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Bhopal gas victims urge US President Obama for justice ahead of his India visit

Bhopal, Jan 24 (ANI): Victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, world's worst industrial disaster, called upon US President Barack Obama to ensure justice for survivors by directing Dow Chemicals to appear for hearings and clean toxic waste. In the early hours of December 3, 1984, around 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas accidentally leaked from a pesticide factory owned by US multinational Union Carbide Corp. and was carried by the wind into the surrounding slums. Social activist Satinath Sarangi said they have called upon Obama and demanded extradition of John Macdonald, secretary of Union Carbide. Obama will arrive in India on Sunday for the second time during his tenure, to build on what he calls one of the defining relationships of the 21st century.

Jan 24, 2015

Bolivians celebrate as Morales sworn in for third term

Civil and military parades celebrate Bolivian President Evo Morale's swearing in for a third term. Duration: 01:09

Jan 24, 2015

Amnesty remains worried on human rights after Saudi King death

The Secretary General of Amnesty International says in Davos, that the death of Saudi Arabia's King was not a surprise and that Amesty remains concerned with "the complete lack of basic human rights in that country." Duration: 00:58

Jan 24, 2015

Lingering stigma of the Holocaust in Poland 70 years on

Seventy years after the liberation of the Nazi German extermination camp, survivors are mobilising to protect the memory of the Holocaust. Duration: 02:52

Jan 24, 2015

Amnesty leads protest against flogging of Saudi blogger

Rights group Amnesty International leads a protest in Paris against the sentencing of blogger Raef Badawi to flogging, a case that has sparked international criticism. Duration: 00:58

Jan 24, 2015

DRC opposition calls for people to unite against Kabila

Senators in the Democratic Republic of Congo delayed a vote on hotly contested legislation that would extend President Joseph Kabila's rule, following days of deadly clashes between protesters and police. Duration: 00:50

Jan 24, 2015

Myanmar protesters march for 'murdered' teachers

Human rights activists call for justice for two young teachers who they allege were murdered by soldiers in northern Myanmar. Duration: 00:45

Jan 24, 2015

Iraqs displaced Yazidis hunker down for winter

Last summer, tens of thousands of Yazidis faced searing heat as they fled a murderous jihadist onslaught in northern Iraq, but many survivors are now shivering in the snow. Duration: 00:58

Jan 24, 2015

French PM visits school after secularity measures introduced

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and French Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem visit an agricultural secondary school a day after government proposals were unveiled to combat radical Islam in the classroom. Duration: 01:31

Jan 24, 2015

Soweto looting spree sends foreign shopkeepers fleeing

An outbreak of pillaging began in Soweto after a foreign shopkeeper shot dead a teenager who allegedly tried to rob him, and spread to other townships west of Johannesburg. Duration: 01:16

Jan 24, 2015

Saudi citizens pledge allegiance to their new king

Saudi Arabia's new King Salman vowed Friday to keep his oil-rich, conservative Muslim kingdom on a steady course and moved to cement his hold on power following his half-brother King Abdullah's death. Duration: 00:36

Jan 24, 2015

Police say woman carried bomb that killed two in Arrah

Patna/Arrah, Jan 23 (ANI): Police on Friday said a woman carried the bomb that led to two deaths, including hers and injured many in Arrah city of Bihar. A crude bomb exploded outside a courtroom in Bihar on Friday, killing two people and wounding ten, just days before Republic Day ceremonies that have been attacked in the past in troubled parts of the country. The blast occurred in Arrah town in Bihar, parts of which have been racked by a Maoist insurgency. Both the dead were women, including a police constable. The Additional Director General of Bihar Police, Gupteshwar Pandey, said the site had been sealed off and investigation has been launched. Two criminals being brought to the court escaped in the mayhem.

Jan 23, 2015

Shashi Tharoor gives reasons of his 'isolation in the party'

Jaipur, Jan 23 (ANI): Congress party leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday while attending the Jaipur Literature Festival, said that his isolation in the party was due to his views on foreign policy and national security. Tharoor, who won a seat in parliament from Kerala in 2009 and was later appointed the junior foreign minister and education minister, created controversy through his tweets and articulation. He also criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gap between his articulation and implementation. An acclaimed author and prolific user of social media website Twitter, Tharoor was an under-secretary general during Kofi Annan's leadership of the United Nations.

Jan 23, 2015

Thai ex-PM Yingluck facing jail on top of impeachment

Ex-Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra faces up to ten years in prison after prosecutors say they will indict her on corruption charges over a controversial rice subsidy scheme -- a move that risks reigniting the country's bitter divisions. Duration: 00:36

Jan 23, 2015

Thai ex-PM Yingluck impeached and facing criminal charges

Thailand's junta-stacked parliament votes to impeach former premier Yingluck Shinawatra, hours after prosecutors announced plans to indict her for corruption in a double blow that risks reigniting the country's bitter divisions. Duration: 00:27

Jan 23, 2015