Politics

West strengthened jihadists' hand in Syria: rebels

The hesitation of the West to support moderate rebels in Syria has pushed them closer to jihadists from abroad, giving an increasingly Islamist tint to the rebellion against Bashar al-Assad, according to rebels in Aleppo. Duration: 01:00

Sep 30, 2013

Kenyan MPs inspect mall massacre wreckage

As shopkeepers return to the Westgate Mall to retrieve items that survived the four day siege by gunmen, Kenyan MPs startan investigation into alleged intelligence failings over the deadly attack. Duration: 01:40

Sep 30, 2013

French trial opens amid Roma polemic

Twenty-seven ethnic Roma go on trial for organised theft in France, amid a political row over the treatment of France's Roma population. French trial opens amid Roma polemic. Duration: 00:51

Sep 30, 2013

Suicide bombing at Iraqi Shiite mosque kills dozens

Iraqis are sifiting through the rubble after a suicide attack at the Al-Hussein mosque, in the district of al-Musayyib, left at least 27 people dead and dozens more wounded. Duration: 00:24

Sep 30, 2013

UN election observers: Guinean voters want stability

Guineans "expressed quietly their desire to end the transition," in the parliamentary elections Saturday, despite "important organizational deficiencies," declared Monday at a press conference the EU Chief observer in Guinea. Duration: 00:44

Sep 30, 2013

Obama, Netanyahu discuss new perspectives on Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday Iran must dismantle its "military nuclear program" as a condition for a diplomatic breakthrough that would head off the prospect of military action. Duration: 01:15

Sep 30, 2013

Vatican sets April 2014 for historic two-pope sainthood

The Vatican said late popes John Paul II and John XXIII would be made saints at an unprecedented joint ceremony on April 27, 2014 in a bid to unite Catholic conservatives and liberals. Duration: 00:47

Sep 30, 2013

Mexico: yoga classes to steer young offenders away from crime

Fredy, a former drug dealer, teaches yoga to a dozen teenage offenders in a juvenile detention center, as part of a program to steer young criminals away from a life of crime. Duration: 01:55

Sep 30, 2013

DC residents wary as government shutdown nears

Hundreds of thousands of US government workers came to work Monday without knowing whether they will be needed on Tuesday, as federal agencies face a devastating shutdown. Duration: 00:46

Sep 30, 2013

Sudan defends crackdown as unrest enters second week

Sudan's Interior Minister Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamed told a news conference that photos of victims of a bloody crackdown on protesters were "fake" and defended its reactions to protests sparked by a rise in fuel prices. Duration: 00:36

Sep 30, 2013

Algeria leader attends his first cabinet meeting of 2013

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, largely unseen for months because of health problems, presided over a cabinet meeting Sunday for the first time this year, Algerian media reported. Duration: 00:37

Sep 30, 2013

Obama: 'one faction of one party' holding up shutdown talks

President Barack Obama Monday accused "one faction of one party in one house of Congress" of holding Americans hostage in a budget dispute threatening to shutter the US government. Duration: 01:56

Sep 30, 2013

Obama discusses potential shutdown with cabinet members

President Barack Obama held a cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss the potential impacts of a government shutdown, hours before the deadline for a deal. Duration: 00:27

Sep 30, 2013

Manmohan Singh meets Nawaz Sharif amidst controversy

New York, Sep 29 (ANI): Amidst opposition and controversy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York on Sunday late evening. The meeting comes even when India is facing border insurgencies and attacks from across the border, but the PM remains hopeful that talks between both countries would normalize the situation between them. Singh met Sharif a day after the later termed Indian prime minister as a 'village woman whining in front of Obama' to the journalists, off the record.

Sep 29, 2013

Insurgents continue to target civilians in Manipur

Manipur, Sep 29 (ANI): On September 13, a bomb exploded inside a temporary workers' shed at Nagamapal killing at least 9 people. Around 12 others were seriously injured. The workers hailing from Assam were resting after dinner when the bomb went off, killing 5 of them on the spot. The security forces rushed to the blast site and took the injured to RIMS. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. In another incident on the same day, an IED exploded near the Khurai Chairenthongkhong waiting shed, injuring an Assam Rifles personnel and an auto rickshaw driver. The blast also damaged the roof of the waiting shed and the store room and walls of the Khurai popular high school.

Sep 29, 2013