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Syrian army and defectors 'battling in south'

UN climate conference approves landmark deal

US vacates Pakistan's Shamsi air base

Pakistani Taliban deny talks with government

Noriega bound for Panama after 22-year absence

Gingrich stands by 'invented' Palestinians remark

US presidential hopeful says he supports two-state solution but defends controversial comments about Palestinians.

Last Modified: 11 Dec 2011 13:09 GMT

Medvedev orders probe into poll allegations

President breaks silence after largest anti-government protests in Russia's post-Soviet history.

Last Modified: 11 Dec 2011 17:17 GMT

Ivorians urged to ignore vote boycott call

President's plea comes after former president Gbagbo's party said panel loyal to ruling party will manipulate results.

Last Modified: 11 Dec 2011 15:09 GMT

Britain could be 'isolated' by EU veto

Nick Clegg, Britain's deputy prime minister, breaks ranks with his larger coalition partner over EU treaty veto.

Last Modified: 11 Dec 2011 16:32 GMT

Earthquake hits Mexico's Guerrero state

Earthquake estimated at 6.5 magnitude hits southwestern state, leaving two people dead and shaking buildings in capital.

Last Modified: 11 Dec 2011 04:48 GMT

In Video

Freed Myanmar comedian looks ahead

Zarganar holds no grudges against his jailers and hopes sanctions will go with more reforms.
Gazan group's rising influence seen as threat

Islamic Jihad's boost in strength seen as growing threat to arch enemy Israel and rival Hamas.
Syria's actress-turned-revolutionary

Prominent Alawite Fadwa Soliman has been disowned by her own family for encouraging uprising.
Spaniards eye lottery amid bleak festive season

More people than ever in economically hit country trying their hand at $1bn el Gordo - the Fat One - lottery.
World sees last total lunar eclipse before 2014

Stargazers delight in rare celestial show, in which earth casts shadow over the moon, turning it red.
Indian hospital officials charged over deadly fire

Residents of Kolkata played crucial role in rescuing victims from blaze that killed 90 people.
Piracy threatens Volvo Ocean Race

Armed ship to transport yachts to a safe port a day's sail from Abu Dhabi at which point the race will resume.
Guarded optimism over Myanmar reforms

While some doubt the intentions, officials say recent changes are part of a gradual transition of power.

Highlights

Ban Ki-moon: 'My role is to serve the people'

Talk to Al Jazeera 11 Dec 2011 15:02 GMT

The UN secretary-general discusses the climate conference in Durban, the Goldstone report and Syria's uprising.

Imran Khan: Pakistan's next leader?

Frost Over the World 10 Dec 2011 14:55 GMT

The cricketer-turned-politician discusses the fight against corruption and violence in Pakistan.

Russia: Revolution or political evolution?

On Inside Story

The Long Road to Tripoli: part one

On Special series

Jeffrey Sachs: 'That's not a free market, that's a game'

On Talk to Al Jazeera

Iran vs UK: History of a media war

On Listening Post

Blogs

Americas

Maine, the Saudi Arabia of wind

By John Terrett

Africa

Nice weather in Durban

By Jonah Hull

Africa

Too soon for reconciliation in Ivory Coast?

By Nazanine Moshiri

Africa

DRC elections: time to ask questions

By Yvonne Ndege

In Depth

In pictures: When a non-violent protest ends in death

Lazar Simeonov and Renee Lewis 11 Dec 2011 13:03 GMT

Palestinian villager killed after being shot in the face with a tear gas canister by an Israeli soldier at close range.

The Assads: An iron-fisted dynasty

Al Jazeera staff 09 Dec 2011 09:56 GMT

One powerful, tight-knit family has controlled Syria for four decades.

Lowy: Our commitment to open debate

By Sam Roggeveen

Kabul in grief after Ashoura shrine blast

By Mujib Mashal

In pictures: Nasrallah attends Ashoura rally

By Matthew Cassel

Bonn talks on Afghanistan: Doomed to fail?

By D. Parvaz

Programmes

Talk to Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera interviews the people making the headlines.
Listening Post

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media.
Gaddafi: The Endgame

A series of films exploring the fall of the Gaddafi regime from the perspective of those who helped to bring it down.
Africa Investigates

African journalists risk their lives in order to reveal the truth about corruption and abuse across the continent.
Counting the Cost

The best of Al Jazeera's reporting on the impact of the financial crisis.
Witness

Bringing world issues into focus with courageous and inspiring human stories.