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Mass gay wedding in Toronto for 115 couples

A mass wedding in Toronto brings 115 gay and lesbian couples together as part of the city's World Pride Week (Duration 01:11)

Jun 27, 2014

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Kabul market teams with activity as Ramadan nears

Workers prepare sweets as shoppers browse at a market in Kabul prior to the holy month of Ramadan which is observed by Muslims with fasting from dawn to dusk. Duration: 00:38

Jun 27, 2014

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Indian youths take FIFA fever to hair-raising levels

Jalandhar, June 27 (ANI): Hair salons did brisk business in Punjab with youngsters rushing to ape the hair styles of their favourite football players, as FIFA fever gripped the entire country. Talking to a media person hairstylist, Ijaz Hassan Salmani, said that young boys throng salons with pictures of football players on their phones and laptops. He added that his salon is doing business even during what is considered an off season, because of the FIFA madness taking hold of youngsters in the city. A customer, Bilal Salmani, said that he has been mimicking the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's hairstyle ever since he started following football as a child. FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 12 and a total of 64 matches are being played in 12 cities across Brazil.

Jun 27, 2014

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Bicycle a new metaphor of freedom for Afghan women

Afghan women disregard hard stares and insults from passing men, revelling in an activity unthinkable for previous generations -- riding a bicycle (Duration 01:24)

Jun 27, 2014

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Syrian army air raids strike various targets in Aleppo

The Syrian army conducted Thursday air raids against targets in the area of

Jun 27, 2014

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Kabul market teams with activity as Ramadan nears

Workers prepare sweets as shoppers browse at a market in Kabul prior to the holy month of Ramadan which is observed by Muslims with fasting from dawn to dusk. Duration: 00:38

Jun 27, 2014

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Yemeni children parade in Sanaa ahead of Ramadan

Dozens of Yemeni children marched in streets of Sanaa in traditional clothes during a festival to welcome the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. Duration: 00:55

Jun 27, 2014

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Looking for a place to live in DR Congo? Try the cemetery

In a Congolese cemetery overrun with weeds and rubbish strewn among the graves and banana trees, the living have moved in with the dead - some of them years ago. Duration: 01:45

Jun 27, 2014

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Merkel holds out a hand to Cameron in EU jobs row

Angela Merkel urged fellow EU leaders to hold out a hand of compromise to Britain's David Cameron Thursday to defuse a row over the likely nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president. Duration: 01:18

Jun 27, 2014

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Myanmar destroys $130 million worth of seized narcotics

Authorities in Myanmar burn seized narcotics to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Duration: 00:52

Jun 27, 2014

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Israel's Peres receives US Congressional Gold Medal

Outgoing Israeli President Shimon Peres on Thursday received the Congressional Gold Medal in the US Capitol rotunda, as he bids farewell to Washington after decades of working with American leaders. Duration: 00:38

Jun 27, 2014

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Iranian authorities burn 50 tons of seized illegal drugs

Iranian authorities have burnned 50 tons of illegal drugs on World Anti-Drug Trafficking Day. Duration: 00:49

Jun 27, 2014

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Thai opposition group to set up base in West

A Thai opposition alliance set up to counter the military regime installed in a May coup says it would establish an official base in a Western country by next month. Duration: 01:18

Jun 27, 2014

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Paid holidays for Chinese dissidents -- with minders

Chinese authorities take leading dissidents on holidays -- complete with lavish dinners and swish hotels -- in an unusual way to muzzle dissent. Duration: 00:52

Jun 27, 2014

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Jewish museum shooting suspect to be extradited to Belgium

A French court on Thursday ordered the extradition to Belgium of a man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, but his lawyer said he would appeal the ruling. Duration: 01:01

Jun 27, 2014

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