Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals
As handfuls gather on International Women's Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists.
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Israeli official faces corruption allegations in Honduras president’s trial
A witness in the trial accused an unnamed member of the Israeli embassy in Colombia of participating in a cocaine ring.
France makes abortion a constitutional right on International Women’s Day
Country becomes first in world to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right as Macron seals amendment.
UK students call on university to suspend rabbi who served in Israeli army
Dozens at the University of Leeds step up protests as Zecharia Deutsch continues his role as chaplain.
Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown, UN says
United Nations mission finds Iranian authorities committed murder, torture, rape and other crimes in the crackdown.
British police officer named in Chris Kaba murder pleads not guilty
Judge lifts officer Martyn Blake's anonymity because there are no 'immediate' threats to his safety.
Israeli settlement expansion in Palestinian areas amounts to war crime: UN
UN rights chief says Israeli settler violence risks eliminating any possibility of establishing a Palestinian state.
How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine?
While pro-war artists are endorsed by the Kremlin, Russia's crackdown on dissent has seen other artists leave.
Anarchy in Haiti as state of emergency extended
Haiti extended a state of emergency in Port-au-Prince as the authorities struggle to rein in powerful armed gangs.
Nigeria abduction: Hundreds of pupils missing after gunmen storm school
Search and rescue team deployed to find missing children, a majority of them aged between eight and 15.
Why are refugee deaths at an all-time high?
Last year was the deadliest for people fleeing violence, war and persecution, according to the UN's migration agency.
Ireland votes in ‘women in the home’, ‘makeup of family’ referendums
PM Leo Varadkar says proposed constitutional changes a chance to delete 'very old-fashioned, very sexist language'.
North Korea’s COVID curbs still strangling economy, report says
Cross-border movement of people and trade have practically evaporated since the pandemic, Human Rights Watch says.
MH370 went missing 10 years ago. An Indonesian family hopes it can be found
The Malaysian Airlines plane with 239 people on board disappeared as it crossed into Vietnamese airspace in March 2014.
‘Terrible tragedy’: Canada rocked by mass killing of Sri Lankan family
The victims of a rare Ottawa attack included four children and two adults. A 19-year-old acquaintance was arrested.
Timeline: The Biden administration on Gaza, in its own words
Al Jazeera looks at Washington's main statements and positions on Israel's war in Gaza and how policy shifted over time.
Dozens of pupils abducted by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwest
Gunmen escape with children from a school in Kuriga town in Kaduna state.
Biden to announce plan for US military to set up temporary Gaza aid port
Announcement to be made at State of the Union address as Biden faces outrage over steadfast support for Israel.
Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief appointed ambassador to UK
Zaluzhnyi, known as the 'Iron General', had seen his once sky-high popularity falter after a failed counteroffensive.
Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar
New wave of gang violence has destroyed police stations as residents in the capital, Port-au-Prince, are forced to flee.