Armed group crossing from DRC ‘shot and burned’ villagers, killing at least 26 and wounding seven, officials say. At least 26 people have been killed and seven others wounded in an attack in northwest Burundi, according to officials. The attack took place on Friday in the village of Ruhagarika in the province of Cibitoke, located […]

UN chief Antonio Guterres welcomes financial aid as Yemen’s foreign minister urges talks to end three-year war. International donors have pledged more than $2bn in humanitarian aid to provide life-saving assistance and protection to the people of Yemen bearing the brunt of a deadly conflict now its fourth year. Forty countries and organisations committed to […]

70 years on since the inception of Israel, Palestinian members of the diaspora remain committed to historic homeland. Some 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly uprooted from their native towns and villages prior, during and after Israel’s so-called declaration of independence on May 14, 1948. Today, there are over 12 million Palestinians worldwide (of which 5.4 million […]

Member of parliament from opposition Congress party charged with ‘abetment to suicide’ four years after wife’s death. New Delhi, India – Shashi Tharoor, a prominent Indian public personality and member of parliament from the opposition Congress party, has been charged with aiding the suicide of his wife four years ago. Delhi Police on Monday filed a 3000-page charge […]

Around a half-million Amazighs live in Libya, but their language was banned by Gaddafi and now they want it protected by Libya’s new constitution. An ethnic group in Libya is fighting for official recognition of their language which was banned during the 40-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi. The interim Constitutional Declaration continues to ignore the […]

April 22, 1993, killing of black man by five white youths laid bare Met Police incompetence, corruption and racism. From the “Keep Britain White” mobs who went “n**ger hunting” during the Notting Hill riots in 1958, through to the recent deportation of the children of the Windrush generation, the marginalisation of black Britons is an […]

Demonstrators block roads to capital after MPs reject bid by opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan to be prime minister. Tens of thousands of people joined nationwide protests in Armenia, blocking roads and government buildings after the parliament failed to elect opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan as the country’s interim prime minister. Protesters on Wednesday paralysed the capital […]

Iraq has made preparations to allow camps of internally displaced persons to vote, but there has been little campaigning and most camp residents say they are most interested in returning home. In parts of Iraq, people who were forced from their homes by the war against ISIL are struggling to recover. The government has set […]

Al Jazeera meets a veteran midwife trying to improve healthcare access and standards for expectant mothers. Having a baby in Nigeria is a major risk for women. The United Nations says more than a hundred die each day while giving birth. The lack of access to healthcare means many expectant mothers have babies in their […]

US embassy ceremony takes place after Israeli security forces killed at least 55 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 2,400. Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the US embassy move to Jerusalem as a “glorious” day in Israel’s history to a crowd of about 800 officials and dignitaries. The ceremony took place on Monday after […]