Feng takes lead into Dubai Masters finale
Shanshan Feng shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to take a big five-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Ladies Masters. The sixth-ranked Feng finished her third round at Emirates Golf Club with...
View ArticleODI series goes down to the wire
Captain Darren Sammy smashed an aggressive half-century before taking 3-28 to guide West Indies to a 75-run victory in the fourth one-day international to level the five-match series at 2-2 on Friday....
View ArticleJobs report sees reduction in US unemployment
The latest US jobs figures have shown an additional 146,000 jobs created in November, according to the Department of Labour. Friday's numbers, which see the unemployment rate fall to 7.7 per cent, the...
View ArticleWilliams wins fourth World Match racing title
Ian Williams quit his career as a lawyer in 2005, to pursue success on the sea. Since then it has been pretty much plain sailing with the Brit winning his fourth World Match racing title at the...
View ArticleSecond Nairobi blast targets Somali district
A blast in in a heavily Somali district of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, has killed three people and left eight injured, including district MP Yusef Hassan. The dead included a 10-year old and a...
View ArticleClinton returns to shaky N Ireland peace
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, who along with Bill Clinton, her husband and then US president, helped broker a peace deal between Britain and Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s is visiting...
View ArticleSeattleites now legally flying high
Drug use is illegal in the US and can carry a prison sentence under the federal law. For years, millions of US tourists have flown abroad, to places like the Netherlands, to legally smoke marijuana....
View ArticleUN makes aid plea for refugees in Jordan
The UN secretary general says he has not seen any confirmed reports that Syria is preparing to use chemical weapons. Ban Ki-moon is in Turkey after visiting a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. While...
View ArticleRussia banking on new gas pipeline to Europe
Construction of a major new gas pipeline to Europe has begun on Russia's Black Sea coast. The South Stream pipeline will run across the sea and through the Balkans to central Europe. However, some...
View ArticleSyrian rebels set sights on Damascus airport
Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad have set their sights on the capital's international airport in a bid to cut off the regime's supplies, clashing with government troops...
View ArticleHealed Messi fit to break Mueller record
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi looks set to try and surpass Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a calendar year when Barcelona plays Real Betis after recovering from a bruised left...
View ArticleSri Lanka's chief justice found guilty
Sri Lanka's chief justice has been found guilty of three charges of professional misconduct and financial irregularities by a parliamentary panel, in impeachment proceedings that has sparked...
View ArticleAl-Ahly look to end tragic year on high
Egypt's Al-Ahly, scarred by the deaths of 72 fans following a stadium riot earlier this year, have targeted a spot in the Club World Cup final to end a traumatic season on a positive note. Captain...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court to rule on gay marriages
The US Supreme Court has entered into the debate on gay marriage for the first time. It agreed on Friday to review two challenges to federal and state laws that define marriage as a union between a...
View ArticleMyanmar apologises for attacks on monks
The government of Myanmar has apologised to Buddhist monks for injuries, including serious burns, suffered last month during a police operation against evictions caused by the expansion of a copper...
View ArticleEgypt braced for fresh protests
Fresh protests are set to take place in Cairo after Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi pledged to forge on with a controversial constitutional referendum and condemned street violence that has gripped...
View ArticleSkating an alternative to crime in Kenya slum
A new roller-skating initiative in the slums of the Kenyan capital has been helping in making neighbourhoods safer. The Hope Raisers initiative is training more than 50 children to give them an...
View ArticleCanada approves energy takeovers worth $20bn
Canada has approved two major takeovers of energy firms by Chinese and Malaysian state-owned bidders but vowed to reject any future foreign takeovers Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday announced...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Mandela admitted to hospital
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, has been admitted to hospital for medical tests, although the government has said there is no cause for alarm. A statement on Saturday from...
View ArticleGaza's armed groups unite against Israel
During the recent fighting between Israel and Palestinian fighters, there was an unprecedented level of co-operation between the dozens of resistance groups in Gaza. The fighters say that for the...
View ArticleSherine Tadros: Ask Me Anything on Egypt
Do you have questions about Egypt? Then log onto Reddit.com to join the chat with Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros from 2000GMT on Saturday. Sherine has been reporting from Cairo where both supporters and...
View ArticleEgypt's Morsi rescinds criticised decree
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official told a Cairo news conference. A referendum on a draft constitution would however still go...
View ArticleAnger grows over Syrian rebel corruption
Worn down by war in Syria, many people appear to be turning against the main opposition rebel force. Unhappy about the soaring cost of basic items, they worry that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) is...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court weighs gay marriage
The US Supreme Court is entering the debate on gay marriage for the first time. It will review a challenge to a federal law that denies same-sex couples the same benefits as heterosexual couples. The...
View ArticleBahrain Prince seeks talks with opposition
Bahrain's Crown Prince renewed calls for dialogue with the country's opposition, saying only talks could break a deadlock in the Gulf Arab state beset by unrest. The ruling Al-Khalifa family, who are...
View ArticleEgypt opposition rejects dialogue
Fresh protests are taking place in Cairo, a day after Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi pledged to forge on with a controversial constitutional referendum and condemned street violence that has gripped...
View ArticleFrench soldiers freed over Ivory Coast murder
A Paris court has convicted three former French soldiers of killing a man while they were on peacekeeping duties in the Ivory Coast in 2005. But their sentences were suspended, meaning they will not...
View ArticleMugabe vows to crack down on corruption
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has pledged to crack down on corruption in the ruling party. Speaking at his party's annual congress, Mugabe admitted that some of his ministers had been soliciting...
View ArticleYoungsters skip to Monsoon Cup victory
With some of the most fancied sailors making an early exit, there was an upset on the final day of the Monsoon Cup. Al Jazeera's Robin Adams reports on a day of drama at sea from Kuala Terengganu,...
View ArticleUN climate talks go into overtime in Qatar
UN climate talks in Doha have been extended as delegates from rich and poor nations disagree on funding. Talks scheduled to end on Friday spilled into the early hours of Saturday, as negotiators...
View ArticleEgypt opposition reject Morsi dialogue offer
Thousands of Egyptians have marched towards the presidential palace in Cairo for another day of demonstrations against the government, while thousands of his backers gathered for a funeral of two men...
View ArticleMeshaal to attend Gaza anniversary rally
After receiving a hero's welcome on his return from decades in exile, Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal will attend a rally in Gaza to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of Hamas Movement and the...
View ArticleEgypt's opposition to shun Morsi talks
Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian president, is expected to press ahead with talks on ways to end Egypt's worst crisis since he took office even though the country's main opposition leaders have vowed to...
View ArticleEgypt deploys tanks outside Morsi palace
Egypt's army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace after a night of deadly clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi. Three tanks and three armoured personnel...
View ArticleSeveral killed in Egypt clashes
At least three people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi clashed near the presidential palace in Cairo, medics and police say....
View ArticleCounting the cost of climate change
Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general of the United Nations, has stated that the world is in a race against time against climate change. The COP18 UN Summit in Doha will conclude on Friday, giving the...
View ArticleMorsi offers few concessions amid unrest
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi addressed the nation on Thursday night amidst ongoing unrest, and while he called for dialogue and offered sympathy for the deaths of the protesters, he offered few...
View ArticleEgypt braces for protests over constitution
Opponents and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's plans to proceed with a referendum on draft constitution have vowed to take to the streets in central Cairo, risking more violent...
View ArticleSectarian violence in Belfast continues
Seven people have been arrested in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, after at least 15 police officers were wounded in sectarian rioting. Amid a rain of petrol bombs and rocks, a van was...
View ArticleUS army allows uniforms in gay pride parade
The US department of defence will allow active duty members of all branches of the military to don their service uniforms while marching in an upcoming San Diego gay pride parade. The move, confirmed...
View ArticlePolice on alert over Northern Ireland march
Thousands of people are taking part in commemoration celebrations in Belfast to mark one of the most significant dates in the history of Northern Ireland. On Saturday, police across Northern Ireland...
View ArticleArmenian community staying put in Syria
In the ongoing Syrian civil war, the comparatively small community of Armenians left in government-held Aleppo and some coastal areas has been mostly forgotten. About 80,000 live in the country, and...
View ArticleFlooding spreads across Italy
31 Source: Al Jazeera Share Send Feedback Featured on Al Jazeera Beirut Photographer A photojournalist returns to Beirut to unpick the stories and people behind his iconic images of Israel's 1982...
View ArticleEgypt football season postponed indefinitely
Egypt's football association has decided to delay the rest of the domestic season indefinitely, saying that they have not been given security guarantees by the government in the wake of the Port Said...
View ArticleEgypt delays start of premier league football
Egypt's Sports Ministry has decided to delay the start of the country's premier league for one month, following the storming by angry fans of the football association's headquarters. Association head...
View ArticleViolent Belfast flag riots flare again
At least eight police officers have been injured as rioting broke out in Belfast in the latest flare of violence in Northern Ireland. Tensions have risen in Northern Ireland since Belfast's council...
View ArticleKate Middleton's pranked nurse found dead
A nurse who took a prank call at the London hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate for morning sickness has been found dead, the hospital said, in a suspected suicide. Police said the...
View ArticleInter's Sneijder still out in cold
Dutch international star Wesley Sneijder is out of the squad to face Napoli on Sunday amid an ongoing contract dispute. Sneijder had already been out for three weeks through injury but is sidelined as...
View ArticleEgyptian opposition: Morsi move not enough
A major Egyptian opposition group has said that President Mohamed Morsi's decision to rescind a decree that gave him sweeping powers has "fallen short of expectations" required to defuse tensions in...
View ArticleEgypt's opposition calls for more protests
Egypt's opposition has called for more protests against President Mohamed Morsi after rejecting his plans for a constitutional referendum later this week on a disputed draft constitution. "The National...
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