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Russia: Syria agrees to take part in talks

UK arrests two men on Pakistan flight

Taliban launches deadly attack in Kabul

Two more arrested over UK soldier's killing

Turkey parliament passes anti-alcohol bill

US casts doubts on Iran election credibility

US Secretary of State John Kerry criticised Iran for cutting all but eight men out of the country's presidential poll.

Americas Last Modified: 24 May 2013 17:16 GMT

N Korea willing to take 'positive steps'

Top North Korean envoy meets China's Xi Jinping in an apparent effort to mend fences between Pyongyang and Beijing.

Asia-Pacific Last Modified: 24 May 2013 18:38 GMT

Nigeria military 'rescues' kidnapped group

Defence department says it rescued three women and six children captured by rebel group Boko Haram in country's north.

Africa Last Modified: 24 May 2013 18:24 GMT

Wartime sex slaves demand Japanese mayor quit

Two South Korean women, who had been used as 'comfort women' in the war, say they "don't need to be trampled on again".

Asia-Pacific Last Modified: 24 May 2013 17:02 GMT

FIFA to bring in tough anti-racism sanctions

Taskforce chairman Jeffrey Webb talks exclusively to Al Jazeera about FIFA measures planned to tackle racism in football

Football Last Modified: 24 May 2013 12:46 GMT

In Depth

Struggle and solidarity: African Union at 50

Al Jazeera staff24 May 2013 13:52 GMT

An interactive dashboard examines the history, successes and challenges facing the group as leaders meet in Addis Ababa.

Thailand crocodiles caught in tug of war

Maher Sattar24 May 2013 13:34 GMT

Conservationists oppose Thai move to remove Siamese crocodiles from endangered list because of booming captive breeding.

Striking Dubai workers face mass deportation

By Chris Arsenault

Insider sheds light on Syria's chemical arms

By Basma Atassi

Ahmadinejad's dirty dozen

By D. Parvaz and Mohammed Haddad

EasyJet's Egypt deal remains up in the air

By Alastair Beach

In Video

Filipinos unfazed by row with Taiwan

People continue to go about their work as tensions persist over fisherman shot by Philippine coast guard.
Poland looks to diversify gas supply

Energy independence not sole motivation as country's national oil company and private firms place bets on shale gas.
Sri Lanka garment firms boost work conditions

New campaign helps improve safety standards and workers' rights in country gaining image as ethical source of clothing.
Disease threatens Florida's orange groves

Multi-billion-dollar citrus industry faces serious threat as incurable disease spreads across the country.
World War II secret files released

Hundreds of declassified documents from UK National Archives give peek into decision-making at highest level.
Fighting rages for strategic Afghan town

Hundreds of civilians flee Sangin in Helmand province after Taliban attack police checkpoints.
Yemeni diplomats at UN go on strike

Staff at Yemeni mission in New York protest over work conditions, saying they have not been paid in months.
US volunteers work through Oklahoma rubble

Strangers line up to offer assistance as tornado survivors start to rebuild their lives.

Blogs

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

Africa

Nigeria's mobile phone blackout

By Yvonne Ndege

Programme Highlights

Woolwich attack: An act of terrorism?

Inside Story24 May 2013 11:35 GMT

After a British soldier was hacked to death in the capital London, we analyse the repercussions of this act.

Restoring Rangoon

101 East22 May 2013 15:48 GMT

101 East takes a rare peek inside Yangon's most famous building, as Myanmar's colonial architecture is under threat.

Obama's speech: The question of drones

On Inside Story Americas

China Rising

On Special series

Hungary: Towards the Abyss

On People & Power

The Last Battle

On Witness

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.
Iran Elections News and analysis of 2013 presidential contest as Ahmadinejad finishes second term.
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.