One returnee tells Al Jazeera that the young Afghans who are trying to go to Turkey ‘are committing a big mistake’ because ‘they don’t understand the pain of going through illegal routes’. Human rights groups are criticising Turkey over the deportation of 3,000 Afghan migrants. They say it is putting refugees lives at risk by […]

Facebook founder and chief executive answers questions about the company’s use and protection of user data. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, has appeared before a US Congress committee to answer questions about the social media giant’s policies in the wake of a massive data privacy breach. During a five-hour testimony on Tuesday, the tech mogul said he […]

Although the government says Boko Haram has been defeated, the group continues to target isolated, vulnerable villages. The UN has condemned an attack in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least 34 people and injured dozens more. Suspected Boko Haram fighters detonated bombs and opened fire on residents of two communities on the outskirts of Maiduguri […]

Twenty-six years after it was destroyed in the Bosnian War, Sarajevo’s landmark cable car has resumed service. The cable car is back as part of the Sarajevo skyline for the first time since it was destroyed during the Bosnian war in 1992. The $12m reconstruction project has taken two years to complete. Al Jazeera’s Paul […]

African asylum seekers say the new plan will bring no real change for those who are to stay in Israel. African asylum seekers in Israel have voiced concern over Tel Aviv’s agreement with the UN to resettle half of them in Western countries. A number of African migrants and asylum seekers told Al Jazeera they remain […]

State outlets in countries allied to Syrian president carry unanimous condemnation of US-led strikes on Syria. State media outlets in Russia, Iran and Syria have been carrying heavy condemnation of US-led air strikes on Syrian government positions. US, French and British forces launched the attacks in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack carried out […]

Indian movie star was accused of killing antelopes back in 1998, while shooting a film in the state of Rajasthan. Top Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been found guilty in an almost two-decade case involving the killing of two Indian antelopes, while shooting a film in the state of Rajasthan. In a decision issued on […]

Social Democrats lead Finnish vote, early results show Finland’s leftist Social Democratic Party took an early lead in the country’s general election on Sunday (April 14), credited with 19.2 per cent of the vote with 40.7 per cent of ballots counted. The conservative National Coalition Party was in second at 17.2 per cent, while the […]

Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least six people — including three children — injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Nearly 90,000 customers were without power in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Georgia as of midday Sunday, according to Poweroutage.us as […]

Gregory Echevarria was working on a block of luxury condos on the corner of Broome Street in Soho, New York when the gruesome incident took place. Co-workers were left shocked after the freak accident involving the construction worker and dad-of-four. One builder told the New York Post: “I didn’t see it, but I heard he […]