Politics

Dalai Lama: America is champion of democracy, freedom

After leading the US Senate in prayer, the Dalai Lama encouraged the United States to show self-confidence in defending democracy as top lawmakers rallied behind his calls to preserve Tibetan culture. Duration: 00:51

Mar 7, 2014

Crimea's Tatar minority leader rejects vote to join Russia

Leader of Crimea's Tatar minority Refat Chubarov denounced a vote by the territory's pro-Russian lawmakers to join Russia and called for a boycott of a referendum planned for March 16. Duration: 00:54

Mar 7, 2014

Obama: Crimea referendum would violate international law

President Barack Obama warned that a referendum in Crimea on joining Russia would violate Ukraine's constitution and international law. Duration: 00:41

Mar 7, 2014

Ukraine PM: Crimea parliament's vote 'illegitimate'

Ukraine interim premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday dubbed as "illegitimate" a request by the local parliament in Crimea to become part of Russia. Duration: 01:24

Mar 7, 2014

Carmakers pitch smaller cars to boost European recovery

Automobile giants pitched smaller, nimbler cars to tempt cash-strapped consumers in a recovering European market, with compact vehicles taking centre stage at the Geneva Motor Show. Duration: 01:36

Mar 7, 2014

Magdalena Island: where monogamous penguins come to breed

50km-away from Punta Arena in southern Chile is the Magdalena Island, home to the Magellan penguins. This species of monogamous penguins arrive in the summer to breed then migrate to the Brazilian coasts in the winter. Duration: 01:06

Mar 7, 2014

EU leaders call for dialogue at Ukraine summit

Europe's leaders gathered for crisis talks on Ukraine Thursday, pressing Russia to opt for dialogue and de-escalation while warning sanctions were in the offing should Moscow refuse a diplomatic solution.

Mar 7, 2014

Radical Muslim: jihadists only react to western invasions

Abubaker Shariff Ahmed is one of the Musa mosque's radical leaders in Mombasa, branded by Kenyan authorities as an epicentre for the indoctrination and recruitment of Islamic militants.He denies any links with Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels.

Mar 6, 2014

Solis set for Costa Rica's presidency after rival withdraws

Centrist candidate Luis Guillermo Solis appeared set for victory in Costa Rica's presidential elections after rival Johnny Araya unexpectedly withdrew from an April 6 runoff Wednesday.

Mar 6, 2014

S.Korea calls on North to give up its nuclear weapons

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye says the the obstacle to economic prosperity on the Korean peninsula is North Korea’s nuclear weapons as she attends a ceremony for 5,860 new military officers.

Mar 6, 2014

Ukrainian expats en route to Washington to seek US support

Ukrainian-American in Chicago say nothing short of a Russian withdrawal to their bases in Crimea will do. Duration: 01:07

Mar 6, 2014

Pistorius witness accused of doctoring testimony

Oscar Pistorius' defence lawyer accused a key witness of doctoring evidence with his wife to "incriminate" the athlete on Thursday, as he tried to scupper the prosecution's principal line of attack.

Mar 6, 2014

Twenty years on, Rwanda's reconciliation goes on step by step

At least 800,000 people, the overwhelming majority a Tutsi minority were murdered in Rwanda - by soldiers, Hutu extremist militia and even ordinary people in 1994. Twenty years on and the process of reconciliation is on-going. Duration: 02:19

Mar 6, 2014

Kiran Bedi questions AAP on their provocation to go BJP headquarters

New Delhi, March 06 (ANI): After a scuffle between BJP and AAP workers in front of BJP headquarters following Arvind Kejriwal’s detention in Gujarat, Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi questioned the party on their provocation to visit there. Bedi said that if there is any problem against any political party, AAP should have visited the Election Commission rather than doing what they did. She also said that the AAP sent a mass text message to everyone to collect at the location and that the message is a proof against them.

Mar 6, 2014

India and US can tackle all challenges together: US Assistant Secretary of State

New Delhi, March 06 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Delhi, on her first visit to India, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Nisha D Biswal said that India and US can tackle all the challenges when they will work together. Biswal said that with combined efforts of both, India and Pakistan, bilateral trade can grow to a soaring 10 billion US Dollars unlike now. The US Assistant Secretary of State also laid emphasis on US and India’s efforts to come closer and work together for better and developed economy. Earlier, Biswal held detailed discussions on India-US relations with her counterpart, the Joint Secretary for the Americas in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Mar 6, 2014