Politics

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav

UP Budget: Focus on Development Sectors, Free Skill Development Training for Six Lakh Youth

In the 2014-15 state budget, UP chief minister has wiped out most of the freebies and has focused on basic necessities including infrastructure, energy and job creation.

Jun 21, 2014

Injured German caver in good shape

Doctors treating a German cave explorer, who was dramatically rescued after 11 days trapped and injured deep in the Alps, said Friday that he was in "excellent condition" considering his ordeal. Duration: 00:57

Jun 21, 2014

Anti-slavery campaigner runs for Mauritania's presidency

In Mauritania "there has never been an abolition of slavery" according to Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, a candidate running in Saturday's presidential election. Duration: 00:50

Jun 21, 2014

Berlusconi's under-age sex appeal trial begins in Rome

Silvio Berlusconi's appeal against a conviction for paying for sex with a teen prostitute began Friday without the former premier, who was serving community service for tax fraud. Duration: 00:42

Jun 21, 2014

Ukraine: French doctors help Ukrainian hosptials

French doctors from the Jouvenet Clinique in Paris are helping hospitals in Kiev providing medical consultations to soldiers and officers wounded by violent conflicts in the east of Ukraine. Duration: 01:25

Jun 21, 2014

Syrian journalists, exiled in France, look home

Syrian journalists are among the thousands of refugees who have found a temporary home in France, but the aid they receive falls short of covering their material, and emotional, needs. Duration: 02:25

Jun 21, 2014

Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine despite cease-fire

Despite Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko announcing a cease-fire, fighting continues in the east. In Seversk, 140 kilometers north of Donetsk, violent clashes have taken place involving hundreds of pro-Russian separatists. Duration: 01:04

Jun 20, 2014

Truck bomb kills at least 35 in Syria's Hama: state media

A massive truck bomb claimed by rebels killed at least 35 people on Friday in a government-controlled village in the central Syrian province of Hama, state news agency SANA reported. Duration: 00:41

Jun 20, 2014

Suicide bomber kills two at Lebanese checkpoint

Lebanese security forces were inspecting the scene after a suicide bomber killed at least two people at a Lebanese checkpoint on the main highway from Beirut to Damascus on Friday. Duration: 00:33

Jun 20, 2014

Thousands of Iraqis volunteer to fight Sunni militants

Iraqi volunteers were lining up to register to fight an offensive by Sunni Arab militants. Duration: 00:43

Jun 20, 2014

Global refugee numbers highest since WWII: UN

The number of people driven from their homes by conflict and crisis has topped 50 million for the first time since World War II, with Syrians hardest hit, the UN refugee agency said Friday. Duration: 01:18

Jun 20, 2014

Gazans survey Israeli airstrike damage

Gazans awoke on Friday to more damage from continued Israeli airstrikes in response to Palestinian rocket fire on its territoriy. Duration: 00:45

Jun 20, 2014

Hong Kong's first Bitcoin ATM is launched

Hong Kong's first Bitcoin vending machine is launched, allowing customers to buy, sell and redeem the virtual currency. Duration: 00:47

Jun 20, 2014

June 28, 1914: the day that triggered WWI

At the end of June, commemorative events will mark exactly 100 years since the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo, a moment that would precipitate World War I. Duration: 02:41

Jun 20, 2014

Good morning, Donetsk -- rebels spread the word on radio

Radio Republic is the only official radio station of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, in eastern Ukraine. It broadcasts a blend of patriotic jingles and political diatribes to keep listeners tuned in. Duration: 01:05

Jun 20, 2014