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Donetsk Theatre reopens after being closed for months

One month past the normal opening date, the Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Musical and Drama Theatre provides a refuge amidst the country's civil war. Duration: 00:56

Oct 14, 2014

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British company to provide protective suits for Ebola fight

A British company has been asked to make 100,000 protective suits to help in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone. Duration: 00:58

Oct 14, 2014

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Bolivia's Morales earns third term in landslide victory

Bolivian President Evo Morales won a third term Sunday with more than 60 percent of the vote, giving him a strong mandate to expand his leftist reforms. Duration: 01:09

Oct 14, 2014

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Erdogan slams modern 'Lawrence of Arabia' in Mideast

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launches an angry tirade at modern day "Lawrence of Arabia" who he says were bent on causing trouble in the Middle East. Duration: 00:57

Oct 14, 2014

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Liberia health workers strike over Ebola

Health workers across Liberia went on strike Monday to demand danger money to care for the sick at the heart of a raging Ebola epidemic that has already killed dozens of their colleagues. Duration: 01:11

Oct 14, 2014

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HK democracy protesters rebuild barricades after clashes

Pro-democracy protesters reinforce roadblocks after chaos erupted in central Hong Kong as dozens of masked men rushed barricades at the city's main pro-democracy site. Duration: 00:50

Oct 14, 2014

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Pistorius should get community service, says prison official

A South African prison official recommends that Paralympian Oscar Pistorius clean a Pretoria museum for 16 hours a month as punishment for shooting dead his lover Reeva Steenkamp. Duration: 00:40

Oct 14, 2014

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British healthcare workers protest for pay in London

Workers in England's state-run National Health Service went on strike Monday for the first time since 1982 following a government refusal to hike their pay. Duration: 01:10

Oct 14, 2014

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France's Tirole says Nobel prize win 'extraordinary'

French economist Jean Tirole is a master of game theory and industrial organisation, who on Monday added a Nobel prize to a gleaming heap of honours for his work. Duration: 00:49

Oct 14, 2014

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Latino cowboys gather in Colombia for Coleo's World Cup

Cowboys from across Latin America meet in the Colombian city of Villavicencio for the World Coleo championship, a rodeo in which men on horses have to grab a bull by the tail, make him fall and then drag him on the floor. Duration: 01:21

Oct 14, 2014

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Burdwan Blast: Court sends three accused to NIA custody

West Bengal, Oct 13 (ANI): A city court on Monday remanded the three accused in the Burdwan blast to NIA custody till October 22. The accused were till now in the custody of CID. The NIA had appealed for14 days' custody of the accused citing the gravity of the incident and investigation into the conspiracy angle. However, the judge granted 10 days custody, stating that the court would give further decision on extending the custody after considering the developments till October 22. The blast had taken place at Khagragarh in Burdwan district and was being probed by the state CID initially. However, the Centre decided to hand over the probe, in which the role of terror groups was suspected, to the NIA.

Oct 13, 2014

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India acid attack victim awaits state compensation

Indian teenager Reshma Qureshi's life was shattered when a gang disfigured her face with acid back in May following a family dispute, and despite her ordeal she is yet to receive the state compensation she is due. Duration: 00:58

Oct 13, 2014

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Brazil's Marina Silva announces her support for Aecio Neves

Brazilian presidential hopeful Aecio Neves on Sunday earned a key endorsement in his bid to defeat incumbent Dilma Rousseff -- from environmentalist candidate Marina Silva. Duration: 01:16

Oct 13, 2014

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Evo Morales: Bolivia's first indigenous president

Bolivian President Evo Morales has been elected to a third term with more than 60 percent of the vote, exit polls show. Morales is the son of an indigenous peasant and has profoundly transformed the country. Duration: 02:50

Oct 13, 2014

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Politicos react after Congress removes Shashi Tharoor as party spokesperson

New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Reactions poured in on Monday after the Congress relieved MP Shashi Tharoor from his duties as the spokesperson of the organization. According to reports, the decision was taken after the Congress' Kerala unit complained against Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 13, 2014

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