Michelle Obama, daughters visit Holocaust Memorial
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US First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, on Wednesday visited Berlin's Holocaust Memorial as part of a tour of key sites of Germany's troubled Nazi and Cold War history. As President Barack Obama attended to matters of state during a 24-hour visit to the German capital, his family had a rather sombre sightseeing schedule. Duration: 00:35
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Northeastern Brazil is celebrating its first visit by the national football team in 11 years. The Selecao arrived in Ceara state on Tuesday to play Mexico in the city of Fortaleza the following day, their second match of the Confederations Cup. Thiago Silva, Neymar and the other players received a warm welcome. Duration: 02:05
Croatian president talks to AFP about EU membership
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The European Union may be engulfed by a debt crisis, but Croatia still sees its imminent membership of the bloc as a victory, the Balkan state's president told AFP in an exclusive interview. Croatia will become the 28th member of the European Union on July 1, a decade after it first launched its membership bid. Duration: 01:20
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Chinese telecoms giant Huawei launches what it says is the world's thinnest smartphone, which it hopes will take on high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung in the global market.
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US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he always expected "friction" at Afghan reconciliation talks but voiced hope they could still take place despite a row over the name of a new Taliban office in Doha. Duration: 00:47
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The defending champion Miami Heat staved off elimination by beating the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in overtime behind a 32-point performance from LeBron James to force a game seven in the NBA finals. Duration: 01:15
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Indonesia continues to try to put out forest fires in Sumatra as the resulting smog and air pollutant levels anger the country's neighbours. Duration: 00:38
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A suicide bombing at a funeral in Pakistan kills dozens including a provincial lawmaker, the deadliest attack to hit the country in more than three months.
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Myanmar opposition leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 68th birthday at her NDP party's headquarters in Yangon on Wednesday. Duration: 00:53
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In a gritty Rome neighbourhood, a soup kitchen is serving up lip-smacking gourmet food donated from one of the city's most famous delicatessens -- part of a new initiative to combat food waste and feed the growing need in recession-hit Italy. Duration: 01:16
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Military helicopters carry out emergency food drops for thousands of people stranded by flash flooding from early monsoon rains which have killed at least 120 in northern India. Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh is among those stranded by the flooding. Duration: 01:17
Exhibition marks JFK's Cape Cod connection in anniversary year
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As the US marks the 50th anniversary of president John F. Kennedy’s assassination this year, a new exhibition in the beach town of Hyannis Port looks back at his last summer in the famed "Kennedy compound" there.
Lemi Ghariokwu: creator of Fela Kuti's album covers
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Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, who died in 1997, is known the world over as the father of Afrobeat, a fusion of Yoruba rhythms, funk, jazz and Nigerian highlife. Artist Lemi Ghariokwu, who drew all his album covers over three decades, reflects on working with the musical icon. Duration: 01:55
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French authorities Tuesday shut the grotto at Lourdes and evacuated about 200 people following flash floods at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site. Duration: 00:29
Security program helped thwart over 50 attacks: NSA chief
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After a recent leak of information about a US security program, NSA officials defended it at a congressional hearing Tuesday, saying the program had helped thwart over 50 attacks since 9/11.
50,000 protest in Sao Paulo 'Tropical Spring' revolt
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Nearly 50,000 people march to Sao Paulo's City Hall to protest against the World Cup 2014 costs, prompting president Dilma Rousseff to travel immediately to the city.