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Ukraine begins to withdraw from Debaltseve

Ukrainian troops are moving out of Debaltseve. Tanks and armored personnel carriers, many carrying troops weary from fighting, are leaving behind an ongoing conflict that threatens an international

Feb 18, 2015

Western volunteers rally to Iraq Christian militia

Young American fighters are among the Western recruits who have returned to Iraq to fight the Islamist State jihadist group alongside Dwekh Nawsha, a Christian militia. Duration: 01:18

Feb 18, 2015

Swine flu: AAP-led Delhi Govt fixes test rates at Rs 4500, doubles medicine stock

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that the Delhi Government has issued order to all the testing labs in Delhi freezing the test charges of swine flu at maximum Rs 4500. He added that people of Delhi can call on the Helpline number 22307145 that has been issued by the Government for any information on Swine Flu. The labs were earlier charging people upto Rs 10,000 for the Swine Flu test.

Feb 18, 2015

India to decide on Rafale fighter jet deal only after March

Bengaluru, Feb 18 (ANI): India will decide on the fate of a long-delayed deal for 126 Dassault Rafale fighter jets only after March, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday. While addressing a news conference on the first day of 'Aero India 2015', the five-day air show, Parrikar said that the ministry's Contract Negotiations Committee (CNC) should report back by early March. The tenth edition of the air show was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day at Yelahanka air base. Parrikar said that the city was the appropriate place to host the show as most of the aero-space industries were located here.

Feb 18, 2015

Swiss scientists work to push physics frontier

Excitement is mounting at the world's largest proton smasher, where scientists are close to launching a superpowered hunt for particles that may change our understanding of the Universe. Duration: 01:49

Feb 18, 2015

Obama vows to fight immigration ruling

A judge in Texas has blocked an Obama order that would have protected about four million undocumented foreigners from deportation and was due to come into effect on Wednesday. President Obama said he plans to appeal the decision. Duration: 01:08

Feb 18, 2015

Boko Haram leader vows to disrupt Nigeria election in new video

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed to disrupt Nigeria's general election in a new video released Tuesday, after two suicide attacks in the northeast blamed on the Islamists killed 38 people. Duration: 01:21

Feb 18, 2015

Putin visits Hungary's Orban amid Ukraine tension

Russian President Vladimir Putin mocked 'losing' Ukraine on a visit to Budapest, while also calling for Kiev to allow Ukrainian soldiers trapped by pro-Russian rebels in the eastern town of Debaltseve to lay down arms. Duration: 01:50

Feb 18, 2015

Victoria Beckham deconstructs for Fall 2015

ROUGH CUT (NO NARRATION) In her seventh year in the fashion industry, singer turned designer Victoria Beckham said she is now "evolving and translating" from her signature dress. Beckham presented

Feb 18, 2015

PM Modi addresses NIMHANS convocation ceremony

Bengaluru, Feb 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the convocation ceremony of National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru. While addressing the graduates and the post-graduates, Modi said he believed that students from poor families should attend the convocation ceremonies as they are very motivating. He added that the decision students took to study at NIMHANS was not a decision taken by mind but by heart.

Feb 18, 2015

An ISIS video showed 17 Peshmerga soldiers being paraded in cages.

Kurdish President Barzani Warns Isis Not to Harm 17 Peshmerga Fighters

The Islamic State militants earlier last week attacked Kirkuk and paraded the 17 Peshmerga fighters held captive inside a cage

Feb 18, 2015

Pope asks pilgrims to pray for Egyptian Christians beheaded in Libya

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Pope Francis on Wednesday (February 18), asked tens of thousands of people to pray for the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who were beheaded in Libya and appealed to

Feb 18, 2015

Man-Eater that Killed 2 Last Week Shot Dead Near TN-Kerala Border

The tiger was killed after firing five rounds of shots and Tamil Nadu officials have taken its body to Gudalur

Feb 18, 2015

Sushma Swaraj meets Oman Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd Bin Mahmoud Al Said

Oman, Feb 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday met Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said during her two-day visit to Oman. Earlier in the day, Swaraj had fruitful discussions with her Oman counterpart Yusuf Bin Abdullah on anti-piracy operations, cooperation in maritime security and other issues relating to the Indian Ocean where the two nations are maritime neighbours. This is Swaraj's third visit to the Gulf countries. She has earlier visited Bahrain in September and the United Arab Emirates in November 2014. India and Oman have a very strong relationship based on extensive people-to-people contacts and historical, economic and cultural exchanges.

Feb 18, 2015

Swine flu claims two lives in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 18 (ANI): The deadly H1N1 swine flu virus claimed two lives in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday (February 18). India has seen a sharp rise in the number of swine flu deaths and reported cases this year, prompting officials to investigate the cause and step up efforts to combat the virus. The victims, who succumbed to the disease at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar city, included a man and a woman. A special isolated ward has been created at SKIMS for treating the patients of swine flu. Director of SKIMS, Doctor Showkat Ali Zargar, said so far 71 cases have been diagnosed in the hospital.

Feb 18, 2015