Politics

Obama says US and India can be 'best partners'

President Barack Obama says the United States could be India's "best partner" but urges his hosts to do more in the battle against climate change as he wraps up a three-day visit to New Delhi. Duration: 00:47

Jan 28, 2015

Pakistani teachers get gun training after Peshawar massacre

Teachers in northwest Pakistan are being given firearms training and will be allowed to take guns into the classroom in a bid to strengthen security following a Taliban massacre at a school last month. Duration: 01:17

Jan 28, 2015

Thousands of Bangladeshi turn out for funeral of Koko

Thousands gather to offer funeral prayers for Arafat Rahman Koko, son of former Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, in Dhaka. Duration: 00:45

Jan 28, 2015

Memorial for deported Jews at Bobigny train station

The train station of Bobigny near Paris has been abandoned since being a favourite point for Nazi forces to deport Jews to concentration camps in 1943 and 1944, but now there are plans to turn it into a memorial. Duration: 01:16

Jan 28, 2015

WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US

Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to the US authorities without providing notification until almost three years later. Duration: 01:09

Jan 28, 2015

Greeks react to surprising Syriza-ANEL coalition

Greeks react to the surprising decision by new left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Syriza party to form an alliance with nationalist party Independent Greeks (ANEL). Duration: 01:09

Jan 28, 2015

Director Spielberg joins Holocaust survivors at Auschwitz

Hollywood director Steven Spielberg on Tuesday joined Holocaust survivors to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Duration: 00:36

Jan 28, 2015

Iraqi forces celebrate their victory over IS in Diyala

Dozens of Shiite militia men were celebrating their victory over the Islamic state group on the outskirts od Diyala. Duration: 00:33

Jan 28, 2015

Half a dollar a day for Maputo's dump workers

Hundreds of women and children spend their lives sifting through the rubbish heaps of Maputo in the hope of finding anything worth recycling. Duration: 02:32

Jan 28, 2015

Kobane: Syrian rebels and Kurdish flags on a hill

Kurdish fighters have expelled jihadists from the Islamic State group from the Syrian border town of Kobane after more than four months of fighting. Duration: 00:42

Jan 28, 2015

DR Congo authorities stifle anti-Kabila protest in capital

A call by the Congolese opposition for peaceful demonstrations to oust President Joseph Kabila goes unheeded as authorities maintain a crippling block on text messages and social networks used to rally demonstrators. Duration: 01:00

Jan 28, 2015

PM Modi, US President Obama jointly address 'Mann Ki Baat' on radio - Part - 4

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S President Barack Obama jointly addressed the radio show 'Mann Ki Baat' on Tuesday. Modi said that it was a wonderful experience to address radio jointly with Obama and thanked him to spare time and join him. The listeners had put some joint questions to both Modi and Obama which they answered. In the end, Modi said that an e-book of the entire conversation on radio should be issued and the opinions of listeners will also be compiled in it.

Jan 27, 2015