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A green roof on top of a primary school in Sheffield has become the first in Britain to be made a protected haven for wildlife. The roof teaches children not only about nature -- but also about the benefits to the wider environment. Duration: 01:46.

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Doctor Zhong Nanshan says he doubts the official Chinese death toll from the H1N1 virus and says China must beware of the virus mutating into a montrous hybrid.

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Hundreds of thousands of animals have been slaughtered in Nepal. The two-day Gadhimai festival honours the Hindu goddess of power and takes place once every five years. Duration: 00:48.

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The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer in Cambodia in the 1970s expresses "excruciating remorse" in the final stages of his trial before the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal.

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With the flick of a switch, nearly a million lightbulbs are illuminated as the city of light turned on its Christmas illuminations along its most imposing avenue, the Champs Elysees.

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An international robot exhibition in Tokyo showcases the changing face of robotics.

The wait's almost over for Australia's best young footballers.

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U.S. President Barack Obama hosts a White House dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

An inquiry has begun in London to investigate why Britain took part in the invasion of Iraq.

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Deadly helicopter crash into Mediterranean Sea; More than 40 killed in Philippines over election

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Pete the moose cannot legally be kept on the farm where he was raised.

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Sending more troops to Afghanistan is a tough sell to the public and Congress.

An inquiry has begun in London to investigate why Britain took part in the invasion of Iraq.

Heavy fog is blanketing northern China and causing chaos on the roads.

The death toll from a politically motivated massacre in the southern Philippines has risen to 46.

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Additional troops will likely protect Afghan villages and train security forces.

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The event will include lettuce from Michelle Obama's garden and Bollywood music.

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Chinese authorities execute two people convicted over the 2008 tainted milk powder scandal that killed at least six children and made nearly 300,000 ill.

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A program that pays forest families to guard the environment is Brazil's latest tool to cut deforestation ahead of December's global climate talks in Copenhagen.

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The World Health Organisation is looking into reports of the spread of a drug-resistant strain of H1N1 swine flu in several countries -- including the U.S., the U.K. and China.

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Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Bolivia as part of South American tour to rally support in region.

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Investigation into 14 men believed to be luring Somali Americans back to Africa to join terrorist groups

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President Barack Obama said at a joint news conference with India's Prime Minister, that he will announce a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan within days.

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How does Hamid Karzai fit into President Obama's strategy for Afghanistan?

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Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients. (Nov. 24)

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Two Congolese militiamen, Germain Katanga, 31, and Mathieu Ngudjolo, 39, pleaded not guilty as they were accused in The Hague on Tuesday of plotting to wipe out a village where their forces killed civilians, raped women and enslaved child soldiers.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Tuesday praised Sudanese activist-journalist Lubna Ahmed Hussein for her courage in fighting a Khartoum law punishing women who wear trousers.

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A floating hospital for the poor is sailing the Amazon, taking much-needed health services to populations who are still very isolated from the rest of the vast country.

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Not far from Caracas, there is a small town that feels oceans and decades away from the Venezuelan capital. Colonia Tovar, founded in 1843, boasts 19th century German architecture, and the people living here maintain traditions to match. Venezuelan tourists come looking for some fresh air, and a little piece of Europe.

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President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

Australian workers are being encouraged to clock off work on time and put their lives ahead of their jobs.

The death toll from a politically motivated massacre in the southern Philippines has risen to 46.

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Exhaustive hearings into why Britain entered the Iraq war have just opened in London, but critics are already branding it a failure.

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A Belgian man, thought to be in a vegetative state for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to communicate. The doctor who discovered Rom Houben's normal brain activity said Tuesday that he will scan other purported coma cases. (Nov 24)

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Rebels regrouping in fight against allied forces

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Conservationists release a rare falcon back into the wild after rescuing seven of the birds from poachers.

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President Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House, as Obama played host for his first state visit.

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More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.