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For the past 20 years Berlin is a city reunified. But another European capital, Nicosia, remains cut in two. UN troops oversee security on the so-called Green Line dividing the Greek Cypriot republic in the south from the Turkish-backed statelet to the north. Since a UN-backed reunification plan was scrapped in 2004, the island has remained in a state of limbo. Duration: 02:20

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The US House of Representatives approved the broadest overhaul of US health care in four decades late Saturday, handing President Barack Obama a hard-fought victory for his top domestic priority. The bill amounts to a 10-year, trillion-dollar plan to extend coverage to some 36 million Americans who lack it now. Duration: 0:42                       

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China's Communist Party has experienced tumultuous times over the past 60 years but has managed to maintain its grip on power throughout a massive famine, the Cultural Revolution, pro-democracy protests on Tiananmen Square and recent ethnic tensions. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall -- and the ensuing demise of Communism throughout Europe -- the regime remains strong, buoyed, many say, by Beijing's impressive economic success. Originally filed on 103009.

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The Ivory Coast's long-awaited presidential election is officially taking place on 29th November, but it's feared the poll will be delayed while the country's electoral commission sifts through almost two million potentially ineligible voters.

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Former French president Jacques Chirac's charity foundation gave its first award for the prevention of conflicts to two Nigerian preachers on Friday. The jury also gave a special prize to Park Jae-Kyu, South Korea's former unification minister.

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The UN announced Thursday it was evacuating more than half its international staff from Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on a guesthouse for UN workers.

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Israeli naval commandos intercepted a ship carrying "hundreds of tonnes" of arms which officials said were being sent from Iran to the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. The haul from the Francop ship is among the largest ever seized by Israel, containing hundreds of ammunition crates packed into shipping containers, many hidden behind sacks of cement. 

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday the future of Jerusalem must be on the agenda of any Middle East peace talks, as the Palestinians again took Israel to task over Jewish settlements in the disputed holy city. Duration: 00:52

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With the last hurdle for the Lisbon Treaty out of the way, people across the European Union can now focus on another question: what is it, exactly? The document seeks to reform the unwieldy 27-nation bloc, but it is unclear to most how that will change life for the 300 million people within its mandate. Reaction from the streets of London, Warsaw, Paris and Berlin. Duration: 02:24

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Afghanistan's former presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday slammed Hamid Karzai's re-election as illegal, piling pressure on the head of state as his foreign allies warned him to deliver on reform pledges. Duration: 00:44

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A year ago Wednesday, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America. A look at images from that historic election. 

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday, saying it would be unacceptable to allow a Holocaust denier to get the nuclear bomb.

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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was swept to power largely on an anti-crime platform. In November the government will give the greenlight to a controversial crime-fighting measure --- legalising citizen patrols of neighborhoods. The law is triggering heated debate. Duration: 01:39.

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With Europe's leaders due to meet in Brussels to discuss the Lisbon Treaty and possible candidates for a new, permanent post of European Council president, people across the 27-nation bloc are still confused about what will happen if the document is finally signed of by the Czech Republic. AFPTV gauges reaction from the streets of London, Paris, Berlin and Warsaw. Duration: 02:24

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While in many multi-ethnic European countries, mosques are nothing new. In Denmark, plans to build the country's first mosque has stirred up a lot of controversy. Local elections are taking place on November 17th and a focal point in the vote is the mosque. Duration: 02:03

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French president Nicolas Sarkozy's son Jean at the centre of a bitter row over alleged nepotism has abandoned his bid for a job managing the country's wealthiest business district. His decision has been welcomed by both the left and the right.

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Uruguayans will vote Sunday to elect a new president. The race to lead this small Latin American nation includes two prominent figures from the country's past: a former guerilla fighter and an ex-president. The Left is hoping to stay in power after a historic win in 2005 by current leader Tabaré Vazquez. He is the first Leftist to lead in the country's history. He leaves office with a 60% approval rating.  Duration: 00:56

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Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is on the campaign trail ahead of a vote on Sunday which is near-certain to return him to power for a fourth consecutive term. The 73-year-old, who has been in power for the past 22 years, was last re-elected in 2004 with 99.4 percent of the vote. He has pledged to raise average income and reduce poverty in his north African country. Images. Duration: 00:58

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With dozens of offices, studios and even a gym in a chic suburb of Paris, the headquarters of France's far-right National Front would seem to have something to please everyone. But with a price tag of 15 million euros, the building has been for sale for more than a year and has yet to find a buyer. For the cash-poor party, famed for its anti-immigrant and nationalist vitriol, the sale could be a question of survival.  Duration: 01:28

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The UN's atomic watchdog on Wednesday handed Iran and world powers a draft deal for approval by the end of the week that its chief said could dramatically ease tensions over the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear programme.

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France resumed deportations of illegal Afghan migrants, sending three failed asylum seekers back to Kabul on an overnight flight chartered with Britain. Duration: 00:57

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The main challenger to President Hamid Karzai is urging action to prevent a repeat of the fraud that tarred Afghanistan's presidential election, as preparations began for a run-off poll next month. Security, voter apathy and corruption are the main challenges facing organisers of a credible second round. Images and soundbites. Duration: 00:55

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Afghanistan will hold a second round of its presidential election after incumbent Hamid Karzai failed to win a clear majority in the fraud-tainted contest.

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Taking Afghanistan's presidential race to a final run-off vote will be difficult to stage and face even lower turnout than the first round in August, an Afghan parliamentary deputy has warned.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has hailed election officials' decision to stage a run-off vote as a step forward for democracy in his country.

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A far-right Dutch lawmaker who made a controversial film about Islam arrived in London on Friday after winning an appeal against a ban on entering Britain, an airport official said. Duration: 00:43

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President Obama lit a candle to start off the Diwali holiday, a White House first, and re-established a presidential advisory commission for Asian-American and Pacific Islanders.

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Internal tensions have been mounting in Yemen over the past few months. A civil war has erupted in the north, forcing 55,000 people their homes, while a separatist movement in the south is calling for independence. Duration: 02:04

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday sought to present a united front with Russia on the Iranian nuclear crisis but Moscow stopped short of supporting tougher action if talks failed.

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The European Union is anxiously watching Czech President Vaclav Klaus, a staunch eurosceptic and the last European Union leader holding out on signing the key Lisbon Treaty after the recent 'yes' vote by the Irish and a signature by Poland. Duration: 02:01

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Hopes are running high in the impoverished Armenian farming village of Margara as Armenia and Turkey prepare to opening their long-sealed common border.

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Nobel Peace Prize winner US President Barack Obama is poised to make a critical decision on US mission in the unpopular eight-year war in Afghanistan. On the ground, near-daily attacks on NATO troops and fraud-tainted election have made conditions perilous. Duration: 01:58.