A tour around the world looking back at the wild and wacky stories AFPTV covered during 2008.

Up to half of Iraq's Christians fled the country after the US invasion. But as security slowly improves there is hope that many will now return.

Despite the intensity of Israel's Gaza offensive, Palestinian rocket attacks have increased and are striking deeper inside Israel than ever before.

China's 6th Peasant Games are under way this week in the south eastern city of Quanzhou. The Games are dubbed by organisers as "the only regular sport

Deep in the jungles of Gujarat state in western India, a forgotten tribe of Africans has quietly lived for the past 1,000 years. Little is known about

Two Norwegian doctors from the humanitarian organisation NORWAC arrived at al-Shifa hospital in a show of solidarity with their Palestinian counterpar

Dave Chameides has spent the past 12 months living a life of utter garbage. And the Los Angeles-based cameraman is hoping that he can inspire other Am

An Egyptian man was recently sentenced to three years in prison for sexual harassment, a first in Egypt, where violence against women is still rampant

Thousands of tourists and other travellers in Thailand were stranded overnight on Tuesday at Bangkok international airport as anti-government protests

Thousands of supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra massed in Bangkok Sunday to show support for the embattled government, raising fears of c

In an exclusive TV interview with AFPTV, Democratic Republic of Congo rebel chief Laurent Nkunda has threatened to drive the government from power unl

Three sketches possibly drawn by Leonardo da Vinci have been found on the back of one of the master's major works, the Louvre museum said Thursday. De

Once a shoppers' paradise and a major regional hub, Bangkok's international airport has turned into a makeshift camp for thousands of protesters.

A stove that recommends recipies, wallpaper that changes colour at the touch of a finger and a table that may just be the world's largest iPod --- it'

Thousands of tourists were stranded at Bangkok international airport on Tuesday as rampaging anti-government protesters forced the closure of Thailand

Former AC Milan and Real Madrid star Ronaldo is back in full training seven months on from a knee injury which led him to leave Italy. Ronaldo is curr

An unprecedented meeting of Tibetan leaders-in-exile backed the Dalai Lama's "middle way" of talks with China to win autonomy for the Himalayan region

Opposition protestors have besieged Thailand's main government compound to demand the resignation of Prime Mininster Samak Sundaravej. The protests ag

Barack Obama's historic White House victory has given the French black community reasons to be hopeful. Beyond the celebrations, they hope their deman

Anti-government protests left at least one dead and hundreds injured as months of political turmoil boiled over, with troops deployed across Bangkok t