Chinua Achebe, author of widely praised Things Fall Apart, buried in his hometown two months after his death in the US.
Africa Last Modified: 23 May 2013 12:42 GMT
At least 12 killed in explosion targeting paramilitary personnel on the outskirts of Quetta in Balochistan.
Central & South Asia Last Modified: 23 May 2013 13:00 GMT
US secretary of state on his fourth visit to Israel in an attempt to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Middle East Last Modified: 23 May 2013 10:51 GMT
Letter from US attorney general confirms President Barack Obama administration killed US nationals abroad.
Americas Last Modified: 23 May 2013 03:57 GMT
State-appointed panel says building whose collapse killed more than 1,000 people, was meant to house shopping mall.
Central & South Asia Last Modified: 23 May 2013 12:49 GMT
In Depth
Dubai's striking workers in their own words
23 May 2013 13:01 GMT
Labourers at construction giant Arabtec in the UAE complain of low pay, poor conditions and lack of annual leave.
In pictures: Bangladeshi garment workers
23 May 2013 13:51 GMT
Life inside a garment factory is difficult and fraught with dangers as recent accidents have shown.
In Video
Programme Highlights
Iranian politics: Who is pulling the strings?
Inside Story23 May 2013 14:34 GMT
As two senior politicians are banned from running in the presidential race, we ask if the outcome is now predictable.
Hungary: Towards the Abyss
People & Power22 May 2013 14:53 GMT
Investigating why critics of Hungary's authoritarian government believe it is leading the country towards fascism.
Programmes
Featured
Syria: The War Within
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
China Rising
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Crisis in Bangladesh
Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.
Al-Nakba
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Korea Tensions
Al Jazeera looks at the escalation of military threats between N Korea and geopolitical rivals.
In Pictures
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