UN Sec-Gen urges Nigeria to investigate mass abortion report
The army programme allegedly involved terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls Boko Haram abducted.
Category Archives: News
Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over lease violation
Lai, 75, was jailed for five years and nine months and fined 2 million Hong Kong dollars ($257,000) on fraud charge.
Nobel Peace Prize winners receive award in Oslo
Al Jazeera will be live at 16:00 GMT to speak to the recipients about the importance of civil society in a time of war.
Brazil’s President-elect Lula names incoming cabinet ministers
Lula names Workers' Party ally Fernando Haddad as finance minister, among other top posts in incoming administration.
Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction: Conservation group
IUCN sounds alarm over growing extinction threat to large marine mammals, abalone species and Caribbean corals.
Infographic: Who provides the most aid to Ukraine?
US, EU and European states provide most of the military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
South Africa to decriminalise sex work in hopes to diminish crime
Sexual services will no longer be treated as a crime more than proposed legislation amid a wave of violence against women.
Neymar scores to equal Pele’s record of most goals for Brazil
Neymar equals Pele's record of 77 goals for Brazil after scoring against Croatia in the World Cup quarter-finals.
US sanctions China-based firms over illegal fishing abuses
US Treasury Department targets several Chinese fishing entities, accusing them of being involved in rights abuses.
Bangladesh opposition leaders held before anti-government rally
Nearly 500 opposition supporters also arrested for instigating violence before a planned rally against the price rise.
Putin threatens oil production cuts over price cap
President says future prisoner swaps with US are possible and Russia's hypersonic weapons would defend it if attacked.
US Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent
White House says it understands Sinema's decision, stressing that it does not change Democratic control of US Senate.
Indigenous people seek leadership, respect in biodiversity battle
UN biodiversity conference renews global call to respect Indigenous rights and stewardship over critical territories.
Wholesale inflation in US slows for fifth straight month to 7.4%
The data show that inflation pressures are starting to cool although at a slow pace indicating further rate rises.
Zambian killed in Ukraine was prisoner Russia pardoned: Official
Foreign Affairs Minister Kakubo said Russia told him Lemekhani Nyirenda joined war in Ukraine in exchange for amnesty.
Who is Dina Boluarte, Peru’s ‘accidental president’?
Former vice president who takes helm after day of political chaos, faces myriad challenges in deeply divided nation.
Russia: Putin critic gets 8 years in jail for ‘false information’
Ilya Yashin was tried after casting doubt over the Kremlin's narrative on atrocities that took place in Bucha, Ukraine.
New UN rights chief vows to engage Beijing on Xinjiang findings
Volker Turk's predecessor published a report on China's treatment of the Uighurs in the final minutes of her tenure.
Griner-Bout prisoner swap: A sign of easing US-Russia tensions?
The high-profile exchange was a rare moment of agreement between two nations locked in conflict over Ukraine.
Pakistan central bank’s forex reserves fall to near four-year low
Announcement by the State Bank of Pakistan comes as the country is in dire need of foreign aid.