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Harrowing scenes as Argentinan president mocks Chinese accent in a Tweet
Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is in hot water after making fun of Chinese accents on Twitter while on official business in the country.
Death toll reaches 31 in Taiwan plane crash with 12 people still missing
Rescuers were still searching for 12 people this morning after using a crane to hoist the fuselage of a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow...
Freed Australian Peter Greste vows to remain a journalist
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste arrived home in Australia on Thursday after his release from Egypt where he was detained for more than 400 days.
Home at last: Freed Australian reporter Greste arrives in Brisbane
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste arrived home in Australia on Thursday after his release from Egypt where he was detained for more than 400 days.
Jordan executes two al-Qaeda prisoners after ISIS killing of pilot
Jordan executed two al Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, a government spokesman said, just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly...
At least 23 dead, dozens missing as TransAsia plane crashes into Taipei river
A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people turned on its side in midair, clipped an elevated roadway and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after...
At least 23 dead in Taiwan plane crash caught on dramatic video
Desperate crew members shouted “Mayday! Mayday! Engine flameout!” as a TransAsia Airways turbo prop plane with 58 people aboard turned on its...
At least 22 dead in Taiwan plane crash caught on dramatic video
Desperate crew members shouted “Mayday! Mayday! Engine flameout!” as a TransAsia Airways turbo prop plane with 58 people aboard turned on its...
At least 15 dead in Taiwan plane crash caught on dramatic video
At least 15 people were dead after a TransAsia Airways turbo prop plane with 58 people turned on its side in midair, clipped an elevated roadway and careened...
Jordan retaliates: Two al-Qaida prisoners executed after IS killing of pilot
Just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly showing captured Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive in a cage,...
Seven dead after New York train hits vehicle and bursts into flames
Seven people have been killed and at least 12 injured after a commuter train struck a car north of New York City. A Metro-North Railroad spokesman said...
New Cold War: U.S, Russia fight over Europe’s energy future
The United States and Russia are once more locked in what could be a generation-defining conflict, but this time it’s about heat and electricity...
Jordan vows ‘earthshaking’ response to IS video showing pilot’s death
Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, and Jordan promised to avenge his death.
Knifeman attacks three French soldiers outside Jewish centre in Nice
Three French soldiers who were guarding a Jewish centre in the southern city of Nice have been attacked by a knifeman.
World’s poorest ‘will wait centuries’ for change, UK think-tank warns
A British think-tank has warned it will take 100 years for some of the world’s poorest people to get basic health care, sanitation and education...
Without new aid model world’s poorest ‘will wait centuries’ for change
It will take 100 years for some of the world’s poorest people to get basic health care, sanitation and education services, unless the current approach...
Jazeera reporter forced to renounce Egypt citizenship in bid for release
Jailed Al-Jazeera reporter Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-Canadian national, has renounced his Egyptian citizenship, his family said on Tuesday, paving the...
Teenage girl back with her family after being kidnapped and sold in 2005
A girl who was abducted and sold by her kidnappers is back home with her family after her father spent 10 years looking for her in a desperate search across...
16-year-old girl back with her family after being kidnapped and sold in 2005
A girl who was abducted and sold by her kidnappers is back home with her family after her father spent 10 years looking for her in a desperate search across...
Al-Jazeera vows not to ‘leave’ producer Baher Mohamed in Egyptian jail
Al-Jazeera vowed on Monday “not to leave” Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed in jail following the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste...
Report: U.S. now considering sending arms to Ukraine forces
President Barack Obama’s administration is taking a new look at providing Ukrainian forces with defensive weapons and equipment in the face of a...
Jordan will do ‘everything’ to save life of pilot after Goto beheading
Jordan vowed on Sunday to do all it could to save an airman held by the Islamic State group after the jihadists killed a Japanese journalist they had been...
Jordan vows to do ‘everything’ to save life of pilot after Goto beheading
Jordan vowed on Sunday to do all it could to save an airman held by the Islamic State group after the jihadists killed a Japanese journalist they had been...
U.S. defense firm confirms employees injured in Saudi shooting
Two Americans who came under fire in Saudi Arabia this weekend are employees of Vinnell Arabia, the firm said on Sunday.
Indonesia resumes search for AirAsia #QZ8501 crash victims
Indonesian rescuers on Sunday resumed their search for 86 victims still missing from the AirAsia plane that crashed on December 28 with 162 people on board,...
Be more Pacific: Gas-filled balloon completes record-breaking flight
A gas-filled balloon co-piloted by an American and a Russian touched down safely in the waters off Mexico last night, completing a week-long trans-Pacific...
Gas-filled balloon completes record-breaking Pacific flight
A gas-filled balloon co-piloted by an American and a Russian touched down safely in the waters off Mexico on Saturday, completing a week-long trans-Pacific...
'Cultural Chernobyl': Million rare documents damaged in Moscow library fire
A fire that ripped through one of Russia’s largest university libraries is believed to have damaged over one million historic documents, with some...
Crew lands in Baja California after historic hot-air balloon journey
Two pilots from the U.S. and Russia have travelled farther and longer in a gas balloon than anyone in history.
It’s different: IS changes propaganda technique with new hostages
The latest Islamic State hostage drama involving a veteran Japanese war correspondent and a young Jordanian pilot marks the first time the group has publicly...

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