The war in Chechnya may be over, but rebels are still prepared to die for their beliefs and many who have survived the battles and fled their homeland, still live...
In this speech, Pulitzer Prize-winner and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discusses the most urgent issues of our times, insisting that unless we begin to stand fast around moral imperatives, we...
(Al Jazeera News Headlines: March 11, 2011) Hundreds of people have been killed in the worst earthquake to hit Japan since records began. The 8.9 magnitude quake struck off the...
(Al Jazeera English Headlines: March 4, 2011) In Libya, rebel fighters are continuing to take on Colonel Gaddafi's security forces in towns across the country. Fresh fighting has erupted in...
(Al Jazeera English Headlines: 0635 PST, March 1, 2011) With Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi under mounting pressure, there are fears over his next move. There are reports of heavily armed...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: May 28, 2010) Pakistani police arrested two men for coordinated attacks on mosques in the city of Lahore. At least eighty people were killed in...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: May 17, 2010) An agreement has been reached over Iran's nuclear program in meetings with Brazil and Turkey, whereby Iran will ship some of its...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 6, 2010) Bombings in Baghdad claimed at least thirty lives, part of an increase in violence since Iraq's election results were announced in late...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: February 23, 2010) Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir and the leader of the largest rebel group in Darfur are in Qatar to sign a cease-fire agreement...
(Global Pulse: February 12, 2010) Nigeria's president has been in a Saudi hospital for months, and the people and government of Nigeria are wondering who is in control. While President...
(Al Jazeera English: September 15, 2009) A UN report found strong evidence of crimes against humanity committed by both the Israeli military and some Palestinian factions, including Hamas. Other stories...
(October 25, 2007) Another invasion of Iraq looms large as Turkey begins to mobilize and fight Kurdish rebels the PKK over the border into northern Iraq. The international community...
