Recent developments in Somalia appear to suggest that the country may be on the verge of reaching an end to two decades of war, displacement and hunger. 　　Somalis were first given hope when Ethiopian forces, who invaded Somalia in late 2006, began withdrawing in 2008. 　　This was quickly followed by... More

　　The mutiny by Bangladesh's border security forces in the capital Dhaka has brought back the specter of violence that has marked the country's recent political history. 　　That the army had to be called out to quell the uprising just weeks after December's election is an important reminder that the country's... More

　　The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, could tear the country apart, Middle East experts have warned. 　　In 2006, Khartoum and the Darfur rebel groups began negotiating a resolution – the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) - to end the conflict.... More

　　Steve Matthews, an aid worker with World Vision Canada, has been to some of the world's most violent and troubled regions, including Darfur, Afghanistan, and Iraq. 　　But even after years in the field, Matthews still has difficulty comprehending the devastating affects of war on children. In February, he returned from... More

　　Massive shipping containers are being hoisted into place to prevent a popular procession that is travelling from all over Pakistan to Islamabad, the capital, in support of Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, the sacked chief justice. 　　These corrugated steel structures, often used in the high seas, are now part of a number... More

　　Confirmed figures reveal the true extent of the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip by Israel’s offensive: 1,434 dead, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers, and 235 fighters. 　　The Israeli offensive launched on the Gaza Strip between 27 December 2008 and 18 January 2009 resulted in extensive death, injury and... More

　　Over the weekend, Israeli border police conducted a number of raids on living quarters and workplaces inside Israel, checking ID cards and looking for Palestinians from the West Bank who were in "Israel" without a permit. 208 Palestinians were arrested in the raids, and sent back to the West Bank.... More

　　 By Laith Mushtaq (a cameraman for Al Jazeera) 　　Laith Mushtaq was one of only two non-embedded cameramen working throughout the April 2004 'battle for Fallujah' in which 600 civilians died. 　　Five years on, he recounts the events he witnessed and filmed. 　　"What you saw on your TV sets at... More

　　The global economic crisis is becoming a "human and development calamity" and is threatening to derail international efforts to reduce poverty, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have said. 　　The two financial institutions urged rich countries to step up aid to developing nations, as they completed their spring... More

　　When common people use to say that, “America’s hidden agenda is to counter the nuclear program of Pakistan and take it under their control,” it was termed as the height of fanaticism & slogans of religious fanatics. 　　Since when US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said, “Pakistan’s government had... More

　　US soldiers have been encouraged to spread the message of their Christian faith among Afghanistan's predominantly Muslim population, video footage obtained by Al Jazeera appears to show. 　　Military chaplains stationed in the US air base at Bagram were also filmed with bibles printed in the country's main Pashto and Dari... More

　　A United Nations inquiry into the war in Gaza has found that Israel was to blame for at least seven direct attacks on UN operations - including schools and medical centers. 　　The UN report, commissioned by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, said the Israeli military intentionally fired at UN facilities... More

　　Since Israel's closure of the Gaza Strip in 2007, only severely sick Palestinians have been allowed to seek medical attention elsewhere provided they receive authorization and security clearances from the Israeli authorities. 　　However, getting the special permit that allows patients to leave Gaza for medical treatment is a bureaucratic hassle... More