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Typhoon Usagi slams into Hong Kong

Typhoon Usagi slams Hong Kong with strong winds and heavy rain, flooding streets and drenching passers-by. Duration: 01:05

Sep 23, 2013

No country can progress unless women treated respectfully: Shinde

New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday at National Integration Council meet said that security and safety of women is an important agenda that is before the government.

Sep 23, 2013

SC`s/ ST`s have not been integrated completely in society: Shinde

New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday at National Integration Council meet said that the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) have been subjected to atrocities

Sep 23, 2013

Need to restore communal harmony as communal intolerance is on rise: Shinde

New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday at National Integration Council meet said that there is need to sustain communal violence and maintain harmony in the country. He also said that there is a need to strengthen t

Sep 23, 2013

Recent spate of communal violence poses threat for democracy: PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): While chairing the National Integration Council meeting in New Delhi, in the backdrop of the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the recent spate of communal violence poses a thr

Sep 23, 2013

Must change mindset to stop crime against women: PM

New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): While chairing the National Integration Council meeting in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that we must change our mindset to stop crimes against women.

Sep 23, 2013

Chinese tourists, diplomats make a splash in the Maldives

A boom in the number of visitors from China is keeping the Maldives' tourism industry afloat, as cash-strapped Europeans choose to holiday closer to home. Duration: 02:23

Sep 23, 2013

Kenyan troops battle to save mall hostages

Heavy gunfire and loud explosions erupted at Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall Monday as Kenyan troops fought Al Qaeda-linked gunmen who were holding hostages after massacring dozens of people. People are running away and journalists are hiding to protect themselves. Duration: 01:15

Sep 23, 2013

Thousands of Moroccans protest over cost of living

Up to 5,000 people protest in the Moroccan capital against the Islamist government and the high cost of living after price rises for staple goods. Duration: 00:42

Sep 23, 2013

Cambodia PM defies opposition boycott of parliament

Cambodia's parliament convenes amid heavy security despite a boycott by the opposition, as the country is gripped by political crisis following disputed elections that led to mass protests and violence. Duration: 01:05

Sep 23, 2013

Construction begins on world's biggest cruise liner

Construction work on the world's biggest cruise liner has begun in France: an Oasis-class ship destined for US operators Royal Caribbean Cruises. Duration: 00:46

Sep 23, 2013

Funeral of Israeli soldier shot dead in Hebron

Israelis buried a soldier who died on Sunday after being shot by a suspected Palestinian gunman in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The soldier was killed days after another Palestinian killed a soldier in a separate incident. Duration: 00:43

Sep 23, 2013

Entertainer Rolf Harris in UK court over 'sex assaults'

Rolf Harris, the veteran Australian artist and entertainer, appeared in a London court on Monday charged with nine counts of indecent assault on two girls aged under 16. Duration: 00:36

Sep 23, 2013

Triumphant Merkel says 'open' to tie-up with rivals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is"open" to negotiations with her centre-left rivals on forming a coalition government after triumphantly romping to victory in elections but losing her current allies. Duration: 01:24

Sep 23, 2013

Kerry meets Hague ahead of UN General Assembly

US Secretary of State John Kerry met UK Foreign Minister William Hague in New York ahead of the United Nation's General Assembly session this week as police tighten up security in the city. Duration: 00:34

Sep 23, 2013