Politics

Bosnians prepare for general election amid economic woes

Bosnia holds general elections Sunday against the backdrop of mounting social discontent, as well as ethnic disputes and rampant corruption that are blocking its entry into the European Union. Duration: 00:52

Oct 10, 2014

Shelling continues around Donetsk airport

Five civilians are killed during intensified shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, according to local authorities. Near Donetsk airport, fighting continues. Duration: 00:54

Oct 10, 2014

Bodies of hanged Afghan men returned to families

The bodies of five Afghan men hanged for gang rape are returned to their families after a controversial trial criticised by the UN and human rights groups. Duration: 01:10

Oct 10, 2014

200,000-year-old human bones found in France

French archeologists have found 200,000-year-old human bones, probably of the Neanderthal line. The remains were uncovered in Tourville-la-Riviere, Normandy, in 2010, but the find has only been announced now. Duration: 00:55

Oct 10, 2014

Kenya_s first ever inter-agency disaster response simulation

Kenya simulates its response in the case of future disasters, including terrorist attacks leading to mass casualties, based on lessons learnt from the attack at the Westgate Shopping Mall. Duration: 01:22

Oct 10, 2014

Hong Kong students refuse to retreat, govt cancels talks

Hong Kong_s student protesters say they will not retreat from their barricades and will take over new areas in their struggle for full democracy as the government cancels talks with the protesters planned for Friday. Duration: 01:17

Oct 10, 2014

Former E. German dissidents recall key rally, 25 years on

European leaders and former dissidents on Thursday celebrated 25 years since one of the most dramatic mass protests in the run-up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Duration: 01:04

Oct 10, 2014

Frankfurt Book Fair showcases the fall of the Berlin Wall

Political memoirs, fictional tales, true escape stories, photo chronicles and graphic novels on the fall of the Berlin Wall are all showcased at this year_s Frankfurt Book Fair, the publishing industry_s biggest gathering. Duration: 00:50

Oct 10, 2014

UK Independence Party eye first parliamentary seat in by-election

Polls opened in a by-election Thursday that looks set to shake up British politics by securing the anti-immigration, anti-EU UK Independent Party (UKIP) its first seat in parliament. Duration: 00:59

Oct 9, 2014

Mexicans search for 43 missing students, as thousands march

Civilian militiamen search a southern Mexico town to find the 43 missing students amid fears they were executed by a gang working with police. Meanwhile, thousands protest in Guerrero state capital Chilpancingo to demand justice. Duration: 01:53

Oct 9, 2014

Global leaders gather to coordinate Ebola response at World Bank

Leaders gathered at the World Bank to coordinate a response to the Ebola epidemic. West African presidents called for a stronger response, while others called it the worst event in public health since the advent of AIDS. Duration: 01:10

Oct 9, 2014

Omar Abdullah visits relief camps set up for ceasefire violation victims

Hiranagar, Oct 9 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited the relief camps set up for ceasefire violation victims. Thousands took refuge in relief camps in the disputed region of Kashmir after some of the most intense fighting between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India in a decade. A total of eight Indian civilians have been killed since the firings started more than a week ago in the mostly Muslim Himalayan region. While exchanges of sporadic fire are common along the de facto border dividing the region, the number of civilian deaths is unusual.

Oct 9, 2014

O P Chautala addresses rally in Rohtak even as CBI moves HC seeking cancellation of his interim bail

Rohtak, Oct 9 (ANI): Even as the CBI on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking cancellation of bail granted to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Prakash Chautala in the JBT teachers recruitment scam case, the former Haryana CM addressed a rally in Rohtak. Earlier in the day, the Delhi HC directed Chautala to appear before it on Friday on CBI's plea for cancellation of his bail and immediate surrender for allegedly violating bail conditions. Chautala, who was granted bail to undergo medical treatment, had allegedly violated its terms by participating in election rallies.

Oct 9, 2014

Three women Maoists killed in joint encounter in Bijapur

Bijapur, Oct 9 (ANI): Police personnel and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed three women Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. On the basis of secret information received, a search operation was conducted in the woods of the district. 12 bore guns and one 303 gun have been seized from the dead Maoists. Maoists, also known as Naxals, have killed police and politicians and targeted government buildings and railway tracks in an insurgency that has killed thousands since the 1960s.

Oct 9, 2014

Yemen: Powerful suicide bomb explodes in capital

A powerful suicide bomb in the Yemeni capital on Thursday killed at least 43 people in an attack on supporters of Shiite insurgents who have overrun the city, medics said. Duration: 00:28

Oct 9, 2014