Politics

Two hurt as Israel navy targets Gaza-bound tobacco boats

Two Palestinians were wounded on Wednesday when Israeli navy vessels destroyed two Gaza-bound boats smuggling cigarettes and tobacco from Egypt, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. Duration: 00:53

Mar 27, 2014

MISCA troops and anti-balaka militia clash in Bangui

International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) troops and anti-balaka militia clash in the C. African capital. Duration: 00:39

Mar 27, 2014

Erdogan and Gulen: rivalry at the heart of Turkish politics

Turks will vote in key local elections on Sunday, after a campaign dominated by corruption allegations, and open warfare between the government and a seventy-three year old imam who was once its ally, Fetullah Gülen. Duration: 02:43

Mar 27, 2014

Algeria presidential hopeful slams Bouteflika's 15-year reign

Algerian presidential candidate Ali Benflis slams the record of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, saying the ailing incumbent failed to push through reforms despite 15 years in power. Duration: 01:06

Mar 27, 2014

Perus informal gold miners protest against government crackdown

Thousands of wildcat gold miners are camping in Lima’s downtown as a way of protesting against the government’s crackdown on illegal and informal mining. Duration: 00:40

Mar 26, 2014

Malaysian official: 'History will judge us well' on MH370

Malaysia's government said on Wednesday that it would be judged favourably by posterity over its much-questioned handling of the crisis over missing flight MH370. Duration: 00:53

Mar 26, 2014

Self-styled 'Apostle' seeks converts to 'Made in Ghana' goods

An inventor and church leader is hoping to transform manufacturing in Ghana with a series of home-grown consumer goods he believes will reduce the country's reliance on foreign imports. Duration: 01:38

Mar 26, 2014

Children risk their lives for gold in Burkina Faso

Between half a million and 700,000 adolescents and younger children are caught up in the mining sector in Burkina Faso, according to the UN Children's Fund (Unicef.) Duration: 02:18

Mar 26, 2014

Chinese leader in France to sign major business deals

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to sign a series of major business deals on the second day of a state visit to France. Duration: 01:08

Mar 26, 2014

Obama at EU headquarters for talks on takeover of Crimea

President Barack Obama pays his first visit ever Wednesday to European Union headquarters, cementing US-EU opposition to the takeover of Crimea after slamming Russian expansionism as a "sign of weakness." Duration: 00:29

Mar 26, 2014

Nitish Kumar targets Modi, says BJP ignoring senior leaders and establishing fascism

Patna, March 26 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday lashed out at BJP and Narendra Modi and said that the party who are neglecting and sidelining their own senior leaders, can never succeed in running a country successfully. He said that BJP has become a one-man party and that they are trying to establish fascism in the world's largest democracy.

Mar 26, 2014

Rakhi Sawant to contest election from Mumbai

Mumbai, Mar 26 (ANI): Bollywood actress, Rakhi Sawant, on Wednesday announced that she will contest general election from entertainment capital Mumbai for main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Sawant added that she never wanted to contest election but this time she decided to fight for the rights of people.

Mar 26, 2014

Deposit Rs. 10,000 crore to grant bail to Subrata Roy: SC tells Sahara Group

New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): The SC on Wednesday set a condition of depositing Rs 10,000 crore by Sahara Group for granting bail to its Chairman Subrata Roy. The apex court agreed to defreeze bank accounts of Sahara companies to raise Rs 10,000 crore. The court adjourned the case for Thursday, asking the group to give details of the bank account numbers which are to be defreezed.

Mar 26, 2014

Ramkripal Yadav files nomination from Pataliputra

Patna, March 26 (ANI): Former RJD leader Ramkripal Yadav who recently joined the BJP on Wednesday filed his nomination from the Pataliputra constituency. Yadav had parted ways with the JD (U) when party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav had decided to field his daughter Misa Bharti from the constituency. Earlier on Tuesday, Misa also filed her nomination from Pataliputra.

Mar 26, 2014