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Syria intensifies crackdown on protests

Syria faces pressure to halt violence

Gaddafi forces pound Libyan towns

Italy and France urge border-treaty reform

Many killed in Pakistan bus attacks

Egypt ex-minister put on trial for shootings

Former interior minister faces the death penalty if found guilty of killing protesters.

Last Modified: 26 Apr 2011 11:42 GMT

Carter in North Korea on peace mission

Seoul's expectations low as ex-US president leads "Elders" delegation to Pyongyang to defuse inter-Korean tensions.

Last Modified: 26 Apr 2011 16:14 GMT

Bahrain expels Iran diplomat over 'spy link'

Tensions escalate between neighbours after second secretary is declared persona non grata over alleged ties to spy ring.

Last Modified: 26 Apr 2011 10:42 GMT

Ukraine marks Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Russian and Ukrainian leaders lay flowers to mark the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Last Modified: 26 Apr 2011 14:51 GMT

In Video

Indonesia trial opens over attack on sect

Rights groups hope the trial will help reduce attacks on religious minorities.
Machu Picchu artifacts returned

The story of Peru’s struggle to get back the Machu Picchu pieces is similar to that of Greece and Egypt.
UK royal wedding to attract tourists

Hundreds of thousands of people to head to London for wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Kenya's unwanted royal guests

British royals love Kenya's lush wilderness, but some locals wish they would stay away.
Libya rebels gain ground in Nafusa mountains

NATO strikes help in fight against Gaddafi's forces.
Search stepped up for Japan's missing

New urgency as families prepare for the 49th day - a key point in Buddhist mourning - since the March 11 tsunami.
Probe into Ivory Coast's mass killings

Human rights groups are looking into post-election violence in the West African country.
Japan's bullet train resumes service

Reconnection of rail network's Tokyo-Sendai line expected to speed up tsunami-hit region's reconstruction.

In Depth

Mexico's narco blog: Drug deaths in real time

Chris Arsenault 25 Apr 2011 14:02 GMT

As mainstream media agrees to guidelines for covering the drug war, an anonymous blogger is breaking gory stories.

Empowering Egypt's workers revolution

Kieron Monks 25 Apr 2011 15:09 GMT

Since the fall of Mubarak, union members formed a new political party and struggle to nationalise their company.

UN won't hide Sri Lanka war crimes report

By Thalif Deen

Syria's unrest: Between myth and reality

By Cajsa Wikstrom

Stop the presses, literally in Iraq

By Nick Turse

Women struggle for unity in Bahrain

By Suad Hamada

Blogs

Middle East

Syria Live Blog - April 26

By Al Jazeera Staff

Africa

Libya Live Blog - April 26

By Al Jazeera Staff

Americas

Forced removals draw fire in Rio de Janeiro

By Gabriel Elizondo

Middle East

'No humanity left' in Syria

By Cal Perry

Highlights

Malcolm X: Who was the man behind the legend?

Riz Khan 25 Apr 2011 09:05 GMT

A new book portrays a very different picture of the African-American leader.

Vietnam: Between tradition and modernity

26 Apr 2011 13:13 GMT

Despite improvements in health services, cultural barriers mean many Hmong women receive little maternal care.

The Mountain Midwives of Vietnam

On Birthrights

Demanding a new Morocco

On Inside Story

Bahrain: Below the radar

On Listening Post

Is the West being drawn into a long war?

On Inside Story

Programmes

Next Music Station

A musical odyssey through the rhythms of the Arab world.
Listening Post

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media.
Empire

Marwan Bishara and guests analyse global powers and their agendas.
Birthrights

Exploring maternal health and the power, politics and poverty that impacts it around the world.
Riz Khan

This live interactive show allows you to put your questions directly to newsmakers.
The Fabulous Picture Show

A fresh perspective on the world of movies and international film-making.