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Sudan's president rules out talks with South

Dutch PM resigns after failed austerity talks

Suu Kyi's party 'boycotts' assembly over oath

French candidates prepare for second round

Secret medical clinics aid Syrian opposition

Bahrain court delays ruling in activists case

Hearing postponed one week amidst fears for one of the defendants, who has spent more than two months on hunger strike.

Gregg Carlstrom Last Modified: 23 Apr 2012 17:30 GMT

Japan struggles with nuclear decontamination

Refugees may not be able to return to their homes for up to a decade as levels of contamination remain high.

Last Modified: 23 Apr 2012 17:11 GMT

US announces new Syria and Iran sanctions

Six companies or government branches and the head of Syria's intelligence service targeted by Obama's executive order.

Last Modified: 23 Apr 2012 17:53 GMT

Egypt terminates gas deal with Israel

Top official insists decision was not political as Israel says it overshadows peace agreement between the two countries.

Last Modified: 23 Apr 2012 12:14 GMT

Mixed verdict for Iceland's former PM

Geir Haarde faces no punishment as he is cleared of most charges for his handling of the 2008 financial crisis.

Last Modified: 23 Apr 2012 16:52 GMT

In Video

Old Havana gets a makeover

Cuba's government starts restoration project to bring capital's old buildings in disrepair to safe living standards.
S Korean politicians flex political muscle

Brawls between fellow legislators leads to parliament debating new law aimed at curbing the violence.
Sweeping away Nepal's caste discrimination

An "untouchable" street sweeper is challenging the prejudices his community faces due to caste system.
Indian river's toxicity spreads to crops

Studies show vegetables grown on banks of polluted Yamuna have become contaminated.
Libya's Misrata sees slow return to normality

Anger that much of city still in ruins after being besieged by Gaddafi troops more than a year ago.
Battered Syrian town still defiant against Assad

Despite the Syrian army's onslaught, the people of Taftanaz continue to support the uprising.
Residents return to Japan radiation zone

Government says radiation levels are now sufficiently low in danger zone near Fukushima nuclear plant.
Bangladeshis strike over missing politician

Opposition supporters and police clash amid nationwide strike over politician's disappearance.

Highlights

Can Formula One unite Bahrain?

Inside Story23 Apr 2012 10:31 GMT

We ask if the race the country's rulers called a "force for good" has been a human rights and public relations disaster.

Why Arab women still 'have no voice'

Talk to Al Jazeera21 Apr 2012 13:10 GMT

Amal al-Malki, a Qatari author, says the Arab Spring has failed women in their struggle for equality.

Chinese whispers: Murder, mystery, the media

On Listening Post

Syria's shaky truce

On Inside Syria

Argentina's president vs capitalism

On Counting the Cost

In search of Putin's money

On People and Power

Blogs

Asia

Parliamentary no-show in Myanmar

By Wayne Hay

Middle East

Does Israel's admission on Iran matter?

By Teymoor Nabili

Middle East

Deadly protests mar Bahrain Grand Prix

By Al Jazeera Staff

Asia

Political disappearances plague Bangladesh

By Nicolas Haque

In Depth

French show their disapproval of Sarkozy

Yasmine Ryan23 Apr 2012 13:08 GMT

The record score for the far-right may be proof that Sarkozy has angered many of those who voted for him five years ago.

The Iranian threat: Military or political?

D. Parvaz23 Apr 2012 17:31 GMT

Despite hyperbolic talk over Iran's nuclear programme, it's unlikely the country would deploy potential nuclear weapons.

Scavenging on the edge of Venezuelan society

By Rhodri Davies

Tuning in to Afghan national unity

By Helena Malikyar

The week in pictures

Voices from the French streets

By Yasmine Ryan

Programmes

Talk to Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera interviews the people making the headlines.
Inside Syria

As the Syrian uprising rages on, this weekly show examines events inside the country.
Listening Post

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

An upbeat new series exploring the solutions to today's environmental challenges.
Living the Language

Every 14 days a language dies - we follow the indigenous people battling to reclaim their language and their culture.
Counting the Cost

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

Opinion

Spotlight

France Votes 2012 Reporting on the French presidential race between incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande.
Iran Tensions In-depth coverage of an escalating regional debate about Iran's geopolitical power and the West.
Sudan Conflict Full coverage of North-South strife over the new common border and shared oil resources.
Syria: The War Within Violence continues as UN observers are deployed to monitor both sides' compliance with a peace plan.