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Leaders open landmark AU summit in Ethiopia

Discord bogs down Syrian opposition talks

Soldier's death fuels far right march in UK

French soldier stabbed in neck outside Paris

Armed 'Maoist' rebels attack convoy in India

Arrests made at gay rights protest in Russia

Police detain about 30 protesters at march in Moscow, where gay rights demonstrations are illegal.

Europe Last Modified: 25 May 2013 19:09 GMT

Rioting spreads outside calmer Stockholm

Police detain 19 after about 25 cars burnt on sixth straight night of violence in mainly immigrant areas of Stockholm.

Europe Last Modified: 25 May 2013 16:17 GMT

'Kiss protest' held at Turkey subway station

Some 100 people kissed for several minutes at Ankara station in protest of moral warnings by subway authorities.

Europe Last Modified: 25 May 2013 20:04 GMT

Two child limit imposed on Myanmar's Rohingya

New measure, which applies to Muslim Rohingya families in western Rakhine state, does not affect Buddhists in the area.

Asia-Pacific Last Modified: 25 May 2013 14:34 GMT

Malaysians rally against 'electoral fraud'

Tens of thousands protest against government, with speeches from leading opposition figures over alleged fraud.

Asia-Pacific Last Modified: 25 May 2013 18:27 GMT

In Depth

African Union: Continental drift?

Azad Essa25 May 2013 14:29 GMT

Group celebrates its anniversary, but the verdict is still out on whether it is meeting the needs of ordinary Africans.

Kurds flee for Iraq as Syria war slogs on

Brenda Stoter 25 May 2013 09:28 GMT

About 50,000 Syrians, mostly Kurds, have fled to the Domiz camp in northern Iraq as violence rages at home.

Struggle and solidarity: African Union at 50

By Al Jazeera staff

New Zealand to pay colonial compensation

By Yasmine Ryan

Thailand crocodiles caught in tug of war

By Maher Sattar

Striking Dubai workers face mass deportation

By Chris Arsenault

In Video

Both sides in Syria use low-tech trackers

Syria's army and opposition forces use affordable surveillance tools to track each other in country's civil war.
UK activists call for change in retail sector

Some say they prefer paying extra for clothes if the money went to improving working conditions of factory workers.
Textile sector reflects Egypt's decline

Since the revolution two years ago, about 30,000 jobs have been lost and cotton farmers are turning to other crops.
Guatemalans protest over genocide retrial

Many worried justice will not be served after court overturns conviction of ex-military leader Efrain Rios Montt.
Kirchners' 10-year rule stirs mixed feelings

Popularity of Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner dips amid flagging economy and corruption.
Iraqi Sunnis protest for sovereign region

During months of protest, Iraqi Sunnis say they want peace, as well as their own piece of Iraq.
Early Apple computer to be auctioned

German auction house believes one of Apple�s earliest computers could be worth about $400,000.
Foreign aid boosts Ethiopia's economy

With a GDP growth of 7 percent Ethiopia's booming economy still relies heavily on help from abroad.

Blogs

Americas

Brazil strengthens border security

By Gabriel Elizondo

Americas

The pope's pricey visit to Brazil

By Gabriel Elizondo

Asia

Labour reforms come at a cost

By Jonah Hull

Sport

It's up to you New York

By Lee Wellings

Programme Highlights

Syria's media war

Listening Post25 May 2013 09:09 GMT

An increasingly complex war of images and representations has been raging alongside the conflict on the ground.

Bangladesh: The cost of fashion

Counting the Cost25 May 2013 10:12 GMT

Is there any prospect of a properly regulated garments industry in the country, and what would it mean for the market?

Cultures of 'magic' and healing

On South 2 North

Jaime Blasco: 'This is the new Cold War'

On Talk to Al Jazeera

African Union: Questioning the legacy

On Inside Story

Hungary: Towards the Abyss

On People & Power

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Iran Elections News and analysis of 2013 presidential contest as Ahmadinejad finishes second term.
China Rising A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Syria: The War Within Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Dubai strikers deported Fallout from rare strike at Arabtec Construction continues.
Al-Nakba Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.