Bangladesh tribunal indicts UK Muslim leader
Bangladesh's war crimes court has indicted a Bangladesh-born British Muslim leader for his alleged role in the murder of top intellectuals during the country's 1971 liberation war. "The court has...
View ArticleUS cyber security bill sparks concern
A controversial cyber security Bill has stalled in the US Senate. The legislation was meant to improve information-sharing between the government and the private sector. But it has sparked fierce...
View ArticleUAE whirls in to help tornado-hit US town
It has been two years since US President Barack Obama travelled to the rural town of Joplin, in the US states of Missouri, after it was hit by a tornado. Obama made many promises after the disaster...
View ArticleInteractive: Powering the Gulf
6 Source: Al Jazeera Featured on Al Jazeera The neoliberal assault on academia The neoliberal sacking of the universities runs much deeper than tuition hikes and budget cuts, notes Barkawi. The wrong...
View ArticleInfographic: Showdown Malaysia
8 Source: Al Jazeera Featured on Al Jazeera The neoliberal assault on academia The neoliberal sacking of the universities runs much deeper than tuition hikes and budget cuts, notes Barkawi. The wrong...
View ArticleMexico teachers dig in for fight over reforms
Mexico's powerful teachers union is about to become a little less powerful. The government has introduced new rules to curb its influence, but the teachers are not giving up without a fight. Al...
View ArticleBahraini sheikh wins Asia football presidency
Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain has won a landslide victory to be elected president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), replacing the disgraced former head, Mohammed bin Hammam....
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills French soldier in Mali
A French soldier has been killed in northern Mali, becoming the sixth Frenchman to die since the beginning of France's military campaign in January. The 32-year-old soldier was killed in Boughessa on...
View ArticleWorld's smallest ever film created
We are all used to Hollywood films with huge casts and budgets to match. Now, the world's smallest ever film has been created. It is an animation made using individual atoms - the building blocks of...
View ArticleRussian city unveils cultural landmark
Russia's new "Mariinsky II" theatre is expected to open in St Petersburg with a gala conducted by Valery Gergiev and other star performers. The modern ballet and opera house will be inaugurated on...
View ArticleSyria PM 'survives car bomb attack'
Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi has survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus, Syrian state media report. "The terrorist explosion in al-Mezzeh was an attempt to target...
View ArticleIndonesia offers slum dwellers clean break
Indonesian authorities have unveiled a new scheme to clean up the capital's slums. They are offering people money and jobs to leave their shanty houses and move into apartments. Step Vaessen reports...
View ArticleShooting reported at Houston airport
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a ground stop for all flights from Bush Intercontinental Airport after shots were fired in Terminal B, according to KTRK-TV. The TV station said...
View ArticleFormer Pakistan PM welcomes Musharraf ban
Yousuf Raza Gilani was disqualified as prime minister in 2012 after refusing a Supreme Court order to reopen an old corruption case against the president. He was barred from holding office for seven...
View ArticleForeign wealth widens Singapore's inequality
Singapore's lower-class citizens are losing out to foreign workers as the affluent move in. Many wealthy individuals come to invest in property and park their assets, attracted by Singapore's low...
View ArticleAn all-German Champions League affair
With Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona knocked out of the European Champions League, it means that on May 25, London's Wembley Stadium will play host to an occasion with a distinctly German...
View Article'Braver than I could have dreamed of being'
Former NBA star John Amaechi has told Al Jazeera he is grateful for the step taken by Jason Collins, the NBA star who on Monday became the first elite male team athlete to come out as gay. Collins...
View ArticleMexico media fearful of reporting drugs war
The US has spent more than $1bn supporting the war on drug cartels in Mexico. But as Barack Obama, the US president, heads to Mexico, the situation is still so desperate in some areas that local media...
View ArticleIndian pitcher aims for major leagues
From a tiny village in India to the bright lights of professional baseball in the United States, Rinku Singh's incredible journey started when he won a reality TV show in his home country. Now his...
View ArticleUS urges Pyongyang to free Korean-American
The United States is calling on North Korea to immediately release one of its citizens, who was convicted to 15 years of hard labour in the communist state. But the case of Korean-American Kenneth Bae...
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