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The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress…
When the US TV news programme 60 Minutes II revealed images of Iraqi men being abused and humiliated by their American jailers at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq 20 y
Maroof’s ’emotional’ farewell captures legacy for Pakistan women’s cricket
Former Pakistan cricket captain Bismah Maroof remembers the look of befuddlement that quieted the typically beaming face of her two and a half year
Russia and Ukraine target each other’s energy sectors
Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.Russia and Ukraine renewed attacks on energy infr
Al Jazeera helps Hamas and can’t be trusted for reporting…
When Al Jazeera first opened its bureau in Jerusalem’s technological park 18 years ago, I enjoyed the novelty of getting interviewed on
‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked…
He cast a vote. There is nothing remarkable about that. In this year alone nearly 50 percent of the world’s population will head to the polls in at least 6
April 27, 1994: What has changed in South Africa 30…
Three decades ago, on April 27, 1994, after centuries of white rule, Black South Africans voted in general elections for the first time. This marked the officia
Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’
“How many tennis balls can fit in a passenger plane?” Neeraj, a young economics graduate from the premier Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), was given 15
US stocks rally after strong tech results
New York: Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher Friday, concluding a rollercoaster week on a positive note following strong results from Google and Micros
Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March
More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have k
Israeli pressure delayed Freedom Flotilla’s departure for Gaza: Organisers
A flotilla of ships set to depart for the Gaza Strip on Friday to bring aid to Palestinians has been stranded in Turkey due to administrative roadblocks, as org
Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going…
Clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States during intensifying university protests. What started as the Gaza sol
Ecuador spat: Trotsky to the shah, Mexico’s long history as…
With rifles, riot shields and helmets, the Ecuadorian police scaled the white concrete gate, burst through the embassy doors and arrested Jorge Glas, a former v
