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Video: Footage of devastating typhoon sweeping Hong Kong

Stock market suspended trading and shops and businesses were shuttered in Hong Kong as devastating Typhoon Nesat was approaching. The disaster made its way across the South China Sea from the Philippines where it killed 35 people and left another 45 missing. Residents of Hong Kong hunkered down on Thursday as they rode out a

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Video: Strauss-Kahn confronted by French accuser

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn had a two-hour face-to-face confrontation at a Paris police station on Thursday with the French writer who accuses him of a 2003 rape attempt. Duration: 01:09

Raw Video: Sunken British cargo ship’s trove May Hold $210 Million

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. said it confirmed the identity and location of a World War II-era shipwreck believed to be carrying 7 million ounces of silver. The British cargo ship’s trove would be worth more than $210 million today.

Video: Typhoon Nesat lashing Philippines, flooding in Manila – worst flooding in decades

Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters, dodging branches and flying debris on Tuesday as a powerful typhoon sent surging waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls and submerging entire neighbourhoods. At least seven people were killed, most of them in metropolitan Manila, which already was soaked by heavy monsoon rains ahead of Typhoon

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Video: Lawyer: Amanda Knox Is Like Jessica Rabbit – No Femme Fatale

A defense lawyer has told a court to see Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her roommate, not as the “femme fatale” her accusers describe but rather as a loving young woman.

Video: American Killed in Kabul CIA Office Attack

An Afghan employee carried out a nighttime attack on a CIA office in Kabul, leaving an American citizen dead and another wounded before being killed.

Raw Video: Amanda Knox Arrives in Court

The appeals case to uphold the murder conviction of Amanda Knox in the 2007 slaying of her roommate continued on Monday with a lawyer representing the family of the murdered student presenting his closing arguments.

Video: Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert: Cultural Fragging!

This week Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, discuss cultural fragging and financial flashbacks. They also discuss Papandreou’s high frequency austerity measures for Greece. In the second half of the show Max talks to Ned Naylor-Leyland of Cheviot Asset Management about the latest developments in the silver manipulation case against JP Morgan.

Video: French left claims Senate win in poll blow for Sarkozy

France’s left-wing opposition struck a blow against embattled centre-right leader President Nicolas Sarkozy’s hopes for re-election Sunday, winning a historic victory in a senatorial vote. Duration: 01:23

Video: Snooze Booth – Sleepbox life saver for travelers

A new Russian gimmick called the Sleepbox might be the solution if you want a quick nap on the go. ­Sleepbox mini-hotels are to help exhausted adventurers at airports and railway stations — crowded and noisy places that are not so good for a nap. Two young Russian architects decided to change that with a

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Video: Protests for and against bullfighting took place outside Barcelona’s historic bullfighting arena

Protests for and against bullfighting took place outside Barcelona’s historic bullfighting arena on Saturday, as one of the last bullfights took place there, following a ban on the sport across the autonomous region of Catalonia.

Video: Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy

Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy Friday on a visit to his native Germany and expressed deep regret for their ordeal, the Vatican said.

Epic Video: An American wingsuit flier successfully performed a jump and dive through the Tianmen Hole

An American professional wingsuit flier on Saturday successfully performed a jump and dive through the Tianmen Hole – an actual hole through a mountain – in Hunan province, central China. The 35 year old American Jeb Corliss jumped from a helicopter 6,000 feet (1,830 metres) above the Tianmen cave, flying towards it, and went right

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Video: United States leads mass walkout of Ahmadinejad speech at United Nations

The United States led a mass walkout of the UN General Assembly on Thursday when Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched an outspoken attack on Western nations.

Video: Two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home

After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down from a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf state of Oman.

Video: A powerful typhoon smashed into Japan and headed for the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant

A powerful typhoon smashed into Japan on Wednesday and headed for the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, where workers raced to protect buildings and reactors that are leaking radiation. Traffic and pedestrians in Tokyo were affected by extreme weather. Duration: 00:43

Two U.S. men convicted of spying leave Iran

Two U.S. men convicted of spying leave Iran REUTERS Reuters US Online Report Top News Sep 21, 2011 14:08 EDT TEHRAN (Reuters) – Two U.S. hikers convicted of spying flew out of Iran on Wednesday, having been released from an Iranian jail after two years, the Swiss ambassador said. “They are leaving right now and

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Alarming Video: EU cops violent with immigrants

Violence broke out between police and immigrants fleeing an overcrowded holding centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Officers in riot gear used clubs against detained refugees making a break for freedom. The island has been overwhelmed by more than 40 thousand Tunisians and Lybians fleeing unrest back home.

Raw Video: Restaurant Boat Capsizes on River

In China, a restaurant boat breaks free of its moorings, colliding with another boat. One firefighter uses a rope to reach the troubled vessel. Authorities say all 11 people were rescued from the water.

Alarming Video: Mexican Motorists Witness Gruesome Body Dump

Suspected drug traffickers blocked traffic on a main road and dumped 35 slain victims during rush hour in a Gulf of Mexico city while gunmen stood guard and pointed their weapons at horrified motorists.

Video: Indonesian women don miniskirts in rape protest

About 50 women in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, donned miniskirts to protest remarks by the Jakarta city governor who blamed a recent gang rape on the victim’s choice of clothing. Fauzi Bowo called on women Friday not to wear miniskirts when riding on public transport in the capital after a 27-year-old woman

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Video: Techno parade gets Paris rocking to the beat

Tens of thousands of youths stepped to the beat of electronic music Saturday for the 2011 edition of the Paris Techno Parade. Leading the convoy of 16 vehicles was French DJ Bob Sinclar, sponsor of this year’s event. Duration: 00:53

Video: Mass nude photo shoot held in Dead Sea

Dawn over the lowest spot on earth illuminated a Dead Sea very much alive on Saturday, as more than 1,000 floating nude Israelis posed for a mass shoot by US photographer Spencer Tunick. Duration: 00:44

Video: Civilian deaths in Libya: Who’s killing who?

The no-fly zone over Libya remains in force as NATO and former rebels back the new leadership’s push into the few remaining Gadaffi enclaves. Alliance airstrikes reportedly hit residential buildings in the town of Sirte, but the countries that were quick to condemn attacks by the Colonel’s troops back in March, seem to have gone

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Raw Video: 178th German folk festival Oktoberfest Begins With Beer

The mayor of Munich has tapped the first keg to kick off the 178th German folk festival Oktoberfest. With only two deft blows of his hammer and a cry, the festival opened its doors to the public Saturday.

Video: Bloody day in Mexico – Twenty-five people die in just 24 hours

Twenty-five people die in just 24 hours in the country’s bitter drugs war.

EU regulators are still undecided whether Google dominates in Internet search and if it has abused rivals

EU probing if Google dominates Internet search Foo Yun Chee Reuters US Online Report Technology News Sep 16, 2011 08:07 EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU regulators are still undecided whether Google dominates in Internet search and if it has abused rivals in breach of competition rules, the EU’s antitrust chief said on Friday. The European

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