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Ghani confident final results of Afghan poll in his favor

After preliminary results in his favour, Afghan presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai called for "stability in the country" while rejecting claims by his poll rival Abdullah Abdullah that the election had been rigged. Duration: 00:51

Jul 9, 2014

New Israeli air strikes against militants in the Gaza Strip

Israeli strikes on Gaza Tuesday killed 15 people and wounded around 100, the emergency services said, as the military began an aerial campaign against militants in the Strip. Duration: 00:53

Jul 9, 2014

Aid agency struggles in S.Sudan after hospital destroyed

Hundreds of thousands of people have been cut off from critical, lifesaving medical care after Leer Hospital, run by Médecins Sans Frontières, was ransacked and destroyed between the final days of January and early February. Duration: 00:57

Jul 9, 2014

UN highlights hardships for lone female Syrian refugees

Thousands of Syrian refugee women are caught in a "spiral of hardship, isolation and anxiety," widowed or separated from their husbands and struggling to survive, the UN warned on Tuesday. Duration: 01:01

Jul 9, 2014

Crisis-hit Iraqis feel betrayed by bickering leaders

Iraq may be fracturing along sectarian and ethnic lines, but its people are uniting in anger and disbelief at protracted political haggling over government posts amid a raging Sunni Islamist insurgency. Duration: 01:10

Jul 9, 2014

Experts tell world carbon clean-up needs energy revolution

More than two dozen scientific institutes, in unprecedented advice to world leaders, on Tuesday urged major economies to unleash an energy revolution for slashing carbon emissions to safer levels by 2050. Duration: 01:20

Jul 9, 2014

Pro-Russian rebels await Ukrainian forces in Donetsk

Pro-Russian militias prepared to fight Ukrainian forces in the city of Donetsk, as Kiev rejected talks with rebels until they disarm. Meanwhile a railway bridge was blown up in an unclaimed attack overnight north of Donetsk. Duration: 00:50

Jul 9, 2014

Nine dead in weekend surge of shootings in Chicago

After a weekend of gang-related gun violence in which at least nine were killed, Chicago's police superintendent blames the wide availability of firearms. Duration: 00:39

Jul 9, 2014

Victim's mother slams govt over S. Korea ferry disaster

The mother of one of the victims of the South Korea ferry disaster says she wants corrupt government officials to be punished, not just the footmen. Duration: 01:28

Jul 9, 2014

Pistorius defence wraps case, date set for final arguments

Lawyers defending Oscar Pistorius on charges of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp rested their case on Tuesday, allowing the court to set a date of August 7-8 for closing arguments. Duration: 00:32

Jul 9, 2014

Dutch teen designs giant _plastic trap_ to clean world_s oceans

Dutch student Boyan Slat is only 19 years old but he has already devised a revolutionary plan to scoop thousands of tonnes of damaging plastics from the oceans. Duration: 02:07

Jul 9, 2014

Israeli air raids on Gaza Strip as tensions escalate

An Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City killed at least four people on Tuesday, medics said. Duration: 01:14

Jul 9, 2014

DSP Zia-ul-Haq murder case: Court rejects CBIs closure report

Lucknow, July 08 (ANI): A special court on Tuesday rejected the closure report of the Central Bureau of Investigation in Kunda Deputy SP Zia-ul-Haq's murder case in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. The court has asked the investigating agency to re-investigate the case. UP Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya is the key accused in the case.

Jul 8, 2014

BJP, TMC come on verge of clash in LS

New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday alleged that some Bhartiya Janta Party MPs threatened to beat them in Lok Sabha. The TMC also alleged that one of the BJP MPs was drunk but they cannot say who it was. A heated exchange of words ensued and the members from the two sides came on the verge of a clash.

Jul 8, 2014

Japanese manufacturers of medical devices focuses on advance technology

Japan, July 8 (ANI): Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women globally. But, if the disease can be detected at early stage, the cure is possible. The consultation rate of breast cancer screening in Japan is 20-30%, which is low as compared to the U.S and Europe. Many countries are promoting initiatives aimed at increasing the numbers of the breast cancer screening rate. A mammography device by Fujifilm provides easy screening and high resolution image to detect the disease.

Jul 8, 2014