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Protests in Kyrgyzstan over alleged vote rigging
Opposition supporters protesting after early results show two pro-government parties winning 107 out of 120 seats.
In Czech Republic, a fresh state of emergency as second wave hits
Czechs held a COVID farewell party and the country was hailed for handling the pandemic. Why are cases rising again?
In Pictures: Indian man cremates COVID-19 victims despite stigma
Braving infection and stigma, Ramananda Sarkar lights funeral pyres at crematorium in Assam dedicated to the virus dead.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Key cities targeted in Armenian, Azeri shelling
Civilian casualties reported as conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh spills into second week, prompting fresh ceasefire calls.
US-UK trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery
Two American and one British-born scientist won the 2020 Nobel Prize for work in identifying the Hepatitis C virus.
India sees 100,000 COVID-19 deaths: What happened and what now?
Al Jazeera speaks to leading health experts who analyse India's COVID-19 response so far and suggest the way forward.
Suicide car bomb targets Afghan governor, many killed: Officials
Car bomb targeting governor of eastern Laghman province leaves at least eight dead and dozens wounded, officials say.
‘Toxic’: Online abuse drives women, girls from social media
New study finds nearly 60 percent of women and girls using Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have suffered abuse.
COVID-hit Trump back in hospital after drive to greet supporters
US president was driven outside the Walter Reed hospital so he could wave to supporters gathered outside.
Biden campaign seeks to keep focus on national COVID-19 response
After President Trump tests positive, presidential candidate Joe Biden focuses on coronavirus response across the US.
Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata sprints to London Marathon win
Ethiopian edges clear Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba as hot favourite Eliud Kipchoge suffers first loss since 2013.
Germany: Man attacked, seriously hurt outside Hamburg synagogue
German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas denounced the Hamburg attack as anti-Semitic.
Pro-presidential parties dominate Kyrgyzstan parliamentary vote
Several opposition parties reject preliminary data showing four parties crossing parliamentary threshold.
Police officer in Chile accused of throwing teen from bridge
Boy, 16, was in stable condition with head trauma and a wrist fracture after the incident in the capital, Santiago.
Doctors say Trump taking steroid dexamethasone after oxygen dip
President Trump's medical team says his oxygen levels have dipped twice but his condition has 'continued to improve'.
Paris facing tight coronavirus curbs as cases surge
Figures from the regional health agency ARS show new coronavirus cases remaining above 250 per 100,000 people in Paris.
Egypt news outlet says journalist arrested while covering unrest
Al-Manassa says Basma Mostafa was held after arriving in Luxor to cover the alleged killing of a man during police raid.
Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19
Kenzo Takada, 81, died at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, his spokesman says.
Nigeria special police unit reined in after abuse allegations
Move comes after accusations the Special Anti-Robbery Squad was involved in unlawful arrests and torture.