The shutdown took place before a rally by opposition leader Raila Odinga [Baz Ratner/Reuters] Kenya’s High Court has suspended the shutdown of three independent television stations, which were blocked earlier this week after they had planned to broadcast a contentious, symbolic “swearing in”...
The United States has accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons against its people. US State Department spokesman Heather Nauert said on Thursday that reports of chlorine gas being used against civilians in Eastern Ghouta were "very concerning." "Russia is making the wrong choice...
Scores of Rohingya villagers in Myanmar have been massacred and buried in 5 mass graves, according to an exclusive investigation by the Associated Press news agency. The report by the news agency on Thursday includes witness testimony from two dozen survivors and relatives of victims, as well as...
A Libyan plane carrying 118 passengers has been hijacked.
Aljazeera reports that the plane was hijacked and diverted to Malta. One of the hijackers told the crew he was "pro-Gaddafi" and he was willing to let all 111 passengers leave the Airbus A320, but not its seven crew, if his demands...
An Egyptian court has sentenced two Al Jazeera journalists to death on charges of espionage, an accusation Al Jazeera has denied.
Another journalist, Asmaa Mohamed al-Khatib, who worked for a news outlet friendly to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was also sentenced to death.
Three other...
Nigerian rescue officials say two female bombers have killed at least 22 worshippers in an attack on a mosque, Aljazeera report.
Abdul Mohammed of the State Emergency Management Agency told The Associated Press news agency that another 17 people were wounded in the explosions early on...
Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari discussed extensively the economic crisis and his fight against Boko Haram and corruption in a fresh interview with Al Jazeera Television.
President Buhari says he has not failed in his war against Boko Haram despite some recorded incidents of attacks by...
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