An international think tank says India continues to lead as the world's largest arms importer. Data released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows that India accounted for 15% of the global arms imports between 2010 and 2014. Munawar Zaman Reports.

The world's largest tech exhibition is underway in Germany. This year’s technology fair has shifted to business users, with its focus on the digitization of the world economy. Big-Data and Cloud applications, the Internet of Things and Social Media Business are other themes of the event.

The U-S Executive Order declaring Venezuela a national security threat has sparked anger among South American countries. In Argentina, lawmakers have blasted the move, and accused Washington of trying to destabilize Venezuela. Manoel Giffoni reports from Buenos Aires.

It's been over a year since four Coca-Cola bottling plants closed down in Spain. The decision made some 12-hundred people jobless in the capital Madrid alone. The laid off workers are now angry as the government has not taken any measure to defend their rights. Our correspondent Daniela Sepulveda has talked to some of the multinational company's former workers as they gathered for a protest in Madrid.

In Venezuela, a campaign is underway to collect signatures against a U-S executive order that called Caracas a national security threat. Activists say they stand by the government of President Nicolas Maduro and strongly oppose the U-S efforts to interfere in Venezuela's internal affairs.

The European Union has appointed Italian diplomat Fernando Gentilini as its special representatives in the Middle East affairs. Gentilini is tasked with continuing the so-called peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. The position was established in 2006 and has been occupied by prominent politicians. But as our correspondent Max Civili reports, the EU's efforts have so far fallen short of producing tangible results.

Years of commitment to austerity measures have affected the most vulnerable segment of the European societies: the senior citizens. In France, insufficient health care, increased taxes, fewer social services and many more problems have prompted the retirees to voice their anger in large numbers.

The parliament in Ukraine has adopted a draft which grants autonomy to certain eastern districts controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk people republic. The motion is expected to put the Ukrainian conflict on the track of a political settlement. But the government has made the draft conditional on the implementation of an amendment which requires eastern districts to hold regional elections under Ukrainian jurisdiction.

Pakistan has begun repatriating thousands of people displaced by years of conflict in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. In the first phase, displaced people will return to their homes in South Waziristan Agency. The area has been a hub of militancy.

March eighteenth marks a tragic day in the history of Yemen. On this day back in 2011, security forces opened fire on a massive anti-government march and killed over fifty protesters in an unprecedented crackdown. Four years after the tragedy, demonstrators have rallied in Sana'a to call for the prosecution of state officials involved in the bloodshed.