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South Asia Newsline - Nov 04, 2014

Nov 5, 2014

Republicans Record Early Wins in US Midterm Elections

Television networks projected the House will remain under the control of Republicans, who are expected to add to their 233-199 majority in the chamber.

Nov 5, 2014

Wagah Blast Terror Group Threatens PM Modi, Says Attack Message to India, Pakistan

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Jamaat Ahrar (TTP-JA), a faction of the Pakistan Taliban group, has called Modi the 'killer of Muslims'

Nov 5, 2014

Tough time for Kashmir flood victims, still awaiting government compensation and help

Rajouri, Nov 5 (ANI): Victims displaced by the worst floods that hit Kashmir in a century, continue to live in makeshift homes and cry foul as they have not received any compensation for their losses from the government. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of villages devastated by the worst flooding in decades in the Kashmir valley. Roads in Srinagar, Kashmir's main city were transformed into stagnant canals strewn with wreckage, trash and dead animals. PM Modi announced 5.7 billion rupees in assistance for housing and 1.8 billion rupees to fix six major hospitals in the state that are in poor condition and need immediate central support, according to an earlier government statement.

Nov 5, 2014

Left behind: child emigration from Ecuador's small towns

Mass emigration has left very few adults in Ecuadoran towns like Deleg, which has seen an alarming rise in the number of underaged children who embark on the perilous journey to the US in order to be reunited with parents. Duration: 02:12

Nov 5, 2014

Florida's Hispanic voters go to polls, could play decisive role

The Latino vote could help decide Florida's tight gubernatorial race in Tuesday's midterm elections, but with a turnout rate well below the national average activists have had to motivate the Hispanic population to go to the polls. Duration: 00:59

Nov 5, 2014

Ebola vaccine trials begin in Switzerland

Ebola vaccine trials began in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday after receiving the green light from the country's authorities. Duration: 00:54

Nov 5, 2014

California voters pick a governor and representatives

Voters in California head to the polls to choose their US Representatives in Congress, but also their governor and decide a whole series of local issues. Duration: 00:48

Nov 5, 2014

Spanish chefs battle it up in Tapas competition

Chefs take part in the final phase of the tenth edition of the National Skewers and Tapas competition at the Cupola del Milenio in Valladolid, Spain on November 4, 2014. Duration: 00:40

Nov 5, 2014

Russian ultra-nationalists rally in shadow of Ukraine war

Thousands of ultra-nationalists are expected to march in Moscow amid fears that the Kremlin's support for separatists in Ukraine was whipping up xenophobia and jingoism at home. Duration: 00:53

Nov 5, 2014

Ukraine rebel leader sworn in as head of separatist 'republic'

Ukraine rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko was sworn in Tuesday as head of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic after claiming a crushing victory in weekend separatist polls rejected by Kiev. Duration: 01:13

Nov 5, 2014

Sudan, S.Sudan to resume work on disputed border

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan agreed Tuesday to resume work to demarcate their contested border, a dispute that boiled over into armed conflict between the countries in 2012. Duration: 00:41

Nov 5, 2014

Voters across US go to the polls for key midterm elections

Americans trooped to the polls Tuesday in key midterm elections, with Republicans expecting to claim the Senate majority on a day of reckoning for Democrats weighed down by an unpopular president. Duration: 01:06

Nov 5, 2014

Lebanese Shiites mark holy Ashura in defiance of jihadists

Huge crowds of Shiites gathered in the Lebanese capital Beirut Tuesday to mark a key holy day in defiance of jihadists from the Islamic State group. Duration: 00:45

Nov 5, 2014

Kerry: US and China need long-term strategic vision

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday the relationship between the United States and China presented a "profound opportunity" for both powers, warning it needed to be "carefully managed." Duration: 00:49

Nov 5, 2014