Politics

Berlusconi: Italy's Midas loses his touch

Abandoned by top aides and choked by legal woes, Silvio Berlusconi's defeat in a showdown with Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Wednesday was seen by analysts as a sign of his terminal decline. After two decades in politics, the bombastic tycoon who once compared himself to Jesus Christ cut an increasingly lonely figure as one by one his lieutenants broke ranks to support the government.

Oct 2, 2013

Olympics: Sochi security 'less strict' than London

Russian security officials briefed reporters on measures to ensure the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi are safe from the violence wrecking the volatile North Caucasus region

Oct 2, 2013

UK cyclist's near miss at train crossing

Footage released by the British Transport Police shows a cyclist come within a whisker of being struck by a train after passing the security barrier at a crossing in Waterbeach, in the English county of Cambridgeshire.

Oct 2, 2013

War crimes court orders arrest of Kenyan over 'bribes'

The International Criminal Court said Wednesday it had issued a warrant for the arrest of a Kenyan for allegedly trying to bribe witnesses to drop their testimony in the crimes against humanity trial of Deputy President William Ruto. Duration: 00:40

Oct 2, 2013

Final design of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia revealed

The Sagrada Familia church was meant to be Barcelona's crowning monument from famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi, but construction on the Neo-Gothic building has taken longer than expected, 131 years so far. Duration: 01:04

Oct 2, 2013

Mandela exhibition arrives in London. Duration: 01:10

A new exhibition called "We love Mandela" opens its doors in London, showcasing the work of 21 artists who have been touched by the life of Madiba. Duration: 01:10

Oct 2, 2013

Wreckage, looting inside Nairobi mall

New images from inside Kenya's Westgate mall, where bodies have been recovered from the wreckage following a brutal attack by Islamist gunmen, as the search continues for clues and more victims.

Oct 2, 2013

Federal employees protest government shutdown

The Federal employees protest the government shutdown as Congress' inability to approve a budget has closed capital-area museum and monuments. Duration: 01:14

Oct 2, 2013

Free lunch for federal workers affected by govt shutdown

A Washington burger chain is offering free lunches to federal workers who are obliged to stay home without pay because of the government's shutdown following the budget impasse in Congress. Duration: 1:08

Oct 2, 2013

Cyclists protest as Kolkata bans bikes from key roads

Angry cyclists held noisy protests in the centre of the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday over the local government's move to ban them from major roads in the congested metropolis. Duration: 0:42

Oct 2, 2013

ECB leaves rates unchanged, promises liquidity. Duration: 0:50

The European Central Bank leaves key interest rates unchanged, saying that monetary policy will remain stable for the foreseeable future. Duration: 0:50

Oct 2, 2013

Rasheed Masood's Verdict is historic: D Raja

New Delhi, Oct 01 (ANI): After Congress Rajya Sabha MP Rasheed Masood is convicted by a Delhi court sentencing him to four years in jail in connection with the MBBS seat scam, CPI leader D Raja said that the verdict is a historic one and also an expected one. He further said that this will send a message to all the politicians and should be taken as a great league started.

Oct 1, 2013

Congress Vice-President Rahul, not BJP made fun of PM: Rajnath

Kolkata, Oct 01 (ANI): BJP president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday came down heavily on Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi for accusing BJP of making fun of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and said that it was the Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi who instead made fun of the PM when he is abroad.

Oct 1, 2013

Guj Lokayukta Aayog Bill, 2013 passed by state assembly

Gandhinagar, Oct 01 (ANI): The Gujarat State Assembly passed the controversial Gujarat Lokayukta Aayog Bill 2013 here on Tuesday, despite state Governor Kamla Beniwal expressing her reservations on some aspects of it. The bill will again be sent to Governor Beniwal for her approval.

Oct 1, 2013

Japanese firms target water purification industry in Asia

Japan, Oct 01 (ANI): Safe and clean drinking water is the basic right of people. In Thailand, the government provides clean water from Bangkhen plant in the suburbs of its capital Bangkok. It is Asia's second biggest water treatment facility, and it processes 4 million cubic meters of clean water every day. The plant has been using Ebara pumps from Japan for over 3 decades. The reliability of water pumps supplied by Ebara has created a unique relationship with the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority in Thailand. Ebara recently organized a seminar in Bangkok that attracted representatives from South-East Asian countries to update them about its latest technologies in water purification.

Oct 1, 2013