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VIDEO: Whale vomit sells for £11k at auction September 26, 2015
A lump of whale vomit found by a dog walker on an Anglesey beach sells at auction for £11,000.
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VIDEO: Thousands greet Pope Francis in New York September 26, 2015
The Pope has concluded a momentous day in New York by celebrating Mass before 18,000 worshippers in Madison Square Garden.
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VIDEO: Why disappearing is worse than death September 25, 2015
One Argentine artist - whose brother disappeared in the 1970s - is trying to keep the memory of the Mexican students alive.
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VIDEO: Nigeria close to eradicating polio September 25, 2015
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VIDEO: VW row 'shows no sign of slowing down' September 25, 2015
Matthias Mueller is announced as the new CEO of Volkswagen, following the diesel engine emission tests scandal that has engulfed the company.
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VIDEO: Peston: China slowdown in 30 seconds (or less) September 25, 2015
BBC economics editor Robert Peston tries to explain why China's slowdown matters in three, six and 30 seconds.
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VIDEO: Tensions rise between Austria and Hungary September 25, 2015
The location of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent press conference is a sign of strain in the countries relationship with Austria
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VIDEO: Reporter at Hajj: 'My aunt is missing' September 25, 2015
A BBC Hausa Service correspondent who was at the scene of a deadly stampede near Mecca, says she has lost her aunt, and some members of her group are missing.
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VIDEO: Why did an Israeli model want a no-fly zone? September 25, 2015
Why did Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli want a no-fly zone over a hotel in northern Israel?
– AHMED LAIDOUNI & MUHAMMAD BAADACHE
* Ahmed Laidouni was born in 1969 in France to a family from Algerian origin and is a French citizen.
In 1998 Ahmed Laidouni, with Muhammad Chaouki Baadache and David Courtailler, went to Afghanistan for military training in Al Qaeda’s training camp. When the three returned to France later the same year the CIA notified the French security service and they were put on a surveillance list.
On 12/24/2002 Ahmed Laidouni was arrested in France. He was charged with helping terrorist networks since returning from Afghanistan and connection with the “Roubaix Gang” GIA Faction. His trial, alongside two associates – Muhammad Chaouki Baadache and David Courtailler, was opened in Paris on 03/17/2004.
On 05/25/2004 Ahmed Laidouni was sentenced in Paris for 7 years in jail for recruiting volunteers to Afghanistan in the late 90s’.
* Muhammad Chaouki Baadache was born in Algeria in 1970 and is an Algerian citizen. He fled Algeria in the beginning of the Algerian civil war in 1992 and settled in Belgium.
In 1998 Muhammad Chaouki Baadache, Ahmed Laidouni and David Courtailler went to Afghanistan for military training in Al Qaeda’s training camp. He was suspected of being a coordinator between Peshawar, Pakistan, the gate to Al Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and his role was, probably, to approve the background of volunteers from UK, Spain and France, among them also that of Rashid Ramda.
Muhammad Chaouki Baadache was arrested in France and was charged with having had ”operational contacts at the very highest level” with Islamic militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan while in charge of a hostel in Peshawar, Pakistan, in the 1990’s. His trial, alongside Ahmed Laidouni and David Courtailler, began in Paris on 03/17/2004
On 05/25/2004 Muhammad Chaouki Baadache was convicted on most charges, including indirect assistance to the Madrid Trains Bombing, and sentenced in Paris for 10 years in jail and deportation from France for good afterwards. The Judge defined Muhammad Chaouki Baadache as a person who dedicates himself to terror.
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