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Egyptian security men abducted in Sinai freed
Spokesman says that policemen and border guard abducted in Sinai peninsula last week have been released.
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 10:31 GMT
Middle East
Egypt sends more forces over Sinai kidnapping
Security forces kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai
Tornado rescue efforts wind down in Oklahoma
Scientists conclude tornado was an EF5 on Fujita scale, the most powerful type, capable of hurling cars like missiles.
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 11:23 GMT
Americas
Texas tornado tragedy
Search for missing
Clean-up begins in US states
UK's Hague says Syria allies 'prop up' Assad
Foreign Secretary William Hague says Iran and Hezbollah are giving the Assad regime increasing support.
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 14:26 GMT
Middle East
Hezbollah and Syria
Gauging Hezbollah's role
Syria: Atrocities on both sides?
Ahmadinejad to appeal Iran poll-ban on ally
President to take Mashaei case to Supreme Leader but Rafsanjani will not appeal his own presidential election ban.
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 11:57 GMT
Middle East
Iran rejects women presidential hopefuls
Ex-nuclear negotiator enters race
Why sanctions are not working
Zimbabwe's Mugabe signs new constitution
New constitution, which clips powers of president and sets term-limits, paves way for crucial elections this year.
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 14:18 GMT
Africa
Zimbabwe police charge and release editor
Zimbabwe cracks down on the oldest profession
Egyptian security men abducted in Sinai freed
Tornado rescue efforts wind down in Oklahoma
UK's Hague says Syria allies 'prop up' Assad
Ahmadinejad to appeal Iran poll-ban on ally
Zimbabwe's Mugabe signs new constitution
Sweden riots continue after police shooting
Windows smashed, cars and several containers set on fire, and seven police officers injured in a Stockholm suburb.
Europe
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 02:06 GMT
World Bank offers $1bn to Africa Great Lakes
Funds for health, education, hydro-electric projects and cross-border trade come amid fresh fighting in the region.
Africa
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 12:49 GMT
German firm to hire hundreds with autism
Computer software company announces plans to employ hundreds of people with autism in bid to drive innovative thinking.
Europe
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 13:47 GMT
New Zealand police 'terrorism raids unlawful'
Maoris call for apology after report finds police intimidated people during anti-terrorism operation in Ruatoki Valley.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 13:39 GMT
Britain to offer visas to Afghan interpreters
Cameron to allow interpreters who served with UK forces fighting Taliban to live in Britain, reversing earlier decision.
Europe
Last Modified: 22 May 2013 10:32 GMT
In Video
HIV infection rates rising in Kazakhstan
Research shows that HIV/AIDS among gay men is far higher than what government statistics suggest.
Chile protesters call for education reform
Demonstrators try to disrupt President Sebastian Pinera's final state of the nation speech to Congress.
Law to promote patriotism in Russia
Russian government plans legislation that would make it illegal to criticise country's role in World War II.
Studies split on video games' health benefits
New research says active gaming improves vascular health on kids, but other studies say otherwise.
Finland to bury nuclear waste underground
Country plans to solve problem of disposing radioactive waste permanently by using tunnels.
Philippine migrant workers pay personal price
Those going abroad for jobs earn more money, but their absence comes at a cost to their families.
Croatia finds another way to keep bees busy
Scientists in Croatia are using the insects to help find land mines.
Yahoo purchases Tumblr for $1.1bn
Yahoo buys the blogging service Tumblr in what is the largest social network acquisition in years.
Blogs
Americas
The aftermath of most destructive US tornado
By
Alan Fisher
Middle East
The root cause of Egypt's Sinai conflict
By
Rawya Rageh
Africa
Nigeria's state of emergency
By
Yvonne Ndege
Americas
The scandalous erosion of US civil liberties
By
Patty Culhane
Programme Highlights
Al-Nakba
Special series
22 May 2013 05:54 GMT
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Uganda: Queen of the Slums
Letter From My Child
17 Apr 2013 09:59 GMT
From the despair of a slum to the World Chess Olympiad in Russia - Phiona searches for answers and a better life.
Baudouin Mouanda: Congolese Dreams
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US: Silencing news sources?
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Africa's women of power
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License to kill
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101 East
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Syria strife sends Somali refugees on the run
Mona Kosar Abdi
22 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 Tunio
22 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
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China Rising
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Al-Nakba
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
101 East
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The Stream
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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
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Korea Tensions
Al Jazeera looks at the escalation of military threats between N Korea and geopolitical rivals.
Opinion
An increasingly unchecked surveillance state
Murtaza Hussain
Success requires consequences for failure
John V. Whitbeck
Why we feel for Gatsby even though he is awful
Sarah Jaffe
The Egypt-Israel peace test
Tamara Wittes
Honduran victims of US drug war still await justice
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When the music dies: Azerbaijan one year after Eurovision
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From flooding in China to celebrations in Somaliland, Al Jazeera showcases the week in images.
In Pictures: David Beckham
As David Beckham announces his retirement from football, we look back at his glittering career.
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