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UK lawyers: Remove Saudi from UN Human Rights Council

Thu, 01/02/2018 - 02:19
British lawyers accuse kingdom of arbitrary arrests and the disappearances of dozens of political activists.

Venezuela crisis fuels crime wave in Colombia

Thu, 01/02/2018 - 01:54
The collapse in Venezuela's currency has made cross-border smuggling a lucrative business for criminal gangs in Columbia.

Demons in Paradise: Memories of Sri Lanka's Civil War

Thu, 01/02/2018 - 01:47
A Tamil filmmaker living in Sri Lanka reflects upon the experience and impact of three decades of civil war.

The Palestinian Diaspora Orchestra

Thu, 01/02/2018 - 01:06
Musicians from all around the world revive the Palestine National Orchestra and perform in the occupied territories.

Storms set to break the New Zealand heat

Thu, 01/02/2018 - 00:17
Tropical Cyclone Fehi heads towards the South Island with hurricane force winds and flooding rains.

Remembering Vietnam War's Tet Offensive through photos

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 23:52
John Olson, a former combat photographer, speaks to Al Jazeera about his featured exhibit at the Newseum in Washington, DC titled, "The Marines and Tet: The Battle That Changed the Vietnam War."

Pictures: On the campaign trail

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 23:48
Al Jazeera follows a candidate in India's general elections for a day.

Two sentenced to death in Bahrain's mass trial

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 23:44
Two Shia Muslims sentenced to death and 56 others jailed on charges of 'terrorism', prosecutors say.

Turkey's Afrin offensive enters second week

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 23:41
The Turkish offensive in the Kurdish-held border town of Afrin has entered its second week.

Facebook: Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies' ads banned

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 23:30
Fraud is common in the world of red-hot digital currencies, such as bitcoin.

Trump delivers politically divisive, nationalist speech

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 23:01
As US president delivers first State of the Union address, analysts say his achievements have so far been limited.

SOTU 2018: How is the US faring after a year of Trump?

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 22:36
Donald Trump has claimed that state of the Union is strong, but Al Jazeera looks at some of the 'stats of the Union' to see where his administration is succeeding and where it is failing.

Egyptian opposition calls for boycott of 'absurd' poll

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 22:27
Sisi is widely expected to win the March presidential election, with the only other candidate being one of his backers.

Football and the GCC crisis

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 22:26
How the GCC crisis upended Europe's football transfer market.

UN appeals for emergency funds for Palestine, Syria

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 22:08
Appeals come after US slashed funding for UNRWA by half following Jerusalem embassy vote.

A US immigration history of white supremacy and ableism

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 21:46
Ableism and white supremacy form the foundational framework of US immigration policy.

SOTU transcript: Migrants, minorities, foreign policy

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 21:40
US president's State of the Union covered immigration, African-American unemployment, ISIL, Guantanamo and North Korea.

Earthquake jolts Afghanistan, tremors felt in Pakistan

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 21:12
USGS says magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, with tremors felt in Pakistan and India.

US ready to work with Qatar to 'deter' external threats

Wed, 31/01/2018 - 20:58
Top US and Qatari officials express concern about the harmful security, economic and human impacts of the Gulf crisis.

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