Call for entries for the second Al Jazeera Pitching Forum

WASHINGTON: Can Al Jazeera win hearts and minds in America? The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch of Al Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US cable channel. It will likely face an uphill battle ...

Syrian troops celebrate as they take control of the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometres outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, on May 13. Syrian troops reportedly captured three villages in the strategic Qusayr area of Homs province. ;*; ...

AL JAZEERA (Qatar), CNN (USA), REUTERS BAGHDAD - At least 32 people have been killed and scores injured on Monday in a series of car bombs and shootings across Iraqi cities. Reports are still conflicting as to the number of attacks and casualties in ...

with 20 minutes warning, North Korea notified China that it was about to detonate its first nuclear device. China's leadership sent an emergency alert to the White House, where President George W Bush got word that a North Korean test was imminent.

RFE/RL In The Media # "Al Jazeera" notes RFE/RL reporting from Azerbaijan # "Business Insider" cites RFE/RL reporting on clashes at a gay pride event in Tbilisi # "Foreign Policy" cites RFE/RL reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov's social media prowess ...

Al Jazeera has deleted Massad's op-ed "The Last of the Semites" from its website. According to a furious post [2] by Ali Abunimah, "Massad told The Electronic Intifada that he had 'received confirmation' from his editor at Al Jazeera English that ...

Al Jazeera has gained access to a South Sudanese town, where fighting and looting have forced most of the population to leave. Homes and a hospital have been looted and destroyed, with the UN blaming South Sudanese soldiers who have been fighting a ...

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister and head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif, cheer as they listen to him outside his residence after his party victory in general election in Lahore on May 11, 2013. Sharif declared ...

He was deposed in a military coup, sent to jail and forced into exile. But now, former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback. Pakistan is a nation where the years since independence have been dominated by military ...