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Clashes outside Egypt presidential palace

Hundreds dead in Philippines typhoon

Ethiopia PM willing to talk to Eritrea

Deadly clashes errupt in Lebanon's Tripoli

Clinton: NATO must 'step up' for Afghanistan

Serbia's ambassador to NATO jumps to death

Branislav Milinkovic jumps from multi-storey car park in Brussels in presence of other diplomats in apparent suicide.

Last Modified: 05 Dec 2012 19:16 GMT Europe

India vote paves way for foreign supermarkets

Government wins key vote that clears way for overseas firms to enter country's lucrative $450bn retail sector.

Last Modified: 05 Dec 2012 18:18 GMT Central & South Asia

UK government to make further spending cuts

Finance minister tells parliament latest data shows debt-to-GDP ratio not falling as planned, meaning more cuts needed.

Last Modified: 05 Dec 2012 16:31 GMT Europe

Arab Spring nations slip in corruption index

Egypt falls six places and Syria 15 but Libya manages slight improvement in Transparency International's league table.

Last Modified: 05 Dec 2012 11:56 GMT Middle East

NATO approves Patriot missiles for Turkey

NATO foreign ministers agree to deployment of Patriot missiles to defend country's southern border with Syria.

Last Modified: 05 Dec 2012 08:38 GMT Europe

In Video

Obama to meet with Native Americans

Representative of each of country's 566 tribes invited to White House, as some struggle to preserve language.
West Bank businesses struggle to import goods

Updrading of Palestine's status has put further pressure on fraught economic relations.
Nigeria's daunting sanitation problems

Lack of clean water and public facilities causing spread of diseases and poverty in West African nation.
UK town seen as a model community

Totnes, in the country's southwest, takes its own route as austerity measures lead to high national unemployment.
US government nears fiscal cliff

Democrats and Republicans continue to butt heads on how to solve the nation's financial-solvency problem.
Bosnian Serb commanders' conviction upheld

War crimes court in The Hague rejects Lukic cousins' appeal, sparking widespread anger among Serbs.
Brazil's safer slums attract foreigners

Rio's once lawless favelas become more secure as police gain control ahead of Olympics and football World Cup.
US students excel on tight budget

Breakthrough research in science lifts hope at a time federal education spending cuts look set to hit $5bn mark.

Blogs

Americas

Searching for refuge in Venezuela

By Alessandro Rampietti

Asia

Thai king unites nation amid uncertainty

By Wayne Hay

Americas

Students triumph in US science competition

By Kimberly Halkett

Africa

The strength of Congo�s rebel groups

By Nazanine Moshiri

Programme Highlights

Who will save Japan?

Inside Story05 Dec 2012 12:12 GMT

We look at the political struggles of an economic giant facing an uncertain future as elections draw near.

Life in Syrian refugee camps

The Stream05 Dec 2012 04:27 GMT

The Stream speaks to Syrians displaced by ongoing violence.

Will the Pacific trade deal protect workers?

On Inside Story Americas

How does the US treat its whistleblowers?

On Inside Story Americas

Palestine: State of play

On Empire

South 2 North: 'Music is life'

On Programmes

In Depth

Qatar making progress fighting AIDS 'taboo'

Andrew Chappelle 05 Dec 2012 17:53 GMT

While the Gulf has worked to improve treatment of people suffering from HIV/AIDS, critics say much more work is needed.

China timber trade 'fuels climate change'

Jennifer Duggan05 Dec 2012 17:58 GMT

The economic giant's hunger for timber reportedly causes illegal destruction of forests needed to stop global warming.

Minority languages sing out at Liet 2012

By Simon Hooper

Vietnamese study to be 'perfect Korean wives'

By Lien Hoang

Senegal investigation sparks fear of violence

By Elise Knutsen

Libya's Tebu tribe hopes for lasting peace

By Rebecca Murray

Programmes

Witness

Bringing world issues into focus with courageous and inspiring human stories.
The Stream

An aggregator of online sources and discussion, seeking out unheard voices, new perspectives and untold angles.
Inside Story

Dissecting the day's top story - a frank assessment of the latest developments.
Empire

Marwan Bishara and guests analyse global powers and their agendas.
Al Jazeera World

A series of one-hour documentaries showcasing films from across the Al Jazeera Network.
Fault Lines

Looking deeper into the US and its place in the world.

Spotlight

DR Congo Conflict Up-to-date coverage of the latest developments in the DR Congo conflict.
Syria: The War Within Violence escalates and refugee crisis mounts as rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.