Health ministers commit to better surveillance and increased local collaboration and engagement with global partners. West African countries and international health organisations adopted a fresh strategy to fight the world’s deadliest Ebola epidemic,... Read more »
Clashes surround funeral of Mohammed Abu Khdair, 17, killed in apparent revenge attack in occupied East Jerusalem. Jerusalem — The funeral for a Palestinian teenager murdered this week in an apparent revenge attack... Read more »
Andy Coulson, a former aide to PM David Cameron, found guilty of hacking while editor of the News of the World. Andy Coulson, a former aide to the UK prime minister, David... Read more »
Two killed in Buddhist-Muslim riots following an internet rumour that a Buddhist girl was raped by a Muslim man. Two people have been killed during clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s... Read more »
President Xi Jinping’s speech in Seoul comes days after Tokyo announced a landmark shift in its pacifist defence policy. China’s president has sharply criticised Japan’s history of military aggression in China and... Read more »
Shia group Anjuman-e-Haideri claims it already has 25,000 volunteers and floats tender for flights to Baghdad. A top Shia group in India has called for thousands of volunteers to travel to Iraq... Read more »
Police break up pro-democracy rally that organizers say more than 500,000 attended. More than 500 protesters at a Hong Kong sit-in have been arrested after police moved in to break up the... Read more »
LAHORE: Members of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were among the seven people killed during a clash between PAT protesters and policemen in Lahore on Tuesday. According to initial reports, one of... Read more »
Kirkuk’s Turkmen vow to take up arms if the city is not returned to Iraqi central government. Kirkuk, Iraq – Wearing a flak jacket with a pistol on his hip, the president of... Read more »
Deadly riots continue for second day as Buddhist hardliners defy curfew, prompting international call to end violence. Foreign governments and organisations have expressed concern as reports of deadly rioting and arson attacks by... Read more »
Somalia-based group says attacks will continue, and tells tourists to stay away after assault in Mpeketoni kills 48. The Somalia-based armed group al-Shabab has said it carried out a deadly attack on... Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, during a speech delivered in the National Assembly on Monday, justified the government’s decision to initiate a full-scale operation in North Waziristan tribal region and said that... Read more »
KARACHI: On the directive of government, Armed forces has decided to launch formal operation against militants in North Waziristan named ‘Zarb-e-Azb’, following are the statements of different political leaders, Minister for Information... Read more »
Incumbent Juan Manuel Santos narrowly beats Oscar Ivan Zuluaga in election focused on how to deal with FARC rebels. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has won a second term, beating right-wing challenger Oscar Ivan... Read more »
Special forces involved in dawn operation that left at least five pro-Russian rebels and two soldiers dead. Ukrainian forces have reclaimed the port city of Mariupol after heavy fighting with pro-Russian separatists. The... Read more »
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly’s session for presentation of budget proposals for fiscal year 2014-2015 was under way here on Friday. The session was being chaired by Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani.... Read more »
General says administration made up of political rivals to be assembled by September, but no polls until country stable. The leader of Thailand’s military government has said that an interim government will... Read more »
With the growing use of technology, young Arab comedians are utilising satire as an agent of change online. Speaking to a conference hall of nearly 100 at Al Jazeera’s 8th annual forum in... Read more »
Hundreds of families seek shelter across the border to escape fighting between government forces and Taliban fighters. Hundreds of Pakistani families have fled into neighbouring Afghanistan following a surge of clashes between Pakistani government forces and... Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Replying to a letter written by his Pakistani counterpart, Indian premier Narendra Modi on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Karachi airport. He expressed sorrow over the loss of innocent... Read more »
Mourning family members pack court as trial begins of 15 for disaster that killed more than 300 people, mostly children. Fifteen crew members of a South Korean ferry the Sewol that sank in April killing... Read more »
President Kiir and rebel chief agree to form transitional government within 60 days in move hoped to end civil war. South Sudan’s president and rebel chief have met in Addis Ababa in... Read more »
House Majority Leader loses Virginia seat to Tea Party challenger who accused him of betraying conservative principles. Eric Cantor, the majority leader in the US House of Representatives, has lost his Virginia... Read more »
Protesters take to streets in capital New Delhi, as frustration mounts over power cuts amid soaring temperatures. Protests have broken out in India’s capital, New Delhi, overnight over power blackouts as summer... Read more »