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Himachal Pradesh: Search operation for 2 French tourists on final stage

Dharamsala, Sep 17 (ANI): The search hunt for two French trekkers, who went missing in the foothills of the Himalayas after breaking away from their group, has reached its final stage.

Sep 17, 2013

Mother Teresa sainthood for John Paul II and John XXIII to come soon: Roman Catholic Church

Kolkata, Sep 17 (ANI): Archbishop Thomas D'Souza played down growing anxiety in India over the delay in Mother Teresa___s sainthood while reacting to the fast tracking of sainthood for pontiffs Pope John Paul II and John XXIII.

Sep 17, 2013

US to relax visa rules for India, says envoy

Ahmedabad, Sep 17 (ANI): US Consul General, Peter Haas, in Ahmedabad said that United States is to relax visa rules to make it easier for Indians to apply.

Sep 17, 2013

Nepal: Yeti Airlines takes orphan children to Everest

Katmandu, Sep 17 (ANI): Eighteen orphan children of Bal Mandir realized their dream coming true when Nepal's Yeti Airlines flew these children to see the world's highest peak, the snow laden Mt Everest.

Sep 17, 2013

Kagame confident of Rwanda poll victory

Rwandans vote in parliamentary elections, with the central African nation's strongman Paul Kagame predicting a solid win for his ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). Duration: 00:51.

Sep 17, 2013

Austrian siege drama as gunman kills four

Police commandos and army tanks surrounded an Austrian poacher's farmhouse on Tuesday after he allegedly went on a killing spree that left three policemen and a paramedic dead. Duration: 00:48.

Sep 17, 2013

Turkey begins retrial over murder of Armenian journalist

A court in Istanbul began a retrial on Tuesday over the murder of an ethnic Armenian journalist, a case that has gripped the nation for years and sparked accusations of state conspiracy. Duration: 01:06.

Sep 17, 2013

Israeli Jews prepare for the holy festival of Sukkot

In Jerusalem, Israeli Jews prepare for Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, by carefully selecting four plant species, palm leave stalk, citrus, myrtle and willow-branches, which represent the diversity of the Israelites, to carry with them into the week-long holiday which is one of the three pilgrimage festivals when Jews visit Jerusalem. Duration: 00:51.

Sep 17, 2013

Canada's Bombardier launches new jetliner

Bombardier's new CS100 medium range jetliner took to the skies on its maiden flight on Monday, marking the Canadian manufacturer's entry into airspace dominated by Airbus and Boeing. Duration: 00:58.

Sep 17, 2013

UN probe exposes shocking NKorea rights abuses

Sep 17, 2013

'Grand Theft Auto V' hits streets in brash debut

The unabashedly brutal "Grand Theft Auto V" hit the streets Tuesday, in the global launch of a sequel that promises to enthrall fans of the blockbuster videogame franchise. Duration: 00:44

Sep 17, 2013

Gunman at Navy Yard acted alone, had valid pass

Sep 17, 2013

Cuban bishops make big appeal for change

Father Jose Feliz Perez, executive Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Cuba, talks with journalists a day after Cuban bishops appealed to the government for political reform and continued economic change in their most direct plea in decades. Duration: 01:05

Sep 17, 2013

Tourists visit Costa Concordia salvage site

The rusting hulk of the Costa Concordia cruise ship rose erect from its watery grave off Italy's Giglio island Tuesday after the biggest ever salvage operation of its kind. Tourists come to see the boat. Duration: 00:49

Sep 17, 2013

Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death

Bangladesh's Supreme Court sentenced a senior Islamist leader to death for mass murder, toughening the punishment originally handed down by the country's war crimes tribunal. Bangladeshi social activists shout slogans in Dhaka on September 17, 2013, after a verdict was delivered against Abdul Quader Molla, the fourth-highest leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party. Duration: 00:27

Sep 17, 2013