Yemen's warring sides fail to release prisoners

Thousands of Yemenis have been detained without cause, and some are forcibly disappeared without a trace.

Thousands of people have been jailed by the warring sides in Yemen.

A prisoner exchange was agreed to in Sweden three months ago but it hasn’t materialised.

And the relatives of those detained have once again called for the agreement to be honoured.

Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports.

Turkey's courts tackle remaining coup-related trials

Turkish courts expected to conclude all trials of a failed 2016 coup by the end of this year.

Courts in Turkey are expected to finish 40 trials involving around 500 mostly military personnel accused of plotting a coup against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016.

The coup failed to overthrow Erdogan’s administration, which has since jailed hundreds of thousands of people in the country.

The government says many of them are supporters of US-based Muslim scholar Fetullah Gulen, who tried to instigate the coup.

Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reports from Ankara.

Algeria protests grow as Bouteflika adamant on fifth term

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s troubles increase as Algeria sees the biggest demonstration in nearly 30 years.

Protesters in Algeria say they will keep up the pressure for political change, after a huge turnout at rallies across the country.

State media described protests on Friday as “a human flood” after hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets to urge ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika not to stand for a fifth term.

It was the biggest nationwide demonstration in Algeria in nearly 30 years.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom reports.

Overloaded ferry sinks in Iraq's Tigris River, at least 100 die

Victims were celebrating Persian New Year Nowruz at an amusement park in Mosul when tragedy struck.

At least 100 people are reported drowned in Iraq’s city of Mosul after their ferry capsized in the Tigris River.

Around 200 people were on board the ferry when the incident took place. It was carrying families celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

The victims included many women and children.

Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim reports from Baghdad.

NZ leader: 'We reject extremism and violence in all its forms'

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Ardern said nations must take a stand against the ideology of hate.

Al Jazeera sat down exclusively with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after the country’s worst-ever mass shootings which left 50 people dead.

She said the attack on two mosques was an affront to all New Zealanders.

She also said nations must take a stand against the ideology that motivated the attacker.

Malaysia's Muhyiddin sworn in as PM, succeeding Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday by the king, after a week of political chaos sparked by the resignation of veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad.

The 72-year-old Muhyiddin, interior minister in the government that collapsed last Monday, becomes the Southeast Asian nation’s eighth premier.

Cyclone Idai: Survivors in Mozambique desperate for aid

After one week since cyclone Idai hit, the first help survivors got was some biscuits.

Aid workers are desperately trying to get emergency supplies to tens of thousands of people hit by cyclone Idai that swept across Southern Africa.

An estimated 1.7 million people have been affected.

In Mozambique, which was worst hit, 293 have now been confirmed dead.

Delivering relief to many of the survivors remains a struggle. Damaged bridges and blocked roads have delayed access to many areas.

Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley was with a community in Tika in Mozambique as aid arrived one week after the storm hit.

Missing migrants: 19 people disappear in Mexico

Mexican government said it is launching a search for 19 migrants who were pulled from a bus last week by armed men.

Mexico’s government is trying to find 19 asylum seekers who are thought to have been abducted from a bus in the northern border state of Tamaulipas.

Prosecutors and state and federal police will participate in the search, according to the National Search Commission for Missing Persons.

Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from Mexico City.

Millions displaced by four years of conflict in Yemen

No drought or natural disaster in Yemen but millions go to bed hungry because of the four-year war.

It has been four years since the Saudi-UAE coalition began its military offensive supporting the Yemeni government against Houthi rebels.

The war has had a devastating effect on millions of Yemenis.

The numbers are simply staggering and millions of internally displaced Yemenis are living in desperate conditions.

Al Jazeera’s Priyanka Gupta reports.

Yemen's healthcare system among war's wreckage

More than half of hospitals and clinics destroyed, leading to shortage of vital medicines after years of confilct.

Years of conflict have wrecked Yemen’s healthcare system.

More than half of the hospitals and clinics have been destroyed.

There is also a shortage of medicines and those that are available are too expensive for most Yemenis.

Al Jazeera’s Priyanka Gupta reports.

Venezuela children take risky trips to Colombia for school

With border crossings closed thousands of Venezuelan children journey into neighboring Colombia to attend school.

Every day, thousands of Venezuelan children journey into neighbouring Colombia to attend school.

With border crossings closed, they have to find often dangerous routes just to receive an education.

Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports from Cucuta, Colombia.