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VIDEO: Nigeria close to eradicating polio September 25, 2015
Until recently there were three countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria - where polio was endemic, now there remain just two.
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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?
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VIDEO: Seattle: Students in fatal bus crash September 25, 2015
Four people are killed and 12 critically injured when an amphibious tour bus and a charter bus carrying foreign exchange college students collide on a bridge in Seattle.
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VIDEO: 'I lost my son when dinghy was hit' September 24, 2015
The BBC's Jim Muir talks to a migrant on Lesbos whose son is missing after their migrant dinghy was struck by a ship that migrants allege sailed on without stopping.
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VIDEO: The rooftop cattle farmer celebrating Eid September 24, 2015
Azadur Rahaman, and his brother, herd cattle on the rooftop of the building the live, in Dhaka.
– MELTING LEAD
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* Operation “Cast Lead” was supposed to deter the Hamas, which formed a state-like entity in Gaza Strip, from firing more rockets toward Israeli Civilians living near and around Gaza Strip. For Israeli citizens there is only one way to measure the success of the operation – the period of time without the daily fear of yet another rocket.
Despite its military achievements, the IDF failed to capture or to kill the Hamas leadership and chain of command. Both sides fully understand that Israel cannot launch, in the next months, yet another similar operation, a Cast Lead 2. Since Israel destroyed almost all military valuable targets in Gaza, Israel can not even respond effectively to any further Hamas provocation. To make things even more complicated, Israel is in elections process, which enables the Hamas to intervene, indirectly, in the outcome of the elections while the hands of Israel are tied.
On Sunday 02/01/2009, about 20 Qassam rockets and mortar shells were fired toward Israel, by ephemeral organizations, seemingly despite the Hamas. It is clear (see picture) that the rockets were fired from residential areas in Gaza and near by a Mosque in order to prevent any Israeli counter shelling of the location.
Sunday night 02/01/2009, Israel bombarded, once again, the Rafah Tunnels, and an empty police check point in Khan Yunis, which means Israel did much noise, mainly for the purpose of the public opinion in Israel.
In yet another serious development, Israel issued a terror alert that Hizbullah is trying to revenge Imad Mughniyah’s Death in Damascus, on 02/12/2008. According to intelligence sources six Hizbullah squads were already deployed to South America, Far East and Europe in order to kidnap yet another Israeli. It is reasonable to believe that Hizbullah is aiming not only to the first anniversary of Imad Mughniyah’s killing but also to Israel’s elections, scheduled to 02/10/2009. Operation Cast Lead is melting fast.
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