Politics

Post-election wave of attacks in Iraq kills dozens

A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people. Duration: 00:23

May 30, 2014

Tension flares in C.African capital day after deadly clashes

The situation was tense Thursday morning in certain parts of Bangui, Central African Republic, after at least 15 people, including a priest, were killed and several others wounded in clashes according to military sources. Duration: 00:27

May 30, 2014

Nepal celebrates the seventh anniversary of Republic Day

Nepal celebrates the 7th anniversary of Republic Day. Duration: 00:53

May 30, 2014

Pakistani protesters outraged by brutal 'honour killing'

Activists protested in Islamabad Thursday over the brutal murder of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was bludgeoned to death with bricks outside a courthouse while police stood by. Duration: 01:01

May 30, 2014

Nigeria's Jonathan vows 'total war' against Boko Haram

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed total war against terrorism as the country's security forces stepped up efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists 45 days ago. Duration: 01:17

May 30, 2014

Donetsk turns into ghost town after deadly airport battle

The bustling eastern Ukrainian hub of Donetsk resembles a ghost town Thursday with shuttered stores, deserted streets and pro-Russian activists maintaining barricades outside the airport. Duration: 00:38

May 29, 2014

One year on, a student recalls Istanbul's Gezi Park protest

One year after a small campaign to save an Istanbul park from redevelopment precipitated a estimated 3 million-strong nationwide protest, one student who took part in the early demonstrations recalls the good times -- and the bad. Duration: 01:58

May 29, 2014

Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day

Tens of thousands of religious Jews waving Israeli flags march into mainly Arab east Jerusalem as the country celebrates the anniversary of its capture in the 1967 Six-Day War. Duration: 00:32

May 29, 2014

France's mountain forces brave dire conditions for rescue relief

Whether on the edge of a cliff or deep in a canyon, French mountain police investigate the most secluded of crimes and dispatch on dangerous rescue missions that make their job one of the deadliest in France. Duration: 02:12

May 29, 2014

Russian-Western crew blasts off for ISS onboard Soyuz rocket

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian-Western crew blasted off Wednesday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station, as space cooperation between Moscow and the West presses on. Duration: 00:34

May 29, 2014

Historic Jewish community holds out on Tunisia island

Jews and Muslims have lived together for hundreds of years on the Tunisian island of Djerba. But behind the seemingly calm coexistence, there is a history of pain. Duration: 02:10

May 29, 2014

Kerry tells Snowden to 'man up' and return to the US

Secretary of State John Kerry says fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden should "man up" and return to the United States to face justice for revealing US security secrets. Duration: 00:52

May 29, 2014

Russia signs deal on economic union with Belarus and Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a deal creating an economic union with Belarus and Kazakhstan, with Ukraine conspicuously absent after it turned its back on Moscow. Duration: 00:39

May 29, 2014

Shutdown call by TDS hits normal life in Telangana

Andhra Pradesh, May 29 (ANI): Chief minister-elect of India's new state, Telangana, which will come into existence on June 02, K Chandrasekhar Rao, called for a shutdown on Thursday (May 29) to protest the move of the central government to issue an ordinance related to the merger of a few villages of Khammam district into Andhra Pradesh. The city wore a deserted look as shops and business establishments remained closed at many places, including Hyderabad. Bus services from Hyderabad to various destinations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were also suspended. Activists of the regional TRS came out in droves in Bhadrachalam town and protested against the ordinance and termed it unconstitutional.

May 29, 2014

Postal stamps on Narendra Modi issued in Bihar

Patna, May 29 (ANI): Department of Posts issued special stamps on Prime Minister Narendra Modi made by a philatelist in Bihar. The stamps and a special cover conceptualised by philatelist Pradeep Jain depicted Modi in four different poses and the special cover showed him emerging from a lotus. Jain said that he got the idea of 'My Stamp' during the inauguration of Barack Obama as United States President. It was a global event and stamps were released in Washington. The stamps and the cover were released on Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26. Impressed by his work, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted him to get few of the stamps to send them to the neighbouring countries.

May 29, 2014