Politics

Former Somali town official lashes out at Shebab forces

A former official of a Somali town lashes out at Shebab forces as a convoy of the African Union's AMISOM force was targeted by a car bomb just outside the Somali capital on Monday. Duration: 00:48

Mar 18, 2014

Official Crimean, Ukrainian reactions to referendum results

Crimea launched a raft of measures to facilitate its entry into Russia, a day after the separatist region voted overwhelmingly to split from Ukraine. Defence Minister Igor Tenioukh said Ukrainian troops will remain in the Crimea. Duration:00:53

Mar 18, 2014

Ivory Coast carries out first census in 16 years

Ivory Coast on Monday began its first census in 16 years, an essential process for a country incapable of estimating its growing population, but where the question of nationality caused a decade of political and military crisis. Duration: 00:52

Mar 18, 2014

Winter takes a parting shot at US northeast

The unusually grim winter in the US northeast shows no sign of relenting, after Washington DC and nearby states were blanketed by some of the heaviest snows of the season. Duration: 00:24

Mar 18, 2014

UN nuclear watchdog chief: No technology is 100% safe

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog says his agency will keep working to improve safety after the Fukushima crisis, but no atomic plant could be "100 percent" safe from natural disasters. Duration: 00:56

Mar 18, 2014

Pro-Ukrainians avoid public protest in Donetsk

Since recent clashes between pro-Russians and pro-Ukrainians in Donetsk, which left one person dead last Thrusday, pro-Ukrainians have decided not to protest in public any longer to avoid any escalation of violence. Duration: 01:21

Mar 18, 2014

N.Korea crimes on par with Nazis, Khmer Rouge: UN probe

The crimes of North Korea's regime are as chilling as those of the Nazis, South Africa's apartheid regime or Cambodia's Khmer Rouge and must be stopped, the head of a UN inquiry said Monday. Duration: 01:12

Mar 18, 2014

Thousands take to West Bank streets to support Abbas

Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of West Bank cities Monday in support of president Mahmud Abbas's visit to Washington for talks with Barack Obama on the peace process with Israel. Duration: 01:08

Mar 18, 2014

Obama tells Abbas risks must be taken for peace process

US President Barack Obama tells Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that both he and Israeli leaders must make tough political decisions and take "risks" for peace. Duration: 00:50

Mar 18, 2014

Thousands sign up to Ukraine's National Guard

According to Ukraine's Colonel Mykhaylo Kardinal around 2,000 new recruits have signed up to join Ukraine's National Guard, following Sunday's referendum in which Crimeans voted overwhelming in favour of becoming a part of Russia. Duration: 01:000

Mar 18, 2014

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