World View looks ahead at global events that may define 2013

Suhasini Haidar asks a select panel of global experts what should we look forward to in 2013 as far as the international events are concerned. ...
11:20 PM, Jan 05, 2013

World View looks ahead at global events that may define 2013 Suhasini Haidar asks a select panel of global experts what should we look forward to in 2013 as far as the international events are concerned. ...  
11:20 PM, Jan 05, 2013

What will be the biggest world stories in 2013?

What should we look forward to in 2013 as far as the international events are concerned? Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar as she asks the question to a select panel of global experts in World View on Saturday at 10 pm. ...
10:48 AM, Jan 05, 2013

What will be the biggest world stories in 2013? What should we look forward to in 2013 as far as the international events are concerned? Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar as she asks the question to a select panel of global experts in World View on Saturday at 10 pm. ...  
10:48 AM, Jan 05, 2013

Sons kill mother's boyfriend for trying to rape sister
by IANS
Two Uruguayan teenagers beat and stabbed to death their mother's 33-year-old boyfriend when he tried to rape their sister, police said. The incident took place over the weekend in Toledo, a city in Canelones province, the second most-important in Uruguay and some 25 km from Montevideo. ...  
10:56 AM, Dec 26, 2012

Investors eyeing BRIC countries in 2013 London: With a whiff of global recovery in the air and central bank liquidity abundant, investors in 2013 are packing their bags for China, fellow 'BRICs' Brazil and Russia, long-dormant Japan and even some Mediterranean sun. Of course, seeking consensus on the top country destinations for the year ahead is hardly an exact science. Often the simplest game is to avoid what did best the previous year, look at the...  
02:51 PM, Dec 21, 2012

Higgs boson discovery biggest scientific breakthrough of 2012 London: The capture of the most wanted sub-atomic particle in physics - Higgs boson - has topped the chart of the year's ten biggest scientific breakthroughs. Scientists had been chasing the Higgs boson, nicknamed the 'God particle' for more than four decades. In July the team from the European nuclear research facility at CERN in Geneva announced the detection of a particle that fitted the description of the elusive Higgs....  
01:39 PM, Dec 21, 2012

Russian President opposes head-scarves in schools
by IANS
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken out against the wearing of hijabs at schools in the country, and said the practice runs counter to Russian traditions. "Why should we adopt outside traditions?" Putin said during a marathon question-answer session with Russian and foreign reporters. A test case of Russia's hijab policy emerged in October, when Muslim parents in a village in southern Stavropol region complained to prosecutors over a...  
12:01 PM, Dec 21, 2012

South Korea: President Park talks tough after poll win Seoul: South Korea's President-elect, Park Geun-hye, used her first major speech on Thursday to warn of the risks posed by a hostile North Korea and also fired a political shot across the bows of Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Speaking after a visit to the country's national cemetery, which included a poignant homage at the graves of her assassinated father and mother, South Korea's first female leader pledged to...  
06:20 PM, Dec 20, 2012

Nelson Mandela is recovering, but to stay in hospital Johannesbur: Nelson Mandela, South Africa's 94-year-old former president, is "looking much better" after being treated for a lung infection and gallstones, but will remain in hospital for the time being, the government said on Tuesday. The country's first black president was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on December 8 after being flown from his home village of Qunu in a remote part of the Eastern Cape province. He was treated...  
04:48 PM, Dec 20, 2012

Romanian PM and President pledge no insults Bucharest (Romania): Two of Romania's top leaders have agreed to set aside their bitter rivalry for the good of the country and stop insulting each other, the prime minister said Wednesday. Victor Ponta said that he and President Traian Basescu signed an agreement to cooperate last week after Ponta's center-left alliance won 68 percent of seats in December 9 parliamentary elections. Basescu's office said the president had handed the agreement...  
06:58 PM, Dec 19, 2012

Ex-Israeli military chief and minister dies at 68 Jerusalem: Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, a former Israeli military chief who later became a Cabinet minister, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 68. Revered in Israel as the ultimate "officer and gentlemen," Lipkin-Shahak was a daring commando, admired general and moderate peace negotiator. Even while still serving in uniform, he was tasked with talking to Israel's bitterest enemies and later in life became a staunch supporter of peace...  
06:23 PM, Dec 19, 2012

BBC apologises for broadcasting paid documentaries
by IANS
London: The BBC has apologised for broadcasting documentaries made by a TV company that was paid millions of pounds by clients. The group issued an apology to 74 million BBC World News viewers around the world for breaking "rules aimed at protecting our editorial integrity", the Daily Mail reported. A London-based company made eight documentaries for the BBC about Malaysia, but failed to declare it was paid 17 million pounds...  
06:30 PM, Feb 13, 2012

US offers aid to Myanmar; Haqqani banned from leaving Pak

Hillary Clinton offers US aid to Myanmar if signs of reform were visible. Meanwhile the Pakistani Supreme Court has banned former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani from leaving the country until the investigation into the case is completed. ...
09:01 AM, Dec 02, 2011