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Italy's PM nominee Renzi races to form coalition

Italy's new prime minister designate Matteo Renzi began talks on Tuesday to try to form a coalition, a day after promising quick reforms to get the eurozone's third biggest economy moving again. Duration: 00:36

Feb 18, 2014

Kashmiri Mohajirs live a life of misery and subjugation in PoK

Muzaffarabad, PoK, February 18: Kashmiris who left their homes in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir for Pakistan occupied Kashmir or PoK say that they regret having left their home and hearth in India and in falling prey to propaganda and said that they would fare better in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

Feb 18, 2014

Congress playing double game: Sushma Swaraj on passage of Telangana Bill

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that the UPA had not done anything in its second tenure for the formation of Telangana and had brought the bill in the House only in Parliament's last session. Sushma added that in 2004 Congress had fought elections with TRS and had promised that they would work for Telangana, however they finished the tenure without acting on it. She also said that the Congress had wanted the BJP to reject the Telangana Bill amidst uproar, so that they could blame them for non-passage of the bill.

Feb 18, 2014

Uganda doesn't slaughter gays so 'tolerant': ethics minister

Uganda is "tolerant" of gays because "we are not slaughtering them", says the country's Minister for Ethics as he defends an anti-gay bill which would see homosexuals jailed for life. Duration: 01:40

Feb 18, 2014

Venezuela govt faces more street protests

Venezuela gives three US diplomats 48 hours to leave the country as Washington rejects as "baseless and false" accusations it is aiding protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Images of anti-government protests. Duration: 00:48

Feb 18, 2014

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North Korea Prison Horror Stories Similar to Nazi Concentration Camps [Video]

To coincide with the official release of the UN Commission of inquiry report, Human Rights Watch also released a video featuring witnesses testimony from the country's internment camps.

Feb 18, 2014

'Black day' for country: Jaganmohan Reddy on passage of Telangana bill

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Speaking on the passage of Telangana bill in the Lok Sabha, YSR Congress Chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday said that it is a black day for the country. He further said that the bill was introduced undemocratically and is against the will of the people of Andhra Pradesh.

Feb 18, 2014

Gadkari files defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal, Ashutosh

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has filed a defamation case against Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Ashutosh on Tuesday. Talking to mediapersons, Gadkari said that Kejriwal has tarnished his image by calling him corrupt. The complaint was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha. Kejriwal had called Gadkari as "corrupt" and included his name in the list of "Most Corrupt" and said his party would field candidates against him.

Feb 18, 2014

To stop live telecast of LS proceedings is murder of democracy: Dinesh Trivedi

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Former Railway Minister and TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi on Tuesday criticized Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar's decision to stop live proceedings from the Lok Sabha. The live telecast of Parliament proceedings was stopped as the Lok Sabha began the process of passing the controversial bill that seeks to create a Telangana state by dividing Andhra Pradesh. Calling the decision a 'murder of democracy', Trivedi said that it was a 'very bad precedent' and was a situation that was worse than democracy.

Feb 18, 2014

Telangana Bill passed in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): In an unprecedented measure, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the controversial Telangana Bill with the main opposition BJP giving full support to the Congress in the passage of the bill. The bill was literally passed inside closed doors, as all the entry points were closed after members assembled inside the House at 3 pm. Live telecast of the proceedings on Lok Sabha TV was banned on the orders of Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar. Soon after the House met at 3 pm, Speaker Meira Kumar asked Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to initiate the debate. Marshals were deployed at all entry gates of Lok Sabha, as it was suspected that suspended MPs of Telugu Desam and other parties may barge in and disturb the proceedings.

Feb 18, 2014

Guwahati Schoolboy invents computer system ReVo Book

Guwahati, Feb 18 (ANI): An Indian tenth grade student launched a "ReVo Book" an ultra-slim virus-protected microchip-run computer system, a move that can transform traditional computing devices. Teenaged Afreed Islam from Guwahati's Little Flower School is the new kid on the block, his 'ReVo Book' is embedded with a microchip and a hybrid operating system. The design of the computer system has been developed by a German based firm which took up the project after knowing about Islam's innovation. He has already applied for a copyright for the 'ReVo Book' and is expecting to secure it soon.

Feb 18, 2014

S. Korea orders probe after students killed by roof collapse

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye calls for a full investigation into the collapse of an auditorium packed with students near the southern city of Gyeongju that killed at least 10 people and injured more than 100. Duration: 00:58

Feb 18, 2014

Italy disappointed over Supreme Court dragging marines case

New Delhi/ Kochi, Feb 18 (ANI): Italy expressed disappointment over Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to postpone the hearing in the case of Italian marines charged with the killing of fishermen, an incident that soured diplomatic relations between the two nations. Italian government's Special Envoy Staffan De Mistura, miffed at the court’s decision to postpone the hearing and to hold the case under the controversial Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA), expressed his dismay over the prolonged delay. Mistura also said that along with Italy even the European Union was watching the case with deep concern.

Feb 18, 2014

Congress gave wounds to AP, doesn't have time to spare for them: Narendra Modi - Part - 2

Davangere, Feb 18 (ANI): BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed a rally in Davangere city of Karnataka. Speaking at the rally, Modi said that he is surprised that Congress President Sonia Gandhi & Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi are visiting south but don't have the time to visit Andhra Pradesh. He also added that the people of Andhra need consoling, support and care but the Congress don't have words to spare for them. He further said that there are four enemies of politics- Dynasty politics, Casteism, Communalism and Opportunism and Congress has all of these four. He further criticized Congress over disruption of the Parliament saying that it is Congress MPs who go upto the well of the House & disrupt its functioning.

Feb 18, 2014