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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.
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– QARI SAIFULLAH AKHTAR
Qari Saifullah Akhtar was born in 1958 in South Waziristan and is listed as a graduate of the Banuri Mosque in Karachi. Continue reading
– MOHAMMED ALI HASSAN AL-MOAYAD
Sheik Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad was born in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, in 1948. In the late 80s’ he was the spiritual mentor of Osama Bin Laden. Continue reading
– FRENCH ANSAR AL-FATH NETWORK
During 2005 the French police carried out a large number of arrests, in few waves, of Muslim residents in France, who were affiliated to Ansar al Islam - in Iraq, Continue reading
– LOKMAN AMIN MOHAMMED
Lokman Amin Mohammed was born in 02/01/1974 in Kirkuk, Northern Iraq, to a family from Kurdish descent. Continue reading
– IHSAN GARNAOUI
Ihsan Garnaoui was born in 1971 in Tunisia and is a Tunisian citizen. He married in 1995 a German woman and immigrated to Germany in the late 90s'. Continue reading
– BABAR AHMAD
Babar Ahmad of Tooting, south London, was born in London, UK, in 1974 to a family from Pakistani descent. Continue reading
– AHMED LAIDOUNI & MUHAMMAD BAADACHE
Ahmed Laidouni was born in 1969 in France to a family from Algerian origin and is a French citizen. Muhammad Chaouki Baadache was born in Algeria in 1970 and is an Algerian citizen. Continue reading
– AL-QAEDA’S BOY WARIORS
On 02/06/2008 the USA Army in Iraq released a videotape that was found in Baghdad in 12/2007 in a raid of US and Iraqi army on an alleged Al Qaeda hideout. Continue reading
– BOUCHTA BOURIKI
Bouchta Bouriki was born in Morocco in 1965. He arrived to Italy in 1985, became a self-proclaimed imam in the small Porta Palazzo Torino Mosque. Continue reading
– FAISAL & MUZAMMIL SHEIKH
Faizal Sheikh, the older brother of Muzammil Sheikh, was born in 12/02/1977 in Mumbai. Muzammil Sheikh was born in 1983. Continue reading