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UK police investigate machete murder

Kerry urges Assad to commit to peace

Deadly blast targets Pakistan security force

IMF chief appears in court over state payout

US tornado damage could cost $2bn

Death toll rises in Lebanon clashes

Sporadic sectarian violence continues in northern city of Tripoli as the death toll since Sunday reaches 20.

Middle East Last Modified: 23 May 2013 08:45 GMT

Octogenarian Japanese climbs Everest

Yuichiro Miura, who skied down Everest's South Col in 1970, becomes oldest person to reach the world's highest peak.

Central & South Asia Last Modified: 23 May 2013 07:06 GMT

US admits drones killed four Americans

Letter from US attorney general confirms President Barack Obama administration killed US nationals abroad.

Americas Last Modified: 23 May 2013 03:57 GMT

UN and World Bank in DR Congo peace push

Ban Ki-moon and Jim Yong Kim meet President Joseph Kabila amid reports of renewed fighting in the east of the country.

Africa Last Modified: 23 May 2013 07:32 GMT

Amnesty condemns abuse of refugee rights

Rights group says state authorities and employers are responsible for suffering of millions of refugees and migrants.

Europe Last Modified: 23 May 2013 03:00 GMT

In Depth

Syria strife sends Somali refugees on the run

Mona Kosar Abdi22 May 2013 12:51 GMT

Many are being forced to flee conflict again, years after having sought refuge in Syria from civil war back home.

Saving Nepalese villagers from flashfloods

Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio22 May 2013 14:09 GMT

Early warning technology has been deployed in rural Nepal to protect people along glacial rivers from sudden surges.

Rhino horns 'worth more than gold' in Vietnam

By Marwan Macan-Markar

Brazil stadium opens despite cost concerns

By Gabriel Elizondo

Fight for Somalia turns town to dust

By Hamza Mohamed

Glasgow's 'monumental mistake' stokes debate

By Andrew McFadyen

In Video

Inside Bangladesh's garment industry

Al Jazeera speaks to a survivor of the garment factory collapse which killed more than 1,100 people.
Pacific Alliance bloc aims at boosting trade

The recently-established Pacific Alliance is made up of the fastest-growing countries in Latin America.
Taiwan stops hiring Filipino workers

Restriction comes after Philippine's coast guard shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman.
Congolese government troops fight M23 rebels

UN and World Bank call for new peace talks after six-month truce breaks down.
UK to offer asylum to Afghan interpreters

About 600 interpreters who served with British army will be given right to settle in the UK.
UN struggling to cope with limited funds

Humanitarian chief says funding shortage is impacting on needs of Sudan's refugees in Darfur region.
Canadian lensman in pursuit of lookalikes

Francois Brunelle connecting doppelgangers, German for lookalike, from across globe for book and art tour.
Italy's lemon growers face economic squeeze

Economic crisis saps traditional lemon business in country's Amalfi coastline.

Blogs

Africa

Nigeria's mobile phone blackout

By Yvonne Ndege

Sport

Let's shoot some cricketball

By Paul Rhys

Americas

The aftermath of most destructive US tornado

By Alan Fisher

Middle East

The root cause of Egypt's Sinai conflict

By Rawya Rageh

Programme Highlights

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.

The Last Battle

Witness23 May 2013 07:17 GMT

We follow the journey of Kenyans seeking justice for Britian's role in the torture during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising.

Al-Nakba

On Special series

Uganda: Queen of the Slums

On Letter From My Child

Baudouin Mouanda: Congolese Dreams

On Artscape

Africa's women of power

On South 2 North

Programmes

Artscape

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

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

Bringing world issues into focus with courageous and inspiring human stories.
Al-Nakba

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

A weekly discussion programme on Asia-Pacific current affairs.
The Stream

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

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.