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Shooting the messenger

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - By Ian Stuttard - Nov. 20 (Special Report) - Shooting the Messenger, Al Jazeera's documentary on the deliberate killing and intimidation of journalists in conflict zones, has been nominated for a presitigious Emmy award.

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Asia awaits Obama's Apec debut

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - Nov. 14 (News Report) - The economic agreement is seen as bringing the two sides closer to normalising and systemising their economic relations. During a speech to Apec business and political leaders on Friday, Chinese President Hu

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Video | Afghan Candidates Agree to Runoff Election

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:37:59 -0700

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Pakistan offensive sparks civilian exodus

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Imran Khan - Oct. 18 (News Report) - After months of Taliban attacks on civilians and government targets, Pakistan's military has launched a fresh offensive against the group's fighters in South Waziristan. The offensive includes 28,000 troops whose aim is to target the heartland of the Pakistani Taliban, the territory in South Waziristan ruled by Hakimullah Mehsud, the group's leader. But the campaign has also sparked a mass exodus of civilians, with estimates of around 150,000 people fleeing the volatile zone to seek refuge elsewhere.

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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - UN delay on Gaza report condemned

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Aljazeera - Oct. 04 (News Report) - New York Daily News. UN delay on Gaza report condemned. Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have condemned the decision by the UN to defer voting on the Goldstone report, that highlighted war crimes by Israel and Hamas during the formers' offensive on the territory in December. ...

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Iran: Nuclear talks an opportunity

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Sep. 30 (News Report) - Iran is entering talks with six world powers over its nuclear programme this week with good intentions, the Islamic Republic's chief nuclear negotiator has said. Saeed Jalili, who is attending the talks in Geneva on Thursday, described the meeting as an "opportunity and a test" for those attending and said "we are entering the talks with good will"

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Iran tests long-range missiles

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Sep. 28 (News Report) - Iran has test-fired two long-range missiles which defence analysts say are capable of hitting Israel or US bases in the Gulf region.

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Elite Saudi university set to open

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Sep. 24 (News Report) - Saudi Arabia has set up a new research university, a multibillion dollar co-educational venture built on the promise of scientific freedom.

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World Leaders Discuss Climate Change

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Sep. 23 (News Report) - Laying the groundwork for December's talks in Copenhagen, world leaders discussed climate change in New York.

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Zelaya return draws Honduras curfew

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Sep. 22 (News Report) - The ousted president of Honduras has returned to his country nearly three months after he was forced from power and into exile by a military-backed coup.

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Palestinians eye role on trade body

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Alexander Sehmer - Sep. 20 (News Report) - Palestinians could soon get a boost to their hopes for a sovereign state as their officials redouble efforts in a decade-long bid to join the World Trade Organisation. A delegation headed by Basem Khouri, the Palestinian Authority's minister of economy, will be in Geneva from Sunday, and through most of October, to petition for observer status at the trade body.

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Israeli forces kill Gaza fighters

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:16:12 -0700

Aljazeera - Sep. 20 - One of the dead Palestinians was a Hamas fighter while the other was from the PFLP [AFP] Two Palestinian fighters have been killed after the Israeli military fired tank shells and mortars near the Gaza border. The Israeli army said that the two men

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Interview: Jaswant Singh

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Sep. 02 (Interview) - "Theocentricism", where society is centred on Islam - this is in line whether Pakistan, India or Bangladesh, where faith is of paramount importance. Pakistan is not theocratic in the sense it is not the Mullah that is governing Pakistan ... but Pakistan society is governed by Islam.

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Afghan election count under way

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Aug. 20 (Breaking News) - Vote counting in Afghanistan's second-ever direct presidential election is under way after polls closed following an hour-long extension, officials have said.

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Taliban tightens noose around Afghan city ahead of vote

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Worldfocus - Aug. 19 (Special Report) - As election day in Afghanistan approaches, tens of thousands of American and British troops there are doing all they can to guarantee the security of millions of Afghan voters. But the Taliban is doing all it can to let these voters know that they are not safe.

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US uses 'metrics' to measure Afghanistan success

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Nick Spicer - Aug. 19 (News Report) - Whatever numbers come out of the Afghan election, it is the numbers about the Afghan war that the US public is most concerned about. As US troops enter their ninth year on the ground in Afghanistan, public opinion is wary about the effectiveness of the military campaign, particularly as the US death toll mounts. President Barack Obama has an answer to boost support, using measuring sticks to show progress and success in that country.

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Fraud casts shadow over Afghan vote

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By James Bays - Aug. 17 (Special Report) - Security is tight as campaigning for presidential and provincial elections in Afghanistan draws to a close. But observers fear the poll could be marred by fraud as hundreds of voter registration cards go on sale.

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Karzai counts on tribal allegiance

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Zeina Khodr - Aug. 17 (News Report) - Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, is relying on ethnic affiliations to win in the country's upcoming elections. The support of Afghanistan's ethnic Pashtun population, to which Karzai belongs, is crucial as they constitute the majority of the country's 15 million eligible voters. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Kandahar on the tribal elders who hold sway over Afghanistan's Pashtun heartland.

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Attacks spike as Afghan polls loom

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Aug. 17 (News Report) - Violence in Afghanistan has escalated as campaigning in the country's presidential election enters its final day.

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Suu Kyi returned to house arrest

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Aug. 11 (News Report) - Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's detained opposition leader, has been sentenced to another 18 months under house arrest after being found guilty of violating an internal security law.

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Pakistanis see US as biggest threat

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Owen Fay - Aug. 09 (Poll) - A survey commissioned by Al Jazeera in Pakistan has revealed a widespread disenchantment with the United States for interfering with what most people consider internal Pakistani affairs. The polling was conducted by Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of the Gallup International polling group, and more than 2,600 people took part.

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Poll: US 'biggest' threat to Pakistan

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Aug. 09 (Poll) - A survey commissioned by Al Jazeera in Pakistan has revealed a widespread disenchantment with the United States for interfering with what most people consider internal Pakistani affairs. The polling was conducted by Gallup Pakistan - a separate organisation affiliated with the US-based Gallup Inc - and more than 2,600 people took part.

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Pakistan Taliban denies leader dead

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Aug. 08 (News Report) - A senior commander in the Pakistani Taliban has dismissed as "ridiculous" reports that the group's leader was killed in a US missile attack in South Waziristan.

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Pakistan's Swat children back to school

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - By Kamal Hyder - Aug. 04 (Special Report) - Children in Pakistan's battle-scarred Swat Valley are heading back to school for the first time since May. Many are returning to classes in buildings damaged by the recent fighting between the Taliban and Pakistani security forces.

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Troops move in after Pakistan riots

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Aug. 02 (Breaking News) - Pakistan has deployed paramilitary troops on the streets of Gorja, a day after eight Christians were killed in religious riots in the eastern city. Troops patrolled the city on Sunday following the violence by Muslim-led mobs after rumours circulated that a Quran had been defaced. Hundreds of Muslims burned and looted Christian homes in the city and six people, including a child and four women, were killed after shooting broke out.

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