Court overturns 2008 ruling saying Salim Ahmed Hamdan was tried for crimes from 1996 - 2001 using a 2006 law.
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2012 04:02 GMT Americas
Vikram Pandit resigns with immediate effect from third largest bank in US, in move greeted by surprise on Wall Street.
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2012 21:43 GMT Business
US secretary of state says "I take responsibility" for last month's deadly attack on US diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2012 09:40 GMT Americas
Military says it killed 24 Boko Haram fighters during standoff in northeastern city of Maiduguri.
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2012 23:58 GMT Africa
Bosnian Serb wartime leader tells court he should be rewarded for "reducing suffering", not accused of war crimes.
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2012 18:50 GMT Europe
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Programme Highlights
Romania: The Spectre of Tyranny
Al Jazeera World17 Oct 2012 04:39 GMT
A Romanian journalist discovers that the dictatorship of the past still casts an influence over people's lives today.
Kenya Rising
Activate16 Oct 2012 13:55 GMT
Can an award-winning Kenyan photojournalist set his camera aside and build a movement to fight political corruption?
On Al Jazeera Correspondent
In Depth
Interactive: Voters who will decide US poll
17 Oct 2012 03:51 GMT
An interactive look at the key demographic groups who will decide the fate of the presidential election.
Afghanistan's online war of words
Ali M Latifi17 Oct 2012 07:03 GMT
ISAF sets Twittersphere abuzz as it engages man allegedly affiliated with the Taliban on the micro-blogging site.
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US Elections 2012
Comprehensive coverage of the presidential campaigns, from the conventions through to the November 6 vote.
Feeding the World
With record droughts in countries across the world, how are communities coping with food shortages?
Syria: The War Within
Violence escalates as rebels and government forces battle for control of Damascus and Aleppo.
 


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