Politics

Protest disrupts vote on civil unions for gay couples in Rome

A vote by the Rome authorities on expanding the right to civil unions to homosexual couples is suspended after protesters disrupt proceedings.

Jan 29, 2015

Israel strikes Lebanon in response to Hezbollah attack

Israel struck targets in southern Lebanon on Wednesday after four Israelis were wounded in an attack on a military convoy claimed by the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah.

Jan 29, 2015

Malnutrition on the rise as violence flares in C. Africa

Violence can flare up at any moment in Bambari with only a bridge separating Muslims and Christians. Malnutrition is on the rise and lack of water means simple cooking fires threaten to destroy makeshift camps where people are living.

Jan 29, 2015

Calls for Japanese government to secure release of IS hostage

Crowds gather in Tokyo to call on the Japanese government to secure the release of Kenji Goto, held hostage by the Islamic State group.

Jan 29, 2015

New Greek PM prepares to demand 'fair' deal from EU

Greece's radical new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warns that the country will no longer submit to the EU and demanded a "fair" deal with its creditors.

Jan 29, 2015

Malawi NGOs step up Malawi Flood Relief Response

Thousands of people in some flood-hit districts in Malawi are yet to receive relief items several weeks after the disaster struck.

Jan 29, 2015

Massive destruction in Kobane after Kurds drive out IS

Rubble strewn streets, gutted buildings: the ferocious battle for the Syrian border town of Kobane has wrought massive destruction, according to a team of AFP journalists who arrived on the scene.

Jan 29, 2015

Obama meets new Saudi king to shore up ties

US President Barack Obama led a heavyweight delegation to Saudi Arabia to meet new King Salman and discussed the two countries' ongoing fight against the Islamic State group. Duration: 00:38

Jan 28, 2015

German businesses adapt to new minimum wage

Launched at the start of this year, Germany's national minimum wage of 8 euros 50 should mean an initial boost in income for almost 4 million people. Duration: 02:46

Jan 28, 2015

First of 3000 child soldiers freed in South Sudan

A South Sudanese militia has freed 280 child soldiers as part of a wider deal to release about 3,000 underage fighters, according to UNICEF. Duration: 01:09

Jan 28, 2015

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