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Iraq MPs approve two key ministers
Sunni Muslim approved as new defence minister while the leader of a Shia party gets the nod to be interior minister.
Some of the worst violence since demonstrations began erupts after police try to clear key protest site.
Presidential source quoted as saying everything is being done to gain freedom of female students held by Boko Haram.
Renewed fighting raises fears of sectarian conflict in the north while southern separatists continue calls for split.
At least 22, mostly women and children, hacked and clubbed to death, government says, in second massacre in a week.
Armed group's ransom success with German hostages marks a re-emergence, as authorities investigate ISIL links.
Record-breaking heat in Brazil leaves some of Sao Paulo state's 44 million residents scrambling for clean water sources.
Activists in Beirut are combating a municipality-backed road project they say will cut through historic neighbourhoods.
Legislator aims to 'put Hong Kong on the agenda' at UN's Human Rights Committee meeting in Geneva this week.
Massoud Hayoun
Western nations are moving into the resource-rich country after decades of disinterest, challenging China's interests.
Separatist group's growing popularity puts Iraqi Kurdistan government in an awkward position.
Alia Malek
Failure of the Bouteflika administration to eradicate extremism led to the rise of Jund al-Khalifa, analysts say.
Patients who opted for defective implant device say US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson's response was late.
Talk to Al Jazeera18 Oct 2014 14:16 GMT
Bolivia's president talks about the country's ongoing socio-economic transformation and his third term in office.
Counting the Cost18 Oct 2014 12:40 GMT
Amid concerns that people are being priced out of the housing market globally, we ask what governments can do to help.
Ongoing turmoil has stymied the growth of Paralympic sports in the West Bank, but organisers are working to change that.
Lessons on forgiveness by religious leaders helping Central African Republic refugees in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Torrential rain, strong winds and snow cause widespread disruption in Australia.
As ISIL fighters rampage through the Syrian border town, scores of residents have fled to neighbouring Turkey.
Al Jazeera investigates why a brutal medical technique used on some women during childbirth has only just come to light.
President of the World Bank blames lack of international cooperation for failure to stop the virus.
Al Jazeera visits a North Korean school where children are taught about the ideology of the workers' party.
Search for dozens of missing trekkers in Nepal widens, but erratic weather sets back efforts by rescuers.
Hunt for 43 missing students and discovery of mass graves highlight just how many people have disappeared in Guerrero.
"The Perfect Dictatorship" takes a dig at government and TV network in a satirical show about corruption.
Iraqis tell of their experiences in the "caliphate" after fleeing to the relative safety of Kirkuk.
Conviction of David McCallum, jailed for murder aged 16, overturned after judge ruled it was based on false confession.
Mobile phone companies are all vying for market share in India, with 1.2 billion people.
Compared to other diseases, Ebola is not especially contagious - but has a far higher fatality rate and no proven cure.
Pinpointing military and humanitarian aid from nations in the international struggle against the armed group.
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