Malta Hundreds of migrants and refugees rescued off Malta, ItalyAl JazeeraAuthorities say more than 200 people were picked up by the Maltese navy, while Italian police took 54 people to shore. A Maltese armed forces patrol boat picked up 216 migrants and refugees from two dinghies
Lebanon Lebanon denies forcing Syrian refugees back homeAl JazeeraAt least sixteen deportees say they were pressured into signing forms saying they voluntarily agreed to return home. Lebanese security officials on Saturday denied allegations by human rights groups that
Tripoli Libya fighting: Clashes near Tripoli's old airportAl JazeeraThere has been renewed fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli between forces battling for the capital. Fifty days of fighting between renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces and others loyal
Missouri Monster tornado hits Jefferson City, MissouriAl JazeeraJust before midnight on May 23, the massive EF3 tornado tore through the city damaging about 500 homes and buildings. A 'violent tornado' has damaged hundreds of buildings in the capital of Missouri and
Malawi Malawi court orders vote recount after opposition complaintsAl JazeeraMCP went to court after noticing 'irregularities' in presidential results from 10 of the country's 28 districts. Malawi's High Court has ordered the electoral board not to announce presidential results
Iran US-Iran tensions: Iraqis fear involvement in disputeAl Jazeera - Rob MathesonWith Iraq's plans to send delegations to Washington and Tehran to try to find a solution for the tension between the two countries, Iraqis fear their country could be caught in the middle. Iran's Foreign
Bangladesh Bangladesh's disappeared families demand release of detaineesAl Jazeera - Hoda Abdel-HamidHuman rights groups say more than 400 people have disappeared in the last nine years, some have been found dead. Demonstrators in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka have gathered to protest against forced They
Donald Trump Trump opens state visit to Japan with jab at trade imbalanceAl JazeeraThe US President's four-day visit will include discussions about trade and North Korea with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. US President Donald Trump urged Japanese business leaders on Saturday to increase
Russia UN court orders Russia to free detained Ukraine sailorsAl JazeeraMoscow has held three Ukrainian ships and 24 sailors since capturing them in the Kerch Strait in November. Russia must release 24 sailors it detained onboard three Ukrainian vessels last year as they a
Measles Outbreaks US measles outbreak push to end religious exemptionsAl Jazeera - Kristen SaloomeyEliminating the religious exemption has raised vaccination rates in California, though the number of children seeking medical exemptions there has tripled. A measles outbreak in the United States has looking
Ukraine Ukraine-Russia dispute naval case to be heard at UN tribunalAl Jazeera - Dominic KaneInternational monitors report regular violations of the truce from both pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian sides. A decision is expected on Saturday in the naval dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Russia 24
Middle East Several civilians killed in air raids in Yemen's Taiz provinceAl JazeeraTwo children are among those killed in a Saudi-UAE-led coalition air attack in the Mawiya district of Taiz. At least nine civilians have been killed in overnight air raids east of Yemen's third city of
Kenya Activists raise privacy concern over Kenya's new biometric systemAl Jazeera - Catherine SoiThe new card will hold personal details about individuals and is costing taxpayers about $500m Everyone above the age of six will be expected to have one. Kenya's government is bringing in a new biometric
Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa: 'Huge' challenges as Ramaphosa takes oathAl JazeeraRamaphosa faces task of cleaning up his African National Congress party, which has been mired in corruption scandals. Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a five-year term as South Africa's president,
Modi Should we fear for India's democracy?Al Jazeera - Nilanjan MukhopadhyayThere are at least three reasons to worry about the future of the country. Weeks before the general elections in India, opinion polls were already showing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a fair of
Middle East Simple, iconic: How I M Pei's Museum of Islamic Art reshaped QatarAl Jazeera - Amira AbujbaraThe Chinese-born architect's design sought to capture the 'essence of Islam' and became an icon for the Gulf country. Growing up, I lived in Umm Slal, a small town on the outskirts of Doha, Qatar's capital
Bali Volcano erupts in Indonesia's Bali, disrupts Australia flightsAl JazeeraNational disaster agency says the eruption lasted four minutes and spread lava about three kilometres from the crater. A volcano has erupted on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, causing some overnight
World News Years of war and poverty take toll on Afghanistan's healthcareAl Jazeera - Ali M LatifiThe war-torn South Asian country faces the additional issue of funding as it struggles to build its healthcare system. Kabul, Afghanistan - In a recent address to Afghanistan's healthcare providers, Chief
Yemen Yemen: Funerals held for Sanaa air attack victimsAl JazeeraAir attacks and renewed fighting in Yemen's Hodeidah port city further complicate UN-sponsored peace efforts to end the four-year war. Funerals have been held for six victims of last week's Saudi-UAE attack
Modi India elections: Modi to be formally elected by MPsAl Jazeera - Sohail RahmanModi to meet parliamentarians at a special session on Saturday for formality to set in motion formation of new government. India's newly elected MPs from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party will gather
World News US ambulance system on the verge of collapseAl Jazeera - John HendrenAbout 46 million rural Americans rely on volunteer ambulance services in which emergency medical technicians work for free. In much of the US, there is no national system for ambulance services. In most
Mount Everest Mount Everest death toll reaches 10 for this climbing seasonAl JazeeraLatest victim, Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, died early Saturday at 8,700 metres after returning from the summit. A British climber died on Mount Everest on Saturday, bringing the death toll this season on
Middle East The media momentum for war with IranAl JazeeraOn The Listening Post this week: Hyped-up headlines, 'anonymous' sources and unspecified threats - Iran is back in the news in the US. Plus, the online horrors faced by female journalists. And our own
Japan Trump visits Japan as first state guest for new emperorAl JazeeraDonald Trump is Japan's first state guest since the coronation of the country’s new emperor. The US president has been seeking a trade deal with the Japanese government. Japan's $60 billion trade surplus
European News Who's in the running to replace Theresa May?Al Jazeera - James BrownsellCompetition to be the next British prime minister was rife even before Theresa May's resignation. The starting gun in the race to replace Theresa May as leader of Britain's Conservative Party was fired
Mohammad Javad Zarif US troop move to Middle East 'extremely dangerous': ZarifAl JazeeraIncreased US presence in the region is extremely dangerous, threatens international peace, Iran's foreign minister says. A US move to send troops to the Middle East after accusing Tehran of being behind
World News Venezuela jail clashes kill 29 inmates amid prison break attemptAl JazeeraArmed inmates clash with police special forces at jail in Acarigua, prisoner rights NGO says. At least 29 prisoners were killed and 19 police wounded in clashes at a jail in western Venezuela on Friday,
European News What next for Brexit Britain as May announces resignation as PM?Al Jazeera - Gavin O'TooleThe country's future and whether or not it will leave the EU thrown into further uncertainty after May's announcement. The UK's future and how - or whether - it will leave the European Union has been into
North Korea Bolton says N Korea missile tests violated UN resolutionsAl JazeeraBolton was speaking to reporters in Tokyo ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival for a four-day visit to Japan. United States national security adviser John Bolton called a series of short-range missile
Novartis Two million dollars for a single dose of medicine?Al JazeeraNovartis puts $2 million-dollar price tag on new drug that may only be used by a few hundred patients each year. US regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, for a rare disorder that a
