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02:09
Live Interviews with Cannes Film Festival Winners official
AFP will broadcast live interviews with the winners of the Cannes Film Festival. Sunday, May 26 at 18h30 GMT
02:06
Radio Erena challenges Eritrea on the airwaves official
Every day Radio Erena broadcasts to Eritrea from Paris, the only independent media available in the African country where press freedom is practically unknown. Duration: 02:06
01:43
Obama heckled during policy speech on Guantanamo official
President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a new bid to close the Guantanamo Bay prison in a major counter-terrorism policy speech that was repeatedly interrupted by an anti-war heckler. Duration: 01:43
00:42
Giant Lego Star Wars X-Wing lands on New York official
The world's largest LEGO model, a massive Star Wars X-Wing spaceship, was displayed in New York's Times Square Thursday. The spectacular structure consists of more than 5.3 million of the company's multi-colored plastic bricks, weighs almost 46,000 pounds (20,865 kilograms) and took 32 builders about 17,000 hours to put together. Duration: 00:42
00:37
'Blue is the Warmest Colour' premieres at Cannes official
Abdellatif Kechiche's controversial film 'Blue is the Warmest Colour' has premiered at Cannes, featuring non-simulated sex scenes that were described by critics as "show-stopping" and "the most explosively graphic lesbian sex in recent memory". Duration: 00:37
00:33
David Beckham presents underwear line in Paris official
Football star David Beckham presentes a line of underwear in Paris. Duration: 00:33
02:04
Earthquakes official
A massive undersea earthquake Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and unleashed tremors across Russia including in Moscow around 10,000 kilometres away, but caused no casualties or damage. Meanwhile, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake also struck 255 kilometres (158 miles) southwest of Tonga on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, with no reports of damage. VIDEOGRAPHIC
01:22
Drones official
President Barack Obama has laid out new guidelines for drone strikes, telling Americans their country must confront a new era of diverse global threats and homegrown radicals. Drones are unmanned, remotely-operated aircraft. The US has increasingly relied on them over the past 10 years for carrying out combat missions in Afghanistan and Pakistan.VIDEOGRAPHIC
01:15
Annual cultural festival lights up a vivid Sydney official
Vivid Sydney, the annual festival of light, music and ideas, kicks off as landmarks around city become part of show. Duration: 01:14
01:53
Justin Bieber tops Singapore's Social Star Awards official
Justin Bieber and UK boyband One Direction are among winners of the first-ever Social Star Awards in Singapore, organised to celebrate the influence of social media on pop culture. Duration: 01:52
01:44
Open-air democracy takes place in Swiss canton official
Every year, thousands of people cram into the main square of Appenzell in north east Switzerland to vote for local leaders - not by casting ballots, but by raising their hands. While some applaud it as one of the most transparent forms of democracy in the world, others say it leaves voters open to intimidation and vote buying. Duration: 01:44
01:12
50 years of pan-African integration official
On Saturday the African Union will celebrate half a decade of action in Africa. Since its creation 50 years ago in 1963, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which evolved into the more powerful African Union in 2002, has devoted a major part of its efforts to resolving the numerous conflicts that dotted the continent.Duration: 01:11
00:50
Cars, people in water as US bridge collapses official
A bridge carrying a freeway over a river in the northwestern US state of Washington partially collapses, sending cars and people plunging into the water below, police say. Duration: 00:50
02:04
Digital reincarnation for Dunhuang's Buddhist art official
Ancient Buddhist statues and frescoes in China’s desert Mogao caves are under threat from the growing number of visitors and it's hoped a digitisation project could be part of the solution.Duration: 02:03
01:51
After tornado, a hunt for man's best friend official
Oklahoma's tornado didn't just affect humans. An unknown number of pets were lost or made homeless in the disaster. Volunteers are helping to reunite them with their owners.Duration:01:51
01:19
Obama talks drone strikes in terror policy speech official
President Barack Obama announced Thursday he signed new policy guidance outlining when the United States can use drone strikes to kill terror suspects abroad.Duration:01:19
00:47
Tribute to murdered soldier from Commanding Officer in Cyprus official
Officials named the victim of Wednesday's bloody attack near a military barracks in Woolwich as Lee Rigby, a machine-gunner with 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The British soldier was a 25-year-old father who had fought the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.Duration: 00:47
02:48
Tough times for Hollywood's visual effects industry official
Sizzling special effects are the selling point of some of Hollywood’s biggest films, including "Iron Man 3," which this week broke $1 billion at the box office. But those profits still don’t translate into success for the computer-graphic and effects firms behind the visuals, and who are struggling against rising global competition.Duration: 2:48
01:08
Islamist bombers kill several in twin Niger attacks official
Islamist militants staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 20 people. Duration: 01:07
01:02
Lesbian sex scenes shock Cannes crowds official
Abdellatif Kechiche's controversial film "Blue is the Warmest Colour" has premiered at Cannes, featuring non-simulated sex scenes that were described by critics as "show-stopping" and "the most explosively graphic lesbian sex in recent memory". Duration : 01:01