Politics

Thousands sign up to Ukraine's National Guard

According to Ukraine's Colonel Mykhaylo Kardinal around 2,000 new recruits have signed up to join Ukraine's National Guard, following Sunday's referendum in which Crimeans voted overwhelming in favour of becoming a part of Russia. Duration: 01:000

Mar 18, 2014

Obama tells Abbas risks must be taken for peace process

US President Barack Obama tells Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that both he and Israeli leaders must make tough political decisions and take "risks" for peace. Duration: 00:50

Mar 18, 2014

Thousands take to West Bank streets to support Abbas

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of West Bank cities Monday in support of president Mahmud Abbas's visit to Washington for talks with Barack Obama on the peace process with Israel. Duration: 01:08

Mar 18, 2014

N.Korea crimes on par with Nazis, Khmer Rouge: UN probe

The crimes of North Korea's regime are as chilling as those of the Nazis, South Africa's apartheid regime or Cambodia's Khmer Rouge and must be stopped, the head of a UN inquiry said Monday. Duration: 01:12

Mar 18, 2014

Pro-Ukrainians avoid public protest in Donetsk

Since recent clashes between pro-Russians and pro-Ukrainians in Donetsk, which left one person dead last Thrusday, pro-Ukrainians have decided not to protest in public any longer to avoid any escalation of violence. Duration: 01:21

Mar 18, 2014

UN nuclear watchdog chief: No technology is 100% safe

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says his agency will keep working to improve safety after the Fukushima crisis, but no atomic plant could be "100 percent" safe from natural disasters. Duration: 00:56

Mar 18, 2014

Winter takes a parting shot at US northeast

The unusually grim winter in the US northeast shows no sign of relenting, after Washington DC and nearby states were blanketed by some of the heaviest snows of the season. Duration: 00:24

Mar 18, 2014

Raju Ravitej: The Architect Behind Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party

Telugu cinema industry's "Power Star" and founder of Jana Sena, Pavan Kalyan will release a book on the party's ideology and other details on 26 March.

Mar 18, 2014

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

More than a week after a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet vanished, a clearer picture is emerging of the events leading up to and immediately after its disappearance. The Boeing 777 aircraft travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing slipped off radar early on March 8th, 2014, with 239 people on board. VIDEOGRAPHIC

Mar 18, 2014

Serbia's centre-right faces reform challenge after landslide

With a resounding election victory under its belt, Serbia's centre-right SNS party must now forge ahead with tough economic reforms as it plots a course into the EU, analysts said on Monday. Duration: 01:33

Mar 18, 2014

Two dead in Lebanon car bombing: security

The suicide car bomb attack in a Hezbollah-dominated area of eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, left two people dead, according to a new toll released Monday. Duration: 00:27

Mar 17, 2014

Gun licenser says Pistorius had sound knowledge of gun laws

Oscar Pistorius was in the process of buying six guns at the time he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, more than usually allowed under South African law, his murder trial heard Monday. Duration: 00:45

Mar 17, 2014

Sevastopol residents welcome Crimea's break from Ukraine

Residents of Sevastopol said they were very happy following Sunday's referendum has resulted in Crimea's regional assembly declaring independence from Ukraine and appling to join Russia. Duration: 00:50

Mar 17, 2014

Syria refugees dismayed at prospect of Assad re-election

Syrian refugees in a sprawling desert camp in Jordan fear that President Bashar al-Assad's likely re-election this year will leave their dream of a return home as distant as ever. Duration: 01:11

Mar 17, 2014

EU readies Russia sanctions after Crimea vote

EU foreign ministers adopted sanctions to Russia on Monday by making it pay a price for backing a Crimea vote for independence from Ukraine. Duration: 00:52

Mar 17, 2014