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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on September 2nd, 2011
Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite the bloody crackdown on protests. Activists say that thousands of civilians have...
By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on September 2nd, 2011
Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in the Libya uprising. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content...
By Alan Fisher in Americas on September 1st, 2011
A sign the summer is almost over is that the politicians are returning to Washington DC. In the next few days they will get down to business...
By Azad Essa in Africa on August 31st, 2011
  It always makes sense to revisit a story, as the adage goes, to deepen one’s sense of time and space and to forcefully interrogate...
By Andy Richardson in Asia on August 31st, 2011
The decision to stage the World Athletics championships in South Korea was all part of an effort to push the sport into a new market. Track and...
By John Terrett in Americas on August 29th, 2011
When Irene struck New York, New Jersey and Connecticut she roared ashore as a VERY serious category one hurricane.More than 20 people died as...
By Prerna Suri in Asia on August 28th, 2011
"We the people of India ...." is how India's preamble reads. It's giving force and voice to a nation and not just a polity. But in recent...
By Al Jazeera Staff in Americas on August 28th, 2011
More than 370,000 people have been told to evacuate low-lying areas as New York braces for the arrival of Irene.We bring you the latest updates...
By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on August 28th, 2011
Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in the Yemen unrest. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived...
By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on August 28th, 2011
Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in Cairo, as protesters take to the streets in the Egyptian capital to...
By Rosiland Jordan in Americas on August 28th, 2011
Baltimore, like Washington, sits on the western side of the Chesapeake Bay - that make those of us who live in this region think we are...
By Abdurahman Warsame in Africa on August 27th, 2011
I've returned to Mogadishu, the city I grew up in, for the first time in years.  So I spent the first few days traveling through city, I...
By John Terrett in Americas on August 27th, 2011
 Hurricane Irene has the skyscrapers of New York firmly in her sights and the Mayor Michael Bloomberg's taking no chances.  The time...
By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on August 24th, 2011
Al Jazeera staff and correspondents update you on important developments in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel.Al Jazeera is not responsible for...
By James Bays in Africa on August 24th, 2011
I don't really like to make too many comparisons. Every country is different and so are the political dynamics behind every conflict....
By Andrew Thomas in Asia on August 24th, 2011
 
By Prerna Suri in Asia on August 22nd, 2011
As far as the eye can see, the streets are lined with rows of tricolored flags. They’re fluttering in whatever monsoon winds are left. A group...
By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on August 22nd, 2011
A six month NATO-aided rebellion in Libya has advanced on the capital, Tripoli, in an effort to oust 42-year leader Muammar Gaddafi.Marwan...