Thousands flee as Nigeria battles Boko Haram
Thousands of people have fled violence in northeastern Nigeria's Yobe and Borno states. The civilians are caught in a bloody struggle between Nigerian security forces and the armed Islamist group,...
View ArticleIsraeli soldiers open fire in buffer zone
One adult has been killed and 10 teenagers wounded as Israeli soldiers, stationed at the border line between Khan Younis and Israel opened the fire at them, medical sources say. Witnesses told Al...
View ArticleUN accuses DR Congo general of selling arms
One of Democratic Republic of Congo's most senior army commanders has been selling weapons to rebel groups accused of carrying out widespread massacres, according to a UN report. The report claims...
View ArticlePakistan on edge after deadly blasts
A series of bombings in Pakistan has killed at least 36 people and left dozens more injured. One of the worst attacks happened in the city of Rawalpindi. Residents are blaming the local police for...
View ArticleIsrael arrests Tel Aviv bus-bomb suspect
Israeli authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of planting a bomb in a Tel Aviv bus that wounded 15 people hours before Israel agreed a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, police and security...
View ArticleUnited States marks Thanksgiving holiday
People in the United States are marking the holiday of Thanksgiving. But for thousands, the tradition of staying in with family is not possible, after hurricane Sandy destroyed their homes. Al...
View ArticleUS internment camp letters uncovered
It is a dark chapter in US history - the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War Two. For four years, they lived in remote camps with...
View ArticleDefying threats on Afghan Taliban turf
The Taliban are waging a deadly battle to recapture their spiritual birthplace - the southern Afghan province of Kandahar. Targeted killings there are on the rise and dozens of local leaders, and even...
View ArticleBrilliant Clarke leads Aussie charge
Michael Clarke blasted his second double-century in consecutive innings to drive Australia to a mammoth first-day total of 482-5 in the second Test on Thursday as South Africa's pace attack was...
View ArticleItaly's long road of corruption
Over the last 15 years, the European Union has given one of Italy's most impoverished regions, Calabria, almost $2.5bn to improve its road infrastructure. But critics say some of that funding made its...
View ArticleCalm returns as Gaza-Israel ceasefire holds
As lfe in Gaza began to show signs that it was returning to normal, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak warned that Israel may resume its attacks any time if a truce that ended a week of bloodshed...
View ArticlePalestinians bury victims of Israeli attacks
Palestinians in Gaza have started to clean up, repair and rebuild after 8 days of Israeli attacks killed at least 160 people and caused millions of dollars of damage. The UN says more ten thousand...
View ArticleRebels capture key base in Syria's east
Syrian rebels have captured an army base in the eastern province of Deir Az-Zor, striking another blow against President Bashar al-Assad's military and further weakening his control in the strategic...
View ArticleAir strike damages hospital in Aleppo
Activists say that at least 40 people have been killed after fighter jets bombed Aleppoâs al-Shaar district, badly damaging a hospital. The victims included a doctor who was in the middle of...
View ArticleGaza's underground economy takes a hit
Smugglers bringing in goods to the Gaza Strip from Egypt have taken a hit after the recent Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territory. Bombs have destroyed many tunnels used to keep Gaza's economy...
View ArticleTens of thousands protest in Indonesia
Tens of thousands of workers have gathered outside the presidential palace in Jakarta in Indonesia, demanding higher wages, better working conditions and that more economic growth trickle down to the...
View ArticleRussia against Turkey missile defence
Russia has warned against the deployment of Patriot surface-to-air missiles along Turkey's border with Syria. Moscow says that the move is not wise, and that NATO should focus on helping resolve the...
View ArticleSecret details over Bin Laden burial revealed
The body of slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was given an Islamic burial and buried at sea amid high secrecy, new emails released by the US Defence Department detailing the procedures of his...
View ArticlePakistan Taliban vow to attack Indian targets
Pakistan's Taliban movement has threatened to attack Indian targets to avenge the country's execution of Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone survivor of the fighter squad responsible for a rampage through...
View ArticleEU nations face tough budget summit
Leaders from around Europe are arriving in Brussels for what promises to be a turbulent summit on the budget for the 27-country European Union. And for once, Britain will be at the heart of the...
View ArticleThe two sides of Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali's influence on the art world is undeniable. But some say the surrealist painter tarnished his legacy by becoming too commercial in later years. Al Jazeera's Paul Brennan has been looking...
View ArticleUS veterans head back to school
Over the next 10 years, nearly two million US veterans are expected to enter university. A school in Nevada is helping them make the transition from the battlefield to the classroom. Al Jazeera's...
View ArticlePolice in Pakistan say teen bomb plot foiled
Police in Pakistan say they have foiled a bomb attack by arresting a 13-year-old boy shortly before he could explode the suicide vest he was wearing. The boy was caught by police in the northwestern...
View ArticlePolice chief killed in Libya's Benghazi
A top security official in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi was killed in front of his home overnight, security officials have said, in the latest violence to plague the city. Faraj al-Deirsy, head...
View ArticleBlast hits diplomatic area of Afghan capital
A large blast that was most likely a suicide bomb attack ripped through the heavily barricaded diplomatic area of the Afghan capital Kabul, a police official said, and there were an unknown number of...
View ArticleTurkey to act against Syrian missiles
After several incursions into its airspace by Syrian air force jets, the Turkish government says it is now getting the go-ahead from NATO for use of the Patriot Missile Defence System. The...
View ArticleBenitez appointed Chelsea interim manager
Chelsea announced Wednesday that Rafael Benitez had been appointed their interim first team-manager until the end of the season after the European champions sacked Roberto Di Matteo. Di Matteo was...
View ArticleNew U.S. women's soccer league planned
A new women's professional soccer league in the United States will kick-off in March next year, U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said on Wednesday. The most recent women's league,...
View ArticleGaza violence continues amid push for truce
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have continued, as diplomatic efforts are under way to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian enclave. At least a dozen people were killed in...
View ArticleBus explodes in Tel Aviv
At least fifteen casualties have been reported as a bus exploded in Tel Aviv. Ambulances have been on the scene, according to police in Israel, who are calling the explosion a "terrorist attack"....
View ArticleEuropa match in Israel postponed
Athletic Bilbao's Europa League match away to Hapoel Kiryat Shmona in Israel on Thursday has been postponed for security reasons, UEFA said on Wednesday. "The UEFA emergency panel met today and...
View ArticleEast African leaders tell rebels to quit Goma
Rebels controlling the Democratic Republic of Congo's easten city of Goma have been told to pull out a day after they captured the city, forcing government troops to surrender. The warning was made in...
View ArticleNATO considers Turkey missile deployment
NATO has said that it will consider a request from member-state Turkey to deploy Patriot missiles in order to help protect the country's troubled border with Syria. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO's...
View ArticleFrench man kidnapped in southwest Mali
A French citizen has been kidnapped in southwest Mali, bringing the total number of French nationals held by force in the West African country to seven. Jules Leal, a 61-year-old Portuguese-born...
View ArticleSeveral killed in string of Pakistan attacks
At least 19 people have been killed in three separate bomb attacks in Pakistan, in the cities of Karachi, Quetta and Rawalpindi. The attacks in Karachi and Rawalpindi targeted members of the Shia...
View ArticleIran calls off Ahmadinejad parliament probe
Iranâs supreme leader has ordered parliament not to interrogate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the nationâs plummeting currency and economic crisis, according to a local news agency. The IRNA...
View ArticleFARC hits Bogota with harassment allegation
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has accused the Colombian government of harassing relatives of a senior rebel, highlighting tensions without disrupting a third day of peace talks in...
View ArticleSyria's Kurds flee violence to Iraq
Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Syria and have been demanding greater political rights for decades. So far, Kurds, many of whom were never granted citizenship, have not joined the armed...
View ArticleLibyan general murdered in Benghazi
Unknown gunmen have reportedly shot dead a Libyan army general in the eastern city of Benghazi, the latest of a string of deadly attacks on security officials there since a popular revolt ousted the...
View ArticleWho is Mohamed Morsi?
Many Egyptians feel they had been left with little choice in this election. They could either vote for a leading member of the old regime or take a chance on Mohamed Morsi, a candidate from the Muslim...
View ArticleKurds push for future in post-Assad era
Kurds in the northeastern province of al-Hasakeh are working to ensure a future in the new Syria, as battles rage in different parts of country. While the government is still strong in Hasakeh's city...
View ArticleSarkozy faces probes as immunity expires
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, has been protected from criminal investigation by constitutional laws granting him presidential immunity while in office. However, at midnight French...
View ArticleSouth Sudan VP speaks on deal with Sudan
Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, vice president of South Sudan, spoke to Al Jazeera about the details of a trade and oil deal beteen Juba and Khartoum. He also spoke on the status of the on-going border...
View ArticleIndonesia factories shut as workers strike
Hundreds of factories are shut in the Indonesian capital Jakarta as thousands of workers began gathering to protest against unsuitable conditions. It is estimated that some two million factory workers...
View ArticleThe legacy of the 9/11 terrorists
The past 11 years have been difficult for terrorists. They lost their base in Afghanistan; much more of the world's intelligence, law enforcement, and military capacity is aimed at them than ever...
View ArticleThe state of cricket in the USA
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is desperate for cricket to crack the US market, but it faces stiff competition from more popular American sports. Al Jazeera's Farrah Esmail reports from New...
View ArticleI knew bin Laden
On May 2, 2011, Barack Obama, the US president, announced that Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, was shot dead in a raid by US special forces on a compound about 60km north of Islamabad,...
View ArticleDR Congo rebels claim control of Goma
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of Goma, the main city in the country's mineral-rich east, after several days of fighting with UN-backed government forces, a spokesman...
View ArticleGaza ground war poses risks for Netanyahu
The recent escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza comes just two months before general elections in Israel. A topic of debate inside the country is just how much the military operations are being...
View ArticleEgyptians begin to grade Morsi after 100 days
Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's president, promised to tackle more than 60 problems within the first three months of his term. Now, 100 days since he took office, Egyptians are beginning to evaluate the...
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