They fled violence in Iraq and became stranded in the desert. Until recently, that was the lot of several hundred Palestinian refugees. But some of them have found a...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: February 18, 2010) Dubai's police chief claims there is a 99% certainty that the Israeli Mossad intelligence service was behind the murder of visiting Hamas...
The horror that occurred during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda - brutal and widespread sexual violence - has left a devastating legacy that is still felt throughout the country. Over...
Born with cerebral palsy and unable to walk Andrew Kwok and his wife, Sandra, have two children. A successful legal consultant, he defies a common misconception in Hong Kong that...
The fifteen hundred year old Aya Irini Monument sits crumbling and cracked on the grounds of the Sultan's palace Top Kapi in Turkey. This is one of the vulnerable ancient...
HIV/AIDS is a question of life and death and it's the primary cause of death among youth in Guyana. That's why young people in the Caribbean nation are taking charge...
15-year-old Tornike Shubitidze wants to be a cameraman working in film and television. Last year however, he was charged with stealing a washing machine and faced 4-7 years in prison...
Trinidad and Tobago is a beautiful island paradise in the Caribbean with just over a million inhabitants. But the country is facing a growing problem: One third of the population...
This episode of the UN 21st Century magazine show looks at Guatemala, one of the world's most violent countries where murder, extortion, trafficking and gang warfare are rife. But very...
2009 - a year when arctic ice was melting faster than ever before and multiple crises - food, energy, recession or pandemic flu - called for global cooperation on an...
Global warming. Climate change. It may seem remote -- something that only happens far away or something to worry about later. But climate change is happening here and now and...
Climate change is putting a damper on American tourism and recreation. Skiing, diving, hunting, and fishing are just some of the national pastimes that scientists say are at risk if...
One-third of Americans live on coasts near "Dead Zones", the focus of this week's climate change story. It may sound like science fiction, but these "Dead Zones" are very real...
In this week's climate change story, a warming world leads to fewer healthy people. Climate change means higher temperatures where salmonella, water-born parasites, and the mosquitoes, ticks and rodents that...
In the run up to the historic climate negotiations between global leaders in Copenhagen, this special episode of The United Nations - 21st Century captures the human side of the...
