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Iraqi Sunnis flee Anbar turmoil for Shiite Karbala

A steady stream of families fleeing fighting in Ramadi and Fallujah is arriving at a checkpoint in Iraq's Karbala province, seeking shelter from the deadly violence. Duration: 01:40

Jan 8, 2014

Huge swath of the United States in the grip of Arctic blast

A blast of bone-chilling cold in the US snarled air travel, closed schools and prompted calls Tuesday for people to stay inside. Duration: 00:31

Jan 8, 2014

Turkish protest over journalist murder trial

Protesters gathered outside an Istanbul court on Tuesday, protesting against the murder trial of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. Duration: 01:06

Jan 8, 2014

Merkel makes first appearance on crutches after ski fall

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared publicly on crutches Tuesday for the first time since it emerged she had fractured her pelvis in a ski accident, to join children for carol singing. Duration: 00:36

Jan 8, 2014

Orthodox Russians queue for rare sight of Greek relics

Thousands of Russians waited in line on Tuesday to view relics from the monastery of St. Paul at Mount Athos, Greece, containing according to the tradition, some gold, myrrh and incense offered by the Magi to the child Jesus. Duration: 00:51

Jan 8, 2014

Spanish king's daughter summoned over financial crimes

A Spanish court summoned King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter Cristina as a suspect in alleged tax and money-laundering crimes Tuesday, a historic first for a direct relative of the monarch. Duration: 00:51

Jan 8, 2014

Ablyazov extradition would be 'shameful': lawyer

The family and lawyers of Mukhtar Ablyazov, an exiled Kazakh businessman wanted in Russia and Ukraine, say he will not get a fair trial if their demand for extradition is approved by a French court, and could be even be killed. Duration: 01:02

Jan 8, 2014

Pakistan plans to usurp territory of Gilgit Baltistan, locals resist land grab by Pakistan

Gilgit Baltistan, January 7: Pakistan is hatching another conspiracy to usurp more land of Gilgit Baltistan to include it into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Islamabad is consistently snatching the land of the occupied Kashmir by force, but this time people of Gilgit will not accept Pakistan notorious designs of land grabbing sitting down.

Jan 7, 2014

Sikh community observes Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary

Patna /Amritsar, Jan 7 (ANI): The Sikh community is celebrating the 348th birth anniversary of their tenth and final guru - Guru Gobind Singh across the country. Despite the bone chilling cold, devout Sikhs gathered at Takhat Patna Sahib in Patna to seek blessings from Guru Gobind Singh, where the tenth Sikh Guru was born in 1666.

Jan 7, 2014

Madhyagram rape victim's father demands death penalty for accused

New Delhi, Jan 7 (ANI): Days after the death of the gangrape victim in Kolkata, her aggrieved parents have demanded CBI probe into the incident. The girl's parents met President Pranab Mukherjee to demand CBI probe and have demanded death penalty for their daughter's accused. The father had earlier said that he was threatened by the police and was asked to forget the case.

Jan 7, 2014

Devyani Khobragade's father alleges US disrespects Vienna Convention

Mumbai, Jan 7 (ANI): Protesters in Mumbai sat in front of the US consulate on Tuesday to protest against the misbehavior with Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and asked the US to wave-off the charges against her. India is demanding that all charges against Khobragade should be dropped. Devyani's father, Uttam Khobragade, said it is absolutely clear that all the charges against his daughter were false.

Jan 7, 2014

Sikhs celebrate holy day in India

To mark the 348th anniversary of the birth of the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, Indian Sikhs take part in a procession in Amritsar.

Jan 7, 2014

Hong Kong toy fair has 'kidults' in its sights

At the Hong Kong Toy Fair, the biggest in Asia, toy makers are not only targeting 14-year olds but also grown ups who are stuck in adolescence, the so-called "kidults". Duration: 00:56

Jan 7, 2014

Japanese companies come up with solutions for traffic and water supply issues

Yokohama, Jan 7 (ANI): A smart scheme for a smart society! Nissan Motor Corporation and the city of Yokohama recently launched “Choimobi Yokohama” –Japan’s first one-way sharing service. It’s a new concept for mobility within urban areas. People can rent units of “NISSAN New Mobility Concept”, an ultra convenient electric vehicle. They can drop off the vehicle at a different location from where they were hired, enabling one-way travel. The scheme aims at using ultra-compact vehicles to improve lifestyles of people in the urban areas. The small size of the electric vehicles holds out the prospect of easing traffic congestions, and improving access to tourist areas and communities. The ultra-compact electric vehicle produces no emission, making it ideal for use in crowded city streets.

Jan 7, 2014

LeT in Muzaffarnagar: Delhi Police arrest two suspects, continue raids in UP Part - 2

New Delhi, Jan 7 (ANI): Reacting on reports that terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba tried to recruit some Muzaffarnagar riot victims, the Delhi Police on Tuesday said that it is conducting raids at various places to verify whether the LeT is trying to infiltrate communally sensitive parts of Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a press conference, SN Shrivastava (Special CP, Special Cell of Delhi Police) said that they had arrested two individuals during the course of investigations.

Jan 7, 2014