Syrian Refugees Syrian refugees use art to keep their culture aliveAl JazeeraHow Syrian refugees are preserving their history and culture under threat by years of war. For seven years, the Zaatari refugee camp on Jordan's border with Syria has provided shelter to thousands of Most
Mozambique Powerful cyclone is barrelling towards northern MozambiqueAl Jazeera - Kevin CorriveauCyclone Kenneth is on track to be the second major weather system to hit storm-ravaged Mozambique in just over a month Cyclone Kenneth has formed in the Indian Ocean and is strengthening while making way
Middle East Israeli army razes West Bank home of slain Palestinian attackerAl JazeeraOmar Abu Laila, 19, was killed last month two days after he was suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack. Israeli forces on Wednesday destroyed the family home of a Palestinian teenager who was suspected
Africa More than 50 dead in South Africa after heavy rainsAl JazeeraRescue workers were digging through collapsed homes and other buildings in coastal areas of KwaZulu-Natal province. More than 50 people have been killed in southern and eastern parts of South Africa after
Pakistan Pakistan's Cyril Almeida named IPI's World Press Freedom HeroAl Jazeera - Asad HashimJournalist Almeida has been at the centre of a marked increase in attacks on media freedom in the South Asian country. Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida, known for his courageous
Hezbollah US offers $10m reward for information on Hezbollah's financesAl JazeeraUS offers millions for information on how Hezbollah in Lebanon gets its money but fears grow over destabilising effect. As part of its anti-Iran push in the Middle East, the US has offered a $10m reward
World News 'From the bottom of my heart': Abe's apology to Japan victimsAl JazeeraShinzo Abe's government also promised compensation to the tens of thousands of victims of forced sterilisation. Japan's government has apologised and promised to pay compensation to tens of thousands victims
Algeria Algeria: Billionaire brothers placed in temporary custodyAl JazeeraThe three Kouninef brothers were arrested on Monday as part of an anti-graft drive. Three billionaire brothers arrested on Monday as part of an anti-corruption drive have been placed in temporary custody
World News 'Marsquake': NASA's InSight detects likely tremor on MarsAl JazeeraThe breakthrough came nearly five months after InSight, touched down on the surface of Mars on seismological mission. NASA's robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to a
Trump Administration Trump 'opposed to' his staff testifying over Mueller reportAl JazeeraUS leader says no reason for his aides to talk to Congress over probe into Russia meddling in 2016 polls, report says. US President Donald Trump is opposed to current and former White House aides providing
Sudan Calls grow louder in Sudan for civilian governmentAl JazeeraCalls for biggest protest yet since the start of the demonstrations as more join movement in capital Khartoum. Two weeks after mass protests in Sudan unseated former President Omar al-Bashir, more protesters
Khalifa Haftar Libya: GNA forces repel Haftar's offensive, retake Tripoli suburbAl JazeeraForces aligned to UN-recognised government in Tripoli retake control of town of Aziziya, 60km south of the capital. Troops loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government have retaken control of
Amnesty International Amnesty calls on Lebanon to end 'abusive' sponsorship systemAl JazeeraThe UK-based rights group called on the Lebanese government to end the migration sponsorship system known as kafala. Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Lebanon to end what it described as an "inherently
Jack Dorsey Donald Trump met with Twitter CEO Jack DorseyAl JazeeraThe meeting came after Trump attacked the social media company accusing it of bias against conservatives. US President Donald Trump has met with Twitter's Chief Executive Jack Dorsey and spent a significant
Mohammad Javad Zarif Zarif slams US silence on Saudi Arabia mass executionsAl JazeeraMembership of the #B_team - Bolton, Bin Salman, Bin Zayed & "Bibi" - give immunity for any crime, Zarif says on Twitter. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticised the administration US
World News 'Not your enemies': Sri Lanka Muslims fear backlash after blastsAl JazeeraMembers of the community say they feel vulnerable in the wake of the church and hotel attacks that left 359 people dead. Mohamed Hasan has barely left his home in Colombo since a string of deadly blasts
World News UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than armed groupsAl JazeeraAfghan and international forces killed at least 305 civilians and wounded 303 between January and March, UN says. Afghan and international forces, including NATO, killed more civilians in the first three
Middle East How will clashes in Libya affect refugees hoping to reach Europe?Al Jazeera - Sally HaydenAs some Libyan officials and Italian media warn of exodus, experts say it is impossible to predict impact on migration. Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect interviewees' identities.
Asia Pacific Rescuers search for survivors after deadly Philippine quakeAl Jazeera - Paul BrennanRescuers race to find survivors after the second earthquake hits the island nation. A second magnitude 6.5 earthquake has hit the province of Eastern Samar in the Philippines. That's after the first earthquake
Middle East The logic behind US humiliation of the PalestiniansAl Jazeera - Marwan BisharaWhat an old Hebrew parable can tell us about Kushner's strategy and the deal of the century. Over the past two years, the Trump administration has launched an all-out diplomatic assault on the Palestinians,
Montana Rosia Montana: Seeds of utopia in town almost lost to gold miningAl Jazeera - Claudia CiobanuHope and unease in fertile Romanian village, six years after protests halted plans for Europe's largest gold mine. Transylvania, Romania - In 2013, Rosia Montana was almost destroyed to make way for a
Russia What's at stake as Kim Jong Un meets President Putin in Russia?Al Jazeera - Mansur MirovalevNorth Korean leader to meet Russian president with discussions on economy, denuclearisation likely to be on the agenda. Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, the
News (Hong Kong) Hong Kong's 'Occupy Central' activists handed prison termsAl Jazeera - Lana ChanActivists sentenced to up to 16 months' jail after being convicted last month of public nuisance offences. Hong Kong - A Hong Kong court has sentenced four leading activists of the 2014 "Umbrella Movement"
World News Brazil court reduces ex-president Lula's prison sentenceAl JazeeraThe court reduced Lula's sentence from 12 years and one month to eight years and 10 months on Tuesday. Brazil's second-highest court has reduced the sentence of incarcerated former president Luiz Inacio
Internal Revenue Service IRS fails to meet congressional deadline for Trump tax returnsAl JazeeraThe outcome, which was widely expected, sets the stage for a court battle between Congress and the administration. The US Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday failed to meet a congressional deadline for
World News US: Couple get 7 years in prison each for enslaving Guinean girlAl JazeeraThe couple forced the girl to work without pay as a housekeeper, cook and nanny until she fled and alerted authorities. A suburban Fort Worth couple has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison
Venezuela Venezuelan opposition envoy Gustavo Tarre addresses OASAl JazeeraThe body recognised Juan Guaido's envoy earlier this month in a move Nicolas Maduro called 'criminal'. A Venezuelan opposition envoy has addressed the Organization of the American States from the South
World News New Mexico militia leader boasted of assassination training: FBIAl JazeeraFBI says it was told that militia leader Larry Hopkins said his group trained to kill Obama, Clinton and Soros. Larry Hopkins's arrest on Saturday came amid an uproar over videos his New Mexico-based group
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan president vows security shake-up over attacksAl JazeeraTensions over alleged intelligence failures escalate as ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Easter Sunday blasts. Sri Lanka's president has vowed to conduct a major shake-up of the country's security
Iranian US: Stop buying Iranian oil or face sanctionsAl JazeeraOil prices are on the rise after the United States announced a new crackdown on Iran's oil exports aiming to reduce them to zero. Iran's threatening retaliation by blocking the Strait of Hormuz - the lifeline
