Politics

Obama meets with young undocumented immigrants at White House

US President Barack Obama meets with a group of young undocumented immigrants at the White House, and warns he will veto any bill that would "take away their chance to contribute to the country."

Feb 5, 2015

Freed Australian reporter Greste happy to be home

Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste arrived home in Australia on Thursday after his release from Egypt where he was detained for more than 400 days.

Feb 5, 2015

Secretary of Defense nominee highlights threats in Middle East

Ashton Carter, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, emphasized in his confirmation hearing Wednesday the importance of fighting the "malignant and savage terrorism" in the Middle East.

Feb 5, 2015

Jordanians mourn pilot brutally executed by IS group

The Islamic State group released a video Tuesday purportedly showing the burning alive of a Jordanian pilot, in the jihadists' most brutal execution yet of a foreign hostage.

Feb 5, 2015

Mayor makes ending homelessness top priority for New York

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio made affordable housing for veterans a key promise of his administration when he delivered the State of the City address Tuesday.

Feb 5, 2015

Islamic State brutality will be defeated: UK

During a visit to Indonesia, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says that the Islamic State's brutality makes the world stronger and more determined to defeat the group after it burnt alive Jordan's fighter pilot. Duration: 00:48

Feb 5, 2015

Mexico leader orders investigation into his mansions

Battling favoritism accusations, Mexico's scandal-hit President Enrique Pena Nieto announced on Tuesday an investigation into houses that he, his wife and his finance minister bought from government contractors.

Feb 5, 2015

EU proposes 1 billion euros for youth employment

The European Commission proposes to speed up the release of one billion euros this year, as part of an initiative to help Member States boost employment and training for unemployed youth.

Feb 5, 2015

Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce

Shelling at a hospital in east Ukraine killed four people ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will see possible arms supplies high on the agenda.

Feb 5, 2015

France knife attack sparks security questions

Members of Nice's Jewish community say they are not afraid, after a knife-wielding man attacked three soldiers outside a Jewish centre in the city, as questions resurfaced over security measures a month after the Paris attacks.

Feb 4, 2015

Sri Lanka marks 67th anniversary of independence from Britain

New President Maithripala Sirisena vows to end Sri Lanka's pariah status in an address to the nation to mark the country's 67th anniversary of independence.

Feb 4, 2015

Women's wing of AAP organises bike rally as a show of strength in Krishna Nagar

New Delhi, Feb 04 (ANI): In a show of strength, the women's wing of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) organised a bike rally in New Delhi on Wednesday, ahead of assembly elections in the city. This bike rally was organised in Krishna Nagar, the constituency from where the chief ministerial candidate of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Kiran Bedi, is contesting elections. Delhi goes to polls on February 7 for the second time in 14 months after AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal pulled plugs on his government supported by Congress party barely 49 days into office last February. AAP supporters from across the country converged in the capital to take part in the rally. Bollywood actress and member of AAP from Chandigarh city, Gul Panag, led the rally riding her trademark Bullet bike, wearing a red jacket. Panag was accompanied by scores of women riding two-wheelers. AAP leader Shefali Mishra said that only Kejriwal could make empowerment of women in Delhi a reality.

Feb 4, 2015

KMSS protests against BJP terming North-East people as 'immigrants'

Guwahati, Feb 04 (ANI): The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), a peasant organization based in Assam, on Wednesday staged a protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party, expressing its disapproval towards the 'vision document' printed by the party for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, which referred to people hailing from the North-East as ' immigrants'. Akhil Gogoi, General Secretary of the KMSS led the protest with hundreds of supporters following him, carrying banners which read 'Modi ji, change your mindset' and 'We oppose BJP's vision NE people as foreigners'. Earlier in the day, BJP on Wednesday expressed regret for the alleged typing error in the 'vision document' for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, which resulted in the referring of the people hailing from the North-East as ' immigrants '.

Feb 4, 2015

Chinese defense minister arrives in Seoul for 3 day visit

Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan meets with his South Korean counterpart Han Min-Koo to exchange views on the North Korean nuclear issue and security on the Korean Peninsula.

Feb 4, 2015

'Arabian Ark' helps save wildlife from extinction

Oryx, giraffes and cheetahs roam an "Arabian Ark" nature reserve on a desert Gulf island where species once facing extinction in the region are making a comeback.

Feb 4, 2015