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Hundreds take on Empire State Building race

Hundreds of runners from around the world gather in New York to compete in the annual Empire State Building Run-Up, racing up 86 floors, 1,576 steps, and 1,050 feet from the lobby to the iconic 86th floor Observatory. Duration: 01:22 Feb 6, 2014
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Look beyond Olympic hype, Pussy Riot says

Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot call for a boycott of the Sochi Olympic Games as they take their campaign against Vladimir Putin's civil liberties crackdown to New York. Duration: 01:27 Feb 6, 2014
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Family of castaway's dead companion wants answers

The fisherman who says he survived a 13-month journey in the Pacific should return to Mexico to explain the death of a young man who accompanied him, the victim's family says. Duration: 01:29 Feb 6, 2014
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Thai farmers protest in new challenge to PM

Dozens of Thai rice farmers mount a protest in the capital Bangkok in the latest show of public anger against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's embattled government. Duration: 00:41 Feb 6, 2014
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Third Front didn't come into force and BJP already panicking: Sharad Yadav

Patna, Feb 06 (ANI): After Narendra Modi lashed out at the third front and said that it will make India 'third grade', JD (U) President Sharad Yadav said that Modi and BJP is already panicking and attacking them, when the third front has not come into existence. Further, Yadav said that neither congress, nor BJP can form majority government without coalition. He said that it was BJP only who initiated the process of the third front by separating from its alliance. Feb 6, 2014
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Bangladesh celebrates Ganajagoran Mancha anniversary, vows to strengthen movement

Dhaka, Feb 06 (ANI): Bangladesh's people's resurgence platform, Ganajagoran Mancha, celebrated its first anniversary, as crowds of activists gathered at Shahbag Square hailing the International Crimes Tribunal's verdict against Islamist leader, Abdul Quader Mollah. The prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Rana Dasgupta said that Ganajagoran Mancha is the reflection of the secular and inclusive culture that Bangladesh stands for. An activist, Nazmun Ara said that they would continue their movement until all the criminals are awarded capital punishment. Feb 6, 2014
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BJP calls AAP 'urban naxalite', Sanjay Singh backlashes

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): Reacting on BJP leader Arun Jaitley's remark wherein he termed AAP leaders as 'urban naxalite', party leader Sanjay Singh said backlashed at him. Further, commenting on BJP's allegations that AAP and Congress are close aides, Singh said that BJP and Congress join hands whenever there is any corruption taking place. Singh also said that if protesting on streets is an act which qualifies one as 'urban naxalite', then BJP is no less than one too. He also said that AAP is passing Janlokpal bill for good governance of its own government in Delhi, then why is BJP worried about the same. Feb 6, 2014
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Ravi Shankar Prasad on Ishrat Jahan encounter case

New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the Congress has been running a systematic and malicious campaign against former Gujarat Home Minister and Narendra Modi's aide Amit Shah for years in Gujarat and all over the country, which has now been demolished. The CBI has not named Shah, whom it had interrogated earlier, in its second charge-sheet in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Feb 6, 2014
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Aseemanand didn't accept anything, nothing but socio-political conspiracy: Lawyer

Ajmer, Feb 06 (ANI): After Aseemanand, a key accused in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case is caught up in a controversy over an alleged interview wherein he accepted that the attacks were sanctioned by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, his lawyer refuted all claims and called it a 'socio-religious conspiracy'. He said that this is a conspiracy of the NIA who is trying to conspire against Aseemanand in the case. He also questioned on how the lady journalist was allowed recording in the prison where no camera and mobile phone is allowed. The lawyer also refuted any claims of any interview at all. Feb 6, 2014
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