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  • Greeks strike against austerity demands Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Violence has broken out in the Greek capital, after unions launched a two-day national strike to protest against planned austerity measures, docking ships and halting public ...
  • Explosions hit Aleppo as Homs siege continues Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Explosions have rocked Syria's second largest city of Aleppo, activists have said, adding that one of the blasts was near a military intelligence building. Rami Abdel Rahman, ...
  • Malaysia arrests Saudi blogger over tweets Pending

    via Aljazeera
    A Saudi blogger who caused outrage in the Gulf kingdom with comments on twitter deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad, has been arrested by Malaysian police after fleeing ...
  • Al-Shabab 'join ranks' with al-Qaeda Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Somalia's armed Islamist movement al-Shabab have joined ranks with al-Qaeda, the latter's chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced in a video message posted on online forums. "I ...
  • Frozen Danube closed to shipping Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Thick ice on the Danube has forced Hungary to close the river to traffic, bringing shipping to a near standstill on Europe's busiest waterway. The closure of the 2,860-km ...
  • Spanish court convicts judge Baltasar Garzon Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Spain's top court has convicted judge Baltasar Garzon in an illegal phone-tapping case and suspended him from the legal profession for 11 years, according to a court official. ...
  • Unprecedented cold paralyses life in Europe Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Europe continues to battle a deep freeze that has killed hundreds of people, with transport and navigation services badly hit across the continent cutting off tens of ...
  • Greece leaders reach austerity deal Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Greece has reached a tentative agreement on new austerity cuts demanded by foreign creditors to release a 130 billion euros ($170b) bailout, hours before a crucial meeting of ...
  • Concern grows over Maldives unrest Pending

    via Aljazeera
    International concern is growing over the situation in the Maldives after clashes between police and supporters of the country's former president, who says he was forced out ...
  • 'Scores killed' in shelling of Syria's Homs Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Activists in Syria say scores of people have been killed in Homs, with the UN chief calling the violence in the city a "grim harbinger of worse to come". Government forces ...
  • Washington state set to allow gay marriage Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Washington legislators have voted in favour of a bill legalising same-sex marriage, which should soon be signed into law by the governor, officials said. The bill was passed ...
  • Support grows for Palestinian hunger striker Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Supporters of Khader Adnan, a Palestinian activist, have called for a worldwide solidarity hunger strike, after human rights groups reported that his life was in danger. ...
  • New debate over US mission in Afghanistan Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Armed Forces Journal, a private newspaper not affiliated with the Pentagon. "Instead, I witnessed the absence of success on virtually every level," he wrote under the ...
  • Deadly assault continues on Syria's Homs Pending

    via Aljazeera
    At least 29 people have reportedly been killed in the Syrian city of Homs, as government forces continued a relentless assault on the central city for a sixth day. Activists ...
  • US banks to pay in $25bn mortgage settlement Pending

    via Aljazeera
    The biggest banks in the US will be forced to provide $25bn in relief to distressed home owners and states in an effort to hold lenders responsible for taking illegal ...
  • Deadly suicide blast hits Somali capital Pending

    via Aljazeera
    A suicide car bomber in Somalia has killed at least 10 people and left dozens more injured in the capital, Mogadishu. Wednesday's blast took place near a hotel where local ...
  • Ex-president denounces Maldives coup Pending

    via Aljazeera
    The former president of the Maldives has told Al Jazeera that he was forced to resign in a coup and vowed to make a political comeback. Mohamed Nasheed, the Indian Ocean ...
  • Army operations continue in Syria's Homs Pending

    via Aljazeera
    The Syrian military is reportedly moving deeper into residential areas in the city of Homs, a day after the Russian foreign minister said President Bashar al-Assad was "fully ...
  • Santorum scores double win in primaries race Pending

    via Aljazeera
    US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has won his party's caucus in the northern battleground state of Minnesota, after picking up another win in a non-binding ...
  • Maldives president 'resigns' amid protests Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned, a presidential office source told Al Jazeera, as clashes between police and soldiers intensified in the Indian Ocean island ...
  • Dozens feared dead in Philippines quake Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Rescue workers in the Philippines are searching for dozens of people feared killed by a powerful earthquake that triggered landslides and toppled buildings on the heavily ...
  • Syrian army 'steps up Homs offensive' Pending

    via Aljazeera
    The Syrian army has stepped up its attacks on opposition fighters in Homs, activists and witnesses have said, a day after a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the ...
  • Mexico's ruling party picks female candidate Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Mexico's ruling conservative party has chosen Josefina Vazquez Mota, a 51-year-old economist and former minister, as its candidate for presidential elections on July 1. ...
  • New York Giants win Super Bowl title Pending

    via Aljazeera
    The New York Giants have won the coveted American Super Bowl title after they beat the New England Patriots 21-17, becoming the champions for the second time in four years. ...
  • Arab League to pursue Syria efforts Pending

    via Aljazeera
    Arab states will not stop their efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis even though their bid to secure UN backing was blocked by Russia and China, the Arab League's ...
 
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