Category: Aljazeera

United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are being blamed for failing to stop rebels from killing dozens of villagers in North Kivu Province this month. Congolese regional leaders say the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have killed dozens of people this month. Thousands of Congolese in Beni

Millane’s death shocked many in New Zealand, which prides itself on welcoming tourists [File: Mark Baker/AP] A jury in New Zealand on Friday has convicted a 27-year-old man of murdering a British female backpacker, a case that shocked the country and raised questions about its reputation as a safe,

Oscar-winning film director Ang Lee chairs the prestigious Golden Horse Awards which will be held in Taiwan on Saturday. China has boycotted the event. [File:Wally Santana/AP Photo] Taipei, Taiwan – The leading lights of the Chinese-language film industry will take to the stage in Taiwan on Saturday night for the

Exactly three weeks before Britain votes for a new parliament, the opposition Labour Party has published its election manifesto in Birmingham, pledging a “radical” programme to transform the UK. Among the policies promised by party leader Jeremy Corbyn are plans to renegotiate Brexit within three months, create a million new

Bolivian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a funeral procession to mourn the deaths of eight people killed in clashes, in the capital La Paz. Thousands of people are demanding the interim president’s resignation, and blame Jeanine Anez for the latest deaths of protesters in clashes with

Over 2,000 indigenous people rally in Delhi against possible amendment to a law that protects their land rights.

Self-ruled island that China considers renegade province due to hold elections for president, legislature on January 11

Comments by Duncan Lewis likely to anger China, which has denied allegations of covert meddling in Australian affairs.

GSOMIA will lapse at midnight on Saturday; a casualty of deepening dispute over Japan’s colonisation of Korean Peninsula

The USS Gabrielle Giffords, a Naval littoral combat ship, travelled close to China-claimed Mischief Reef in the disputed South China Sea in recent days [File: Brynn Anderson/AP Photo] Navy warships have sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea twice in the past few days, the United

Fiona Hill and David Holmes are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill [Andrew Harnik/AP Photo] Washington, DC – Two key witnesses told the United States House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that a number of officials openly pushed Ukraine for partisan investigations with

Protests began on November 15 in several provincial towns after the government announced gasoline price hikes of at least 50 percent [Reuters] Iran began restoring internet access in the capital and a number of provinces after a five-day nationwide shutdown meant to help stifle deadly protests over fuel-price