Politics

CAfrica's rights crisis deepens: UN monitor

A UN monitor on Wednesday warned of a deepening human rights crisis in the Central African Republic, as conflicts prevents the country's weak authorities and international peacekeepers from stemming violations. Duration: 01:33

Mar 27, 2014

Poland FM says Ukraine has paid 'very high price' to join EU

Poland's minister of foreign affairs Radoslaw Sikorski met with his current Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Deshchytsia on Wednesday, saying the country had paid a very high price to be a part of the European Union. Duration: 01:08

Mar 27, 2014

Obama at EU headquarters for talks on takeover of Crimea

President Barack Obama pays his first visit ever Wednesday to European Union headquarters, cementing US-EU opposition to the takeover of Crimea after slamming Russian expansionism as a "sign of weakness." Duration: 00:29

Mar 26, 2014

Chinese leader in France to sign major business deals

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to sign a series of major business deals on the second day of a state visit to France. Duration: 01:08

Mar 26, 2014

Children risk their lives for gold in Burkina Faso

Between half a million and 700,000 adolescents and younger children are caught up in the mining sector in Burkina Faso, according to the UN Children's Fund (Unicef.) Duration: 02:18

Mar 26, 2014

Self-styled 'Apostle' seeks converts to 'Made in Ghana' goods

An inventor and church leader is hoping to transform manufacturing in Ghana with a series of home-grown consumer goods he believes will reduce the country's reliance on foreign imports. Duration: 01:38

Mar 26, 2014

Malaysian official: 'History will judge us well' on MH370

Malaysia's government said on Wednesday that it would be judged favourably by posterity over its much-questioned handling of the crisis over missing flight MH370. Duration: 00:53

Mar 26, 2014

Perus informal gold miners protest against government crackdown

Thousands of wildcat gold miners are camping in Lima’s downtown as a way of protesting against the government’s crackdown on illegal and informal mining. Duration: 00:40

Mar 26, 2014

Technical hitch delays US-Russia crew's ISS docking

A US-Russian three man crew Wednesday faced an unprecedented two day delay in their docking with the International Space Station (ISS) after their Russian Soyuz spacecraft suffered a technical glitch on its approach in orbit. Duration: 00:30

Mar 26, 2014

Myanmar needs a modern and strong military: president

Myanmar President Thein Sein stresses the importance of a modern and strong military in a speech to mark the anniversary of taking power. Duration: 01:22

Mar 26, 2014

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