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Al-Qaeda-linked group says it killed a soldier in response to wives of the groups' fighters being arrested.
Health officials call deaths devastating as Nigerian medics fly in to help in country where virus spreading fastest.
Zhou, once one of the most powerful and feared people in the country, had not been seen since October.
Father and sister of US photojournalist Luke Somers being held captive by al-Qaeda appeal for his safe return.
Sanctions will cost Russia $40bn annually, and an additional $90-$100bn will be lost because of tumbling oil prices.
A Christmas tradition in the Netherlands is evidence, some say, of racism in a country seen as a bastion of tolerance.
Twenty years after the genocide, a grandmother discovers two granddaughters she didn't know she had.
Jonathan W. Rosen
Debate sheds light on the challenge Israel faces in balancing its religious character with its progressive reputation.
Repression of students' dissent is uniting ultras groups and student activists from across the spectrum.
Sympathy for the self-proclaimed Islamic State group is fuelled by Muslim distrust of the Western media's narrative.
Opponents of Russia's annexation are being abducted and killed amid reports of escalating human rights abuses.
African nation has the third-highest number of child brides globally with 39 percent of girls married off before age 18.
Chris Stein
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Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with Otto Reich, point man for Latin America for the last three US Republican presidents.
Al Jazeera Correspondent05 Dec 2014 09:17 GMT
A personal look at one woman's decision to freeze her eggs and the medical and financial implications of the procedure.
South African city said to be one of the most unequal in the country with foreigners facing increasing discrimination.
Amid human rights concerns, Indonesian province of Aceh extends Islamic law to some 90,000 non-Muslims.
Much of the region has been hit by a combination of sub-zero temperatures and freezing rain.
'We are steadfast, and we will keep fighting Daesh until the last breath,' says a leader of the Free Syrian Army.
Since its inception 12 years ago and having spent more than $1 billion, the court has had only two convictions so far.
India and Sri Lanka send supplies to Male after fire at desalination plant causes severe shortage, stirring unrest.
Opposition coalition's ex-head says Moscow wants to help revive political process as diplomatic efforts remain stalled.
Ties strained between UNAMID and Khartoum government over efforts to investigate alleged mass rape by Sudanese troops.
In audio recording, officers allegedly debate ways to forge evidence against President Morsi after deposing him in 2013.
World's fastest growing air-travel market struggles to recruit enough pilots and other staff to keep up with demand.
Many cite corruption and government inefficiency as reason for not paying up amid effort to widen nation's tax base.
Some say they are being treated with suspicion after arrest of suspects recruiting people to fight in Syria.
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