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Syrian army attacks rebel stronghold Qusayr

Salafist group clashes with police in Tunisia

Nigerian army blockades Boko Haram base

Senior Pakistani politician killed in Karachi

Report: Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn

Internet speed drops as Iran election looms

Web users report drop in connection speed as government is accused of restricting availability ahead of June 14 vote.

Middle East Last Modified: 19 May 2013 20:29 GMT

Morsi rules out talks over Sinai hostages

Egyptian president vows not to negotiate with kidnappers who abducted group of policemen and soldiers last week.

Middle East Last Modified: 19 May 2013 19:18 GMT

N Korea again fires short-range missile

Projectile fired off east coast after three similar "provocations" a day earlier, South Korea's news agency says.

Asia-Pacific Last Modified: 19 May 2013 15:39 GMT

Jordan eyes role in Israeli-Palestinian talks

Prime minister says involvement in final settlement discussions will aim at guaranteeing rights of Palestinian refugees.

Middle East Last Modified: 19 May 2013 16:09 GMT

Nadal and Serena triumph in Rome

Rafael Nadal brushes away Roger Federer to secure seventh Italian Open title as Serena breezes past Victoria Azarenka.

Tennis Last Modified: 19 May 2013 16:51 GMT

In Video

Border crossing to Iraq offers lifeline

A river crossing between northern Iraq and Syria is helping citizens to buy essential supplies.
Egyptians take on art of Italian pizza making

Many Italians are not interested in pursuing the country's age-old tradition of pizza making.
Uruguay considers legalising marijuana

Legislation proposed by Uruguay's president could lead to marijuana being regulated and sold legally.
A mass exodus from Macedonia

Many young people leave Macedonia for work, despite assurances that the economy is improving.
S Africa stunned by fatal circumcisions

Botched circumcisions seen as cause of many deaths during coming-of-age ritual among tribal groups.
Myanmar community in US hopes for change

Myanmar's president is visiting the United States for the first time in nearly half a century.
Hong Kong dolphins at risk from pollution

Environmentalists fear Hong Kong's pink dolphins are in danger as pollution rises in their habitat.
Women in Nepal tortured for witchcraft

Legislation aimed at protecting women accused of witchcraft is too weak to prevent abuse.

Blogs

Asia

Fighting for Australia's cattle farmers

By Andrew Thomas

Asia

Red Brigade confronts India sex abuse

By Divya Gopalan

Africa

Baby factory exposed in Nigeria

By Yvonne Ndege

Sport

Fourth is the new first

By Lee Wellings

Programme Highlights

Syria: Atrocities on both sides?

Inside Syria19 May 2013 11:32 GMT

We look at whether the abuses allegedly committed by Syrian opposition fighters are merely isolated incidents.

US: Silencing news sources?

Listening Post18 May 2013 08:09 GMT

After the seizure of AP's phone records, we ask if the US is still the land of the free for journalists and sources.

Africa's women of power

On South 2 North

Abdul Qadeer Khan: 'My name is clear'

On Talk to Al Jazeera

License to kill

On 101 East

The Promised City

On Witness

In Depth

Jabhat al-Nusra's rising stock in Syria

Stephanie D'Arc Taylor19 May 2013 14:45 GMT

Even moderates back group with hard-line fighters despite radical ideology in absence of Western help to topple Assad.

Cairo divided over bridge revival plan

Rawya Rageh19 May 2013 14:49 GMT

Reconstruction of iconic Aboul Ela Bridge splits opinion with some complaining new design robs it of original identity.

LGBT refugees risk death, rape in Kenya

By Katy Migiro

Trial highlights slew of Singapore scandals

By Heather Tan

Developing world to dominate investment

By Carey L Biron

Kenya clinic riot spotlights mental health

By James Reinl

Programmes

People & Power

A groundbreaking investigative programme, which looks at the use and abuse of power.
Al-Nakba

Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Witness

Bringing world issues into focus with courageous and inspiring human stories.
China Rising

A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
The Stream

An aggregator of online sources and discussion, seeking out unheard voices, new perspectives and untold angles.
Artscape

A look at the creative forces behind many of the world's headlines.

Featured

China Rising A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Al-Nakba Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Syria: The War Within Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
China angles for Arctic power China aims to expand its influence in the resource rich area.
Crisis in Bangladesh Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.

China Rising

A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.