Politics

Parents, Obama confirm death of U.S. aid worker in Syria

Kayla Mueller, the U.S. aid worker held by Islamic State in Syria, has died. Her parents confirmed her death in a statement, saying they are "heartbroken." President Barack Obama also confirmed

Feb 10, 2015

Monsoon brings flooding misery to Jakarta

Monsoon season has arrived in indonesia. The streets of the capital Jakarta are submerged beneath flood-waters, knee deep in some places. Residential and business districts have been inundated.

Feb 10, 2015

Military procession welcomes Putin to Egypt

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Russian President Vladimir Putin started on Tuesday (February 10) the official part of his two-day visit to Egypt. Putin arrived in a motorcade at al-Quba

Feb 10, 2015

Rockets fly in eastern Ukraine despite talk of peace

A soup kitchen hit by rocket fire in the eastern Ukrainian Luhansk region. When the rockets stop, the workers seek shelter. It's the latest barrage in an intensifying conflict... despite peace talks

Feb 10, 2015

Japan excels in auto components and car navigation

Tokyo, Feb 10 (ANI): Alps Electric, which has its headquarters in Tokyo, supplies about 40,000 types of electronic parts to more than 2,000 manufacturer companies worldwide. The company has been expanding their bases in overseas regions in order to supply their products and services quickly to the customers. Alps forayed in Malaysia in the late 1989 with paid up capital of US$13.63 million. The company has been actively expanding its manufacturing and sales offices in ASEAN regions, including Thailand, India and Indonesia for over 25 years. Additionally, they opened a new office in Hanoi, Vietnam, last year, as their sales subsidiary of Alps Malaysia. At Nilai plant, Alps Malaysia has been manufacturing automotive parts such as clock spring, sensors for car steering, power window switches, motorcycle sensors and electronic components for home electronics.

Feb 10, 2015

Mr & Mrs Kejriwal's First Picture Together after Election Victory; AAP Chief Thanks Wife for Win

Arvind Kejriwal's party AAP won the 2015 assembly elections in Delhi from 67 of the 70 constituencies.

Feb 10, 2015

Kashmiri Nationalists Blame Pakistan for Exporting Terror

Vienna/Muzaffarabad, PoK, February 10, 2015: Despite proclamations, Pakistan's export of terror to neighboring countries continues. Kashmiri nationalists allege Pakistan occupied Kashmir or PoK has virtually become a recruitment and training hub for anti-India groups. There seems to be no end to Pakistan's support to terror, via Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or PoK. Nationalist leaders have for long complained about the mushrooming of terror camps in the remote region, which operate with impunity despite opposition from all corners. Terror outfits like the Lashkar-e-Tayeba or LeT and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa or JuD look towards PoK's mountainous terrain to undertake training of youth to further their agenda. At a recent conference on "Terrorism and its impact on the South Asian region" in Vienna, Jammu Kashmir International Peoples Alliance said religious intolerance and extremism were major the threats to peace in the region. Pakistan, which has illegally occupied PoK for the over six decades, has been training and arming militants to wage proxy war against India, since the late seventies. Publicly, the Pakistani government maintains that it is a victim of terrorism and will not allow any militant groups to operate from its soil. Rhetoric apart, much of the terror infrastructure in PoK ha

Feb 10, 2015

Topless protesters jump on Strauss-Kahn's car at France trial

Three topless women from the protest group Femen jump on the car of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the former IMF chief arrives at a French court to testify at his trial for "aggravated pimping." Duration: 00:34

Feb 10, 2015

Tokyo zoo stages fake snow leopard 'escape'

An employee dressed as a snow leopard leaps out of an enclosure at a Tokyo zoo as part of an annual animal-escape drill. Duration: 01:20

Feb 10, 2015

Kejriwal supporters celebrate Delhi victory

Supporters of Arvind Kejriwal's party celebrate the early results of Delhi state elections with the anti-corruption campaigner recording a landslide victory against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP Party. Duration: 00:43

Feb 10, 2015

Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi congratulates Kejriwal on Delhi poll victory

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal for his party's victory in the Delhi Assembly polls. "Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi congratulate Arvind Kejriwal #DelhiPollResults," the official twitter account of the Congress said. "My congratulations to Mr. Arvind Kejriwal and AAP on their victory, ppl of Delhi have chosen AAP and we respect that: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi. Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi spoke to Shri Arvind Kejriwal and congratulated him on the Aam Admi Party's victory in Delhi elections," it said in a series of tweets. In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, the AAP won the elections with 66 of the 70 assembly seats up for grabs. The Congress, which had ruled the national capital for 15 years up to 2013 and was trying to rebuild its lost ground in Delhi, has lost in all seats.

Feb 10, 2015

'Roy' Starcast in Delhi

New Delhi, 10 Feb (ANI): The star cast of the upcoming Bollywood romantic thriller was recently spotted in the national capital. Speaking in an exclusive interview given to ANI, the lead actor of the film Arjun Rampal talked about his character and said...Debutante director Vikramjit Singh also talked about his movie and said..'Roy' is all set to hit the theaters on 13 of Feb.

Feb 10, 2015

Halle Berry launches her own 'affordable' lingerie line

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Halle Berry has planned to launch her own racy lingerie collection in spring after getting inspired from an expensive lingerie brand called Scandale Pari. She said that she came across with this expensive lingerie brand while she was travelling with her husband Olivier Martinez, a leading daily reported. She explained that she thought of bringing up a lingerie line so that she can make some sexy lingerie available to the people and most importantly ay minimum costs, so that every woman could afford it. She also added that her line was focused on every woman that cares about feeling good from the inside out, and actually no women wear lingerie for men, they wear it for themselves.

Feb 10, 2015

Will play the role of a healthy Opposition in Delhi: BJP

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): BJP leader and Communication and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday while addressing a press conference extended his congratulations to the Aam Aadmi Party and said that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal should now work to fulfill his promises and give good governance to Delhi. He added that the Central Government works without any political bias and will support Delhi Government in its endeavors. He further stated that BJP will play the role of a healthy opposition in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which was heavily criticised for stepping down from office after 49 days in power last year, on Tuesday made an impressive come back in the assembly elections, winning 67 of the total 70 seats in Delhi. Kejriwal won from the New Delhi constituency securing 57,213 votes.

Feb 10, 2015

Delhi Election Results: Malayalam Film Fraternity Supports Arvind Kejriwal and AAP; Oommen Chandy, VS Achuthanandan Respond

Malayalam film actors Rima Kallingal, Murali Gopi, Joy Mathew, directors Aashiq Abu, B Unnikrishnan have congratulated Arvind Kejriwal and AAP for their spectacular victory

Feb 10, 2015