World

The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress…

Posted by April 27, 2024

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

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Maroof’s ’emotional’ farewell captures legacy for Pakistan women’s cricket

Posted by April 27, 2024

  Former Pakistan cricket captain Bismah Maroof remembers the look of befuddlement that quieted the typically beaming face of her two and a half year

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Russia and Ukraine target each other’s energy sectors

Posted by April 27, 2024

Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.Russia and Ukraine renewed attacks on energy infr

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Al Jazeera helps Hamas and can’t be trusted for reporting…

Posted by April 27, 2024

    When Al Jazeera first opened its bureau in Jerusalem’s technological park 18 years ago, I enjoyed the novelty of getting interviewed on

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‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked…

Posted by April 27, 2024

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

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April 27, 1994: What has changed in South Africa 30…

Posted by April 27, 2024

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

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Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’

Posted by April 27, 2024

“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

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US stocks rally after strong tech results

Posted by April 27, 2024

New York: Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher Friday, concluding a rollercoaster week on a positive note following strong results from Google and Micros

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Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March

Posted by April 26, 2024

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

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Israeli pressure delayed Freedom Flotilla’s departure for Gaza: Organisers

Posted by April 26, 2024

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

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Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going…

Posted by April 26, 2024

Clashes between students and police officers have been reported all over the United States during intensifying university protests. What started as the Gaza sol

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Ecuador spat: Trotsky to the shah, Mexico’s long history as…

Posted by April 26, 2024

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

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