News

Istanbul digs out after heavy snow

They're digging out in Istanbul, where snow - two feet deep in places - is causing major headaches. Thousands of commuters in this city of 15 million have had to leave their cars at home and walk to

Feb 18, 2015

Cutting off the blood supply to prostate cancer

STORY: Scientists from several British universities are working on a new treatment that could inhibit the growth of tumours in patients with prostate cancer. The idea is to cut off the blood supply

Feb 18, 2015

Stranded whales die on New Zealand beach

Conservationists attend to more than 90 pilot whales that died after becoming stranded on Farewell Spit beach on New Zealand's South Island. Duration: 01:02

Feb 18, 2015

Haiti in mourning after carnival accident kills 16

Haiti President Michel Martelly takes part in a procession in memory of 16 people who died when a high-voltage cable hit a parade float during the country's national carnival. Duration: 01:01

Feb 18, 2015

Funeral held for Jewish guard killed in Denmark synagogue shooting

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) Hundreds of mourners in Copenhagen on Wednesday (February 18), turned out for the funeral of a Jewish guard who was killed during an attack at a synagogue in the

Feb 18, 2015

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