Dubbed the "Merchant of Death", alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was thought to be one of the most prolific gun runners and sanction busters in the world. Following a...
(Al Jazeera English: October 23, 2009) Several recent deadly blasts in Pakistan represent a growing challenge for the Pakistani government. Also, Iraq has accused Iran of stealing its water by...
(Al Jazeera English: October 13, 2009) The U.S. and Russia held nuclear talks in Moscow, and Iran, hoping to avoid further sanctions, awaited the results of the talks. Other stories...
(Al Jazeera English: September 17, 2009) Today U.S. President Barack Obama announced changes in plans to the proposed missile shield in Eastern Europe. The original plan, formulated under the Bush...
This Al Jazeera English news update includes the arrest of Noordin Top, suspected mastermind of recent terrorist attacks in Indonesia, and the arrest of the new head of the Tamil...
This Al Jazeera English news update looks to Somalia, where U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton was in talks to ward off a complete takeover of that troubled country by...
(Global Pulse: July 17, 2009) When hackers hit government websites in the U.S. and South Korea, was it a cyber salvo in a new form of warfare, or just hackers...
This Al Jazeera English news update looks at the murder of human rights activist Natalya Estemirova in Chechnya, and the killings of a UN worker and bodyguard in a refugee...
(Global Pulse: June 19, 2009) The BRIC and the SCO -- ever heard of them? "The most dangerous institution the American people have never heard of" is the SCO, some...
It is a brooding vision seen as if in a half-light...A trip through canals, and alleyways, into wax museums and cemeteries, evoking the darker side of the history and culture...
Cinemondo host Peter Scarlet introduces Alexander Sokurov's film "Alexandra," and gives his closing thoughts after the film. This introduction and commentary will air alongside Link TV's presentation of the film...
In a desolate, sun-scorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come to see her beloved grandson, a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. Alexandra is a...
(Global Pulse: March 19, 2009) As the waves of the financial meltdown pound banks and governments, the human cost is easily lost in the background. From layoffs to shattered...
Development may destroy the sacred culture of Altai, Siberia. Scientists call for a bailout for the world's oceans and the Republic of the Maldives sets plans to survive in the...
