Al Jazeera Staff

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Al Jazeera journalists keep you up to date with the latest developments on the world's biggest news stories.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on August 10th, 2011

Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in the Libya uprising.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Europe on August 10th, 2011
Firefighters tackle a blaze at a store attacked by rioters in Croydon, London [Reuters]
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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on August 9th, 2011
A Syria solidarity rally was held in Beirut on Monday [AFP]

Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite the bloody crackdown on protests. Activists say that thousands of civilians have been killed by security forces. We bring you the latest news from various sources.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on August 7th, 2011
Yemeni anti-government protesters during a protest against the 33-year regime of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh

Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in the Yemen unrest.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on August 4th, 2011
A supporter of former President Hosni Mubarak kisses a poster [Reuters]

Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in Cairo, as protesters take to the streets in the Egyptian capital to voice their dissatisfaction with the pace of reform following an uprising several months ago.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on August 3rd, 2011
Mubarak, a former Air Force officer and only the fourth president in Egyptian history, served for 30 years. [GETTY/GALLO]

Six months after stepping down in the face of a massive uprising against his rule, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is set to become one of the few Arab leaders in recent history to be put on trial by his own people.

Read the charges against Mubarak and others.

Read a partial list of high-profile witnesses whom lawyers want to call.

Analysis: "Mubarak trial seen as symbolic test"

By Al Jazeera Staff in Europe on July 31st, 2011
People gather to offer flowers in tribute to the victims of the twin attack in Oslo outside the cathedral of Oslo [Reuters]

Deaths and injuries have been reported following twin attacks in Norway on Friday; a bomb blast in Oslo and a shooting incident on Utoya island. We bring you the latest news from various sources.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Americas on July 21st, 2011
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By Stephen Witt at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

A thunderous sonic boom marked the end of NASA’s space shuttle programme on Thursday, as the orbital spacecraft Atlantis descended through the atmosphere to land at the Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic coast of Florida.

The Atlantis touched down at 5:57am under clear pre-dawn skies, marking the end of the final space shuttle mission. At Mission Control in Houston, NASA staffers applauded and shook hands.

The overall mood, however, was less celebratory. With no replacement vehicle planned for years, and thousands of job layoffs looming, the future of US space flight is unmistakably cloudy.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Europe on July 20th, 2011

UK Prime Minister David Cameron to face questions in parliament's emergency session over phone hacking scandal, a day after Rupert Murdoch and other News Corporation executives face parliament committee over their role in the fiasco.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Americas on July 16th, 2011

By Alessandro Rampietti

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