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Carmakers hope for better days at morose India Auto Show

Global car manufacturers jostled for attention at the opening of the Indian Auto Expo on Wednesday, attempting to revive buyers' interest in a local market that is contracting for the first time in a decade. Duration: 00:47 Feb 6, 2014
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China's military rise prominent in 2014 IISS defence outlook

The rise in Asian power, unrest in The Central African Republic and cyber security were all topics top of the agenda during the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Military Balance 2014 annual assessment. Duration:00:57 Feb 6, 2014
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Bosnia celebrates 30th anniversary of Sarajevo Games

Thirty years ago Sarajevo was the host of the 1984 Winter Olympics. A ceremony to remember the event was held in Jahorina on Saturday, during which national ski star Zana Novakovic lit a symbolic torch. Duration: 01:02 Feb 6, 2014
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Iraqi forces make slow progress in Ramadi

Iraqi security forces and pro-government tribal fighters are making slow progress in Ramadi, retaking several neighbourhoods that had been militant strongholds in recent days, according to officers and an AFP journalist. Duration: 00:30 Feb 6, 2014
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Sharapova returns to childhood tennis court in Sochi

Tennis star Maria Sharapova on Wednesday visited the Sochi tennis court where she first played the game as a child. A wall which Sharapova used to practise against has now been covered with a huge mural bearing her image. Duration: 01:12 Feb 6, 2014
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Ukraine activists steadfast despite Russian warnings

Protesters in Kiev have come up with a novel way to torment riot police -- blasting non-stop news from an opposition television channel projected onto a giant white sheet behind their barricade. Duration: 00:51 Feb 5, 2014
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UN watchdog slams Vatican's child abuse record

The UN denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for failing to stamp out systematic child abuse and called on the Church to remove all clergy suspected of raping or molesting children. Duration: 01:04 Feb 5, 2014
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Bangladesh opposition says 300 men killed, disappeared in a month

Dhaka, Feb 5 (ANI): The head of Bangladesh's largest opposition party, the BNP, Begum Khaleda Zia accused the Awami League government of being involved in the killing or disappearance of more than 300 activists around the time of the country's election. Zia said her party had details of 242 supporters who had been killed and 60 who had disappeared between December 26 and January 27, as well as another 22,000 who had been arrested. Feb 5, 2014
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Tewari on Narendra Modi: Even President's office is not spared to score political brownie points

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday criticized Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for mentioning the name of President Pranab Mukherjee during his political rally in Kolkata. Tewari also said that august constitutional offices should not be dragged into controversies, and added that the sanctity of constitutional processes should be respected. Feb 5, 2014
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