading
– MALI CANPAIGN – 2013
After UN Security Council, on 01/11/2013, has expressed its approval of France's military intervention in Mali. France launched "Operation Serval" to push Islamic militants back from Northern Mali. Continue reading
– MORE CARTOONS RIDICULE PROPHET MOHAMMAD PUBLISHED IN PARIS
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published, on Wednesday 09/19/2012, cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, a move challenges the freedom of speech in France. Continue reading
– FRANCE TO EXPEL RADICAL ISLAMISTS
France expelled two foreign-born radical Islamists on Monday 04/02/2012, a Malian imam Almany Baradji and Algerian Ali Belhadad. Other five Imams are about to be expelled soon too. Continue reading
– 19 ISLAMIC MILITANTS ARRESTED IN FRANCE
Nineteen people have been arrested in a series of police raids on suspected Islamists, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told French radio on Friday 03/30/2012 morning. Continue reading
– ABDELKADER MERAH
Abdelkader Merah, born in 1983, is the older brother of Mohammed Merah, the 03/2012 Toulouse Shootings perpetrators. Continue reading