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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.
– N. KOREA IS TRAPPED
In the recent weeks North Korea used pretentious language in threatening USA, Japan South Korea and actually the whole world with a “nuclear firestorm” should any sanctions imposed on N. Korea because of its nuclear test, or its sovereignty will be violated directly or indirectly in any form. In order to backup its threats and to strengthen its credibility N. Korea launched a series of missiles of different kinds and ranges toward the Japanese Sea.
Eventually harsh sanctions were imposed by UN on N. Korea, anti missile systems were deployed and piled up around N. Korea and its commercial ship Kang Nam 1, loaded with missile parts and heading to Myanmar (Burma) was followed by American war ships with UN authorization to board the ship and search its content should the ship anchor in a port of any UN member country. Kang Nam 1 became a test case for the USA and the determination of N. Korea to provoke the world. N. Korea understood well that it cannot ignore any take over of American troops of a North Korean ship and its promises to put the world in a “nuclear storm” will be proved as empty, baseless, bragging propaganda.
N. Korea blinked first and ordered the Kang Nam 1, on Wednesday 07/01/2009, to return to N. Korea. In order to compensate its own confidence and its public opinion they launched yet another series of short range missiles toward the sea, which left little impression. No doubt N. Korea is not really ready for any confrontation and its own people suffer from severe shortage.
N. Korea is, now, trapped. The world is not deterred by its empty threats, on the contrary, N. Korea is deterred from pulling the rope too much. The country is under severe sanctions imposed by UN with the backup of the traditional supporters of N. Korea – China and Russia – and the country is running out of options.
It is now a matter of time that N. Korea will see no options then to return to the negotiation table without playing cards. It is also a setback for North Korean allies such as Iran, Syria and Myanmar.
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