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Protests spread in Bangladesh amid arrests
Protests in Bangladesh have spread to a second city with hundreds of people throwing stones and setting fire to vehicles, as authorities made arrests in connection with the collapse of factory building that killed more than 300 workers. Police said on Saturday they had arrested two owners of the garment businesses and two engineers involved in approving.. More -
Clashes escalate on Syria-Lebanon border
As fierce clashes continue in the border villages of al Qusayr, there are growing fears that Lebanon is being drawn further into the Syrian conflict. For more than a week, Syrian opposition forces have fired shells hitting the eastern Lebanese Hermel region, a bastion for the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, in what they say is retaliation for strikes.. More -
Dozens killed in wave of Iraq violence
A wave of attacks and clashes involving security forces and protesters have killed dozens of people in Iraq, officials have said. Iraqi forces on Tuesday stormed a Sunni Muslim protest camp near in the town of Hawija, near Kirkuk, triggering a gunfight between troops and demonstrators. The fighting was the bloodiest Iraq has seen since thousands of.. More -
US rejects N Korea's nuclear status demand
The US has rejected North Korea's demands to be recognized as a nuclear state, keeping in line with Washington's condition that the North has to agree to give up its nuclear arms programme before talks can begin. After weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula, including North Korean threats of nuclear war, the North has in recent days begun to at least.. More -
Palestinian prisoner agrees to end fast
A Palestinian prisoner held by Israel has agreed to end an on-off hunger strike that lasted for more than eight months in exchange for an early release, Palestinian officials say. The fast by Samer al-Issawi, from a suburb of Jerusalem, had stoked weeks of street protests and concerns by Israel that his death might lead to mass unrest. Issawi on Monday.. More -
Israel and Turkey begin reconciliation talks
Israeli and Turkish officials have made progress on compensation over a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, and officials said they hoped a crucial step would be taken towards restoring once-solid ties between the two countries. "This problem will be solved at a second meeting, and if not enough, at a third one," Deputy Prime.. More -
Syria opposition names interim leader
The Syrian National Coalition has named veteran dissident George Sabra as caretaker leader of the main opposition grouping, following the resignation of Moaz al-Khatib. Sabra "was assigned today to carry out the functions of the head of the Coalition until elections for a new president," one of the Coalition's main constituent groups, the.. More -
Israel airlines strike over 'open-skies' plan
The Israeli government has approved an Open Skies deal with European carriers, as local airline workers went on strike with hundreds burning tires outside the prime minister's office in protest against the plan. Israel's three airlines - El Al, Arkia and Israir - are opposed to the deal, saying it would result in widespread layoffs. "The goal.. More -
US to finalise Middle East weapons deal
A $10bn arms deal is under discussion between the United States and its Arab and Israeli allies that will send a "very clear signal" to Iran, Chuck Hagel, the US defense secretary, has said. Hagel, who is on his first visit to Israel as Pentagon chief, said on Sunday the US is committed to providing Israel's military with an advantage. "The.. More -
Syria activists report massacre near Damascus
At least 80 people, including women and children, have been killed in Damascus, according to Syrian activists. Many were reportedly executed by government forces at a makeshift hospital in the town of Jdeydet al-Fadel, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the UK-based network, said on Sunday. Al Jazeera has been unable to independently.. More -
Egypt's Morsi plans to reshuffle cabinet
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has announced that there will be a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle, but critics say the move is unlikely to meet opposition demands for a complete overhaul of the government. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday, Morsi announced the reshuffle, saying that it will involve a number of "key ministries". .. More -
China in rescue effort after deadly quake
Officials have confirmed at least 180 people have died in a 6.6 magnitude earthquake that struck China's southwestern Sichuan province, Chinese state television reports. The shallow quake hit near the city of Ya'an, on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, just after 8am (00:00 GMT) on Saturday and injured almost 7,000 people. The conditions of at least.. More -
Egypt's Mubarak ordered back to prison
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been ordered to be transferred back to prison from a military hospital on the recommendation of a medical team after he appeared fitter at his aborted retrial. The prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday that it decided Mubarak would return to Torah prison on the outskirts of Cairo, without saying when.. More -
Large explosion hits Texas fertiliser plant
An explosion at a fertilizer plant has left the factory in ruins, causing major damage to nearby buildings, injuring numerous people. A dispatcher with the West, Texas Fire Department said the explosion happened on Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in the community north of Waco. She said any casualties would be taken to hospitals in Waco. There.. More -
Deaths in Venezuela post-election violence
Violence over Venezuela's disputed presidential election has left seven people dead and dozens more injured, according to state news agency AVN. The country remained on edge on Tuesday as Nicolas Maduro, the president-elect, accused the opposition of orchestrating a coup and banned protests against results of Sunday's election. Henrique Capriles,.. More
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