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Shoma Chaudhury quits Tehelka

New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): Managing editor of Tehelka, Shoma Chaudhury has reportedly resigned from her post in the organization. Chaudhury reportedly wrote a letter to the management of the magazine and the staff on Thursday announcing her resignation. In her resignation letter, Chaudhury has written that she did not want questions raised about her honesty affecting the magazine. Chaudhury also said that she believed she had acted in instant outrage and in solidarity with the journalist who had suffered sexual assault.

Nov 28, 2013

Strikes, demos in Tunisia as ruling party office torched

Angry protesters clashed with police Wednesday and torched an office of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party, as rising discontent and political deadlock prompted people to go on strike in three parts of the country. Duration: 0:36

Nov 28, 2013

Giant Louis Vuitton trunk ordered off Red Square

French luxury brand Louis Vuitton has been ordered to remove a giant trunk put up on Moscow's iconic Red Square, organisers said Wednesday, after it triggered outrage among some Russians. Duration: 0:47

Nov 28, 2013

Nigeria sharia police smash 240,000 bottles of beer

Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria's city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown on behaviour deemed "immoral" in the area. Duration: 0:34

Nov 28, 2013

US President Barack Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey

US President Barack Obama symbolically "pardoned" two turkeys Wednesday on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday, in what has become an annual White House rite. Duration: 1:09

Nov 28, 2013

Merkel agrees coalition with Social Democrats

German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to form a coalition government with campaign rivals the Social Democrats, two months after her conservatives won elections but fell short of a full majority. Duration: 01:02

Nov 28, 2013

Latvian PM resigns over deadly supermarket cave-in

Latvia's prime minister resigned on Wednesday, in the wake of a supermarket roof cave-in that killed 54 people, just weeks before the country enters the eurozone. Duration: 01:22

Nov 28, 2013

Protest in tense Honduras after disputed presidential vote

Hundreds of students clash with police as they block streets in the Honduras capital in support of the leftist presidential candidate, who is claiming victory though authorities say the conservative won. Duration: 00:34

Nov 28, 2013

Italian parliament expels Silvio Berlusconi

Italian senators on Wednesday expelled three-time former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament due to his criminal conviction for tax fraud, in a momentous round of voting. Duration: 00:57

Nov 28, 2013

Kim Jong-Un impersonator causes a stir in Hong Kong

An impersonator of North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un causes a stir on the streets of Hong Kong. Duration: 00:51

Nov 27, 2013

China looks to calm fears over disputed islands

China moves to allay fears that its air defence identification zone around islands in the East China Sea is not a provocation after the US and Japan slam Beijing for escalating tensions in the region. Duration: 02:20

Nov 27, 2013

Crowds besiege a government building in Bangkok

Crowds besiege the Department of Special Investigation in Bangkok to challenge Yingluck and her exiled brother, ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in the biggest protests since mass street rallies in 2010 that turned deadly. Duration: 00:39

Nov 27, 2013

World's most expensive printed book sells for $14.2mn

The first book written in what is today United States of America fetches $14.2 million in New York, becoming the world's most expensive printed book sold at auction. Duration: 00:35

Nov 27, 2013

Obama stops by Hollywood, visits DreamWorks studio

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday visited DreamWorks Animation in Glendale, a northern LA suburb, for a tour of the studio that produced the hit franchises "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda. Duration: 00:40

Nov 27, 2013

Death 2.0: The internet gives deceased a virtual lease on life

Internet sites and applications give the dead a new, virtual lease on life, allowing them to send pictures and souvenirs for their loved ones to discover after their death. Duratio: 02:07

Nov 27, 2013