Politics

Regrettable multiple ceasefire violations by Pak is no way to move forward: Khurshid

New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday termed the multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) as 'regrettable', and said the only constructive way forward for the relationship between the two countries was if Pakistan dismantled its infrastructure of terrorism, delivered justice in the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 and made a sincere effort to comply with the ceasefire along the border.

Oct 21, 2013

Deported Roma girl, family attacked in Kosovo

Unidentified assailants attack a Roma schoolgirl, whose deportation from France sparked controversy, along with her family in Kosovo where they have been living since their eviction. Duration: 01:07

Oct 21, 2013

Veteran Luxembourg PM leads polls but loses ground

Luxembourg's veteran Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker took a clear lead at snap elections Sunday, but after 18 years in office Europe's longest-serving leader lost ground, official figures showed.Duration: 00:45

Oct 21, 2013

Food from Fukushima area is safe, clean-up going well: IAEA

A team of experts from the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says food from the Fukushima area is safe, as it publishes a report on the progress of the clean-up at the stricken nuclear plant. Duration: 00:42

Oct 21, 2013

France to summon US ambassador 'immediately' over spy claims

France's foreign minister announced Monday the "immediate" summoning of the US ambassador over claims leaked by former US contractor Edward Snowden that American spies eavesdropped on millions of calls made by French citizens.

Oct 21, 2013

A wax figure of late singer Whitney Houston, on loan from the US for eight weeks, was unveiled in Madame Tussauds in London

A wax figure of late singer Whitney Houston, on loan from the US for eight weeks, was unveiled in Madame Tussauds in London. Duration: 01:15

Oct 21, 2013

Australia crews battle to tame wildfires

Firefighters are battling an enormous blaze in southeastern Australia, with officials warning it could merge with another to create a "mega-fire" if weather conditions worsen.

Oct 21, 2013

Egypt Christians in shock and in mourning after church attack

Police were hunting Monday for those behind a shooting spree at a church wedding that killed four people, in the first attack targeting Christians in Cairo since the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president. Duration: 00:58

Oct 21, 2013

Ethiopia hosts very first "Haile Gebrselassie Marathon"

Ethiopia hosted the very first "Haile Gebrselassie Marathon" on Sunday, with participants from Ethiopia, America and Europe. Duration: 01:11

Oct 21, 2013

The toad that turned into a nice little earner

Once upon a time a poisonous cane toad lived in the South Sea Islands, unloved and unwanted. Then one day a Polish fairy waved her wand and the plain old cane toad turned into a precious fashion accessory...

Oct 21, 2013

Campaigning ramps up for Madagascar presidential polls

Madagascar will hold the first round of a divisive presidential election on Friday October 25. The polls will aim to end the political crisis that has continued since March 2009 when President Marc Ravalomanana was ousted in a coup.

Oct 21, 2013

Soldiers with shopping bags in Kenya mall video

CCTV footage from Nairobi's Westgate mall appears to show Kenyan soldiers carrying loot out of the besieged shopping centre, attacked four weeks ago.

Oct 21, 2013

EDF signs 16-bn deal to build new UK nuclear plant

French energy giant EDF said on Monday it had clinched a deal worth £16 billion ($26 billion, 18.9 billion euros) to build Britain's first new nuclear plant for a generation, with Chinese backing.

Oct 21, 2013

Two years after Kadhafi's death, militias haunt Libya

Two years after the killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, a chaotic Libya is haunted by the spectre of civil war, with heavily armed former rebels transformed into unruly militias. In Tripoli, Libyans express frustration at the lack of progress.

Oct 21, 2013

Nairobi memorial one month after Westgate mall attack

At Nairobi's Karura Forest friends and family gather to commemorate the victims of the Westgate attack, one month on, through a memorial service and the planting of a tree for each of the 70 victims.

Oct 21, 2013