Politics

Itinerant distillers keep taste for Armagnac alive

As the French distillation season gets underway, cellar masters often turn to itinerant distillers to transform their wine into brandy, one type produced by the same family for the last 110 years. Duration: 02:06

Dec 3, 2014

French MPs vote in favour of recognising Palestine

French lawmakers voted in favour of recognising Palestine as a state Tuesday, following similar moves in Britain and Spain that reflect growing European frustration with the stalled Middle East peace process. Duration: 00:48

Dec 3, 2014

Student leader respects Occupy founders' decision to surrender

Teenage Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong says he respects the Occupy movement founders' decision to surrender, but will not follow them. Duration: 01:04

Dec 3, 2014

France unveils winter shelter for Calais migrants

A 4,000-square-meter facility has been unveiled close to the port of Calais, France, to house 1,500 immigrants overnight whenever temperatures fall below 5 degrees. Duration: 01:05

Dec 3, 2014

Costa Concordia captain takes the stand in shipwreck trial

Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which sank off Italy in 2012 killing 32 people, is due to take the stand in a trial in which he is accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. Duration: 01:11

Dec 2, 2014

HK protest founders to 'surrender', urge students to retreat

The three original founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Occupy movement tearfully announce they will "surrender" by turning themselves in to police and urge protesters still on the streets to retreat. Duration: 01:05

Dec 2, 2014

Pakistan hosts international defence expo

The Pakistani city of Karachi is hosting an International defence exhibition, with pride of place given to the home-grown JF-17 fighter jet. Duration: 00:55

Dec 2, 2014

Shelling continues near Donetsk airport despite ceasefire deal

Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels "agreed in principle" on a ceasefire in one separatist province and were working to conclude a broader truce on Tuesday that would end nearly eight months of bloodshed. Duration: 00:44

Dec 2, 2014

Contaminated Water Making Life Difficult for People of PoK

Muzaffarabad, PoK, December 02, 2014: Despite being endowed with abundant water resources, PoK is plagued by an acute contamination of its water bodies leading to water shortages and other health issues. With natural sources drying up or being declared unfit for human use, many in capital Muzaffarabad have had to negotiate treacherous terrain to fetch water from far off areas. Many depend on the local administration for drinking water. But residents allege that in the light of no response from government the problem manifests, year after year. With 86 percent of water being declared unfit for consumption, the problem is becoming grave by the day. Water borne diseases like dysentery, cholera and typhoid are common complaints among the local population. The Neelum Valley Project was intended to solve the problem of water scarcity in the Himalayan region, but much of the water harnessed here, has been diverted to the big cities of Pakistan. The erratic monsoons have led to a dip in the water table. The drainage from surrounding areas has polluted several lakes too. Locals say the water supply is infected by the sewer water.

Dec 2, 2014

Canadian goes on trial in Indonesian school sex abuse scandal

A Canadian man goes on trial accused of sexually assaulting children at one of Indonesia's most prestigious international schools, the most high-profile court case yet in a long-running scandal. Duration: 00:41

Dec 2, 2014

Fighters not fairies in Hezbollah children's magazine

It's aimed at children, but instead of princes and princesses, fairies and magicians, the heroes of Lebanon's "Mahdi" magazine are the "fighters who fell resisting the Israeli enemy". Duration: 00:50

Dec 2, 2014

Hong Kong students on hunger strike want government to talk

Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, says he hopes his hunger strike will convince the government into further talks. Duration: 00:54

Dec 2, 2014

EC briefs about voter turnout in second phase of polling in Jharkhand

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): The Election Commission briefed about the voter turnout in Jharkhand during second phase of polling. Deputy EC in-charge of Jharkhand, Umesh Sinha said on Tuesday that the overall voter turnout in Jharkhand is approximately 64.99 %.

Dec 2, 2014

71% voter turnout recorded in 2nd phase of J and K Polls: EC

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): The Election Commission said that in the second leg of five phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, over 71 percent polling was recorded.

Dec 2, 2014

Another video of Rohtak girls thrashing molesters goes viral

New Delhi, Dec 02 (ANI): Another video of the Rohtak girls who thrashed three youths who were harassing them on a roadways bus, has gone viral. The new video uploaded on social networking site Facebook shows the girls beating up a boy in a park. The girls, Arti Kumar and Pooja, have confirmed that the new video doing the rounds on social media as well as on TV news channels also features them. The girls claimed that the incident recorded in the new video occurred approximately a month ago.

Dec 2, 2014