Politics

Spanish winemakers look to seduce China at HK fair

Spanish and New World winemakers push to make gains in the vast Chinese market, as they showcase their wares at one of Asia's largest wine fairs. Duration: 01:17

Nov 7, 2013

Marvel announces comic with new Muslim superhero

Marvel Comics introduce a new superhero, 16-year-old Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager living in Jersey City, New Jersey. The character's story will launch early next year. Duration: 00:37

Nov 7, 2013

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visit India

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla visited a forest research centre and a military academy Thursday on the first full day of their Indian tour which began with garlands and a blessing beside the River Ganges. Duration: 01:12

Nov 7, 2013

France, Ecuador sign joint research agreements

French President François Hollande has been meeting his Ecuadorian counterpart Rafael Correa, as the two countries sign cooperation agreements in education and research. Duration: 01:03

Nov 7, 2013

Astronauts take Olympic torch into space ahead of Sochi

Russia on Thursday launched into space a trio of Russian, Japanese and US astronauts carrying an unlit Olympic torch that will for the first time be taken on a spacewalk to mark the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi. Duration: 00:43

Nov 7, 2013

Twitter hits Wall Street with a bang amid high anticipation

Twitter makes its Wall Street debut Thursday with a price tag of $26 per share, bidding to raise up to $2.1 billion in the most eagerly awaited stock offering since Facebook. Duration: 00:25

Nov 7, 2013

Contemporary art fair in Istanbul attracts European collectors

The eighth Contemporary Istanbul art fair opened on Wednesday with 115 galleries, 70 from abroad, presenting 600 artists. Duration: 01:25

Nov 7, 2013

Fukushima plant readies for delicate fuel rod remova

Nuclear engineers in Japan are preparing to move uranium and plutonium fuel rods at Fukushima, their most difficult and dangerous task since the plant's runaway reactors were brought under control two years ago. Duration: 0:46

Nov 7, 2013

UK spymasters hit out at Snowden in televised grilling

The head of Britain's electronic eavesdropping service on Thursday denied that the agency was listening to the majority of domestic email and telephone conversations, in the wake of the leaks from Edward Snowden. Duration: 0:56

Nov 7, 2013

British artist Marc Quinn unveils new works in Hong Kong

British artist Marc Quinn unveils a new series of works in White Cube's Hong Kong branch. Duration: 0:52

Nov 7, 2013

Kerry cites 'progress' in some areas of Mideast talks

Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he has made "significant progress" in some areas of Israeli-Palestinian talks, after reaffirming US opposition to Israeli settlements. Duration: 00:52

Nov 7, 2013

French rugby team warns Kiwis ahead of test match

The French rugby team warns New Zealand that they won't just be "sparring partners" for the All Blacks, ahead of their match at the Parisian Stade de France on Saturday. Duration: 00:42

Nov 7, 2013

Garbage clogs streets of Madrid as sweepers strike

Rubbish piled up in the gutters of Madrid on Thursday as a strike by street-sweepers facing sackings and salary cuts began to leave its mark on the major tourist destination. Duration: 0:55

Nov 7, 2013

Gwyneth Paltrow unveils Printemps Christmas decorations

American actress Gwyneth Paltrow inaugurated today the Christmas shopwindow decorations of the Printemps department store in Paris. Duration: 0:31

Nov 7, 2013

No SPG security cover for Modi: Shinde

West Bengal, Nov 06 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday turned down the BJP's demand for Special Protection Group (SPG) security to the saffron party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Talking to mediapersons, Shinde said that the matter was determined by law, and there was a law under which such security is provided only to the prime minister.

Nov 6, 2013