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The recent democratic election in The Gambia can serve as a model for transitioning societies.

As US representative heads to Austrian capital, differences remain on two texts proposed by Iran last week.

MPLA leader, who succeeded Jose Eduardo dos Santos as president in 2017, will contest next year's poll.

Hundreds of thousands of children not in school in English-speaking regions where separatist campaign continues.

Owners of Kiss nightclub and band members found guilty of murder and attempted murder.

The 58-year-old geophysicist is to take office amid rising popular discontent over deadly violence in the country.

World Health Organization member states have agreed to negotiate agreement on pandemic preparedness.

Seiko Hashimoto, former head of Tokyo's Olympic committee, likely to represent Japan in the Winter Games in February.

World Bank-administered fund will give $180m to World Food Program for food aid and $100m to UNICEF for health services.

Tensions high after key independence parties boycott the vote because of COVID and warn they'll challenge the result.

Patricia and Manuel Oliver say they will hold a daily protest outside the White House until they meet the US president.

All three major United States stock indexes advanced, with tech shares doing the heavy lifting.

The policy bans federal funding of overseas coal projects that do not capture or partially capture carbon emissions.

Jens Stoltenberg rejected Russia's call for the West to withdraw its invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance.

Ambulances rush to the scene in Burj al-Shemali camp in port city of Tyre as authorities investigate source of blast.

Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov tell Al Jazeera that media outlets must collaborate to counter dangerous lies.

Diplomatic mission heads of the G7 nations plus the EU call for swift return to functioning democratic institutions.

Fourth accuser told US court Friday that Maxwell set her up for sexual encounter with Jeffrey Epstein when she was 16.

The US Department of Justice is digging into how hedge funds tap into research and set up their bets.

Comments come a day after Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan to resume ties with China.

Qatar is the second-largest foreign investor in Turkey, with major stakes in banking, shipping, retail, and finance.

Twenty-one former soldiers admit to participating in so-called 'false positive' killings, special tribunal says.

Bulgaria's parliament expected to vote on a new government after eight months of political deadlock.

Initial real-world data shows that booster COVID-19 jabs protect people against mild disease from the Omicron variant.

Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam has femme fatales in saris, jhumka earrings as protagonists and will be streamed in 190 nations.

Chinese AI facial recognition software firm SenseTime was also added to a US blacklist.

Canada joins Australia, UK and US in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics over China's human rights record.

Mexican authorities identify 95 Guatemalans among the dead and injured, alongside other migrants from Central America.

Ruling lifts a block on lower court proceedings, but allows law that bars abortions after six weeks to remain in effect.

'Thinking of quitting my jobs & becoming an influencer full-time,' Musk wrote to his 66 million followers on Twitter.

Odinga says he is committed to building 'democratic and progressive Kenya' as battle for Kenyatta's successor heats up.

PA health ministry says the victim succumbed to his wounds after being shot in the head by Israeli forces in Beita.

US lawsuit accuses three former US contractors of helping hack al-Hathloul's phone, leading to arrest and imprisonment.

At least two people killed and four others injured in two separate explosions in Kabul, according to the Taliban.

India has shown little enthusiasm for free trade deals since Modi took office, but that appears to be changing.

Bitcoin extended gains after data showed US consumer prices increased at the fastest pace in nearly four decades.

Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia warn world needs independent reporting.

US inflation continues to gallop ahead, as supply chains snarls and shortages keep driving prices higher.

More than 20 killed as farmers, fishermen and herders fight over access to water resources, UN refugee agency says.

Greece still lags behind the rest of Europe, with 62 percent of the total population fully vaccinated.

People, activists and politicians say bill which could deprive nationality without notice targets minorities.

Violence follows launch of joint military operations against the armed group by the DRC and Uganda.

Such strikes are seen as a safer way to protest as 1,300 people were killed by security forces since a military coup.

Israel is a signatory to the Convention Against Torture and yet it continues to torture Palestinians with impunity.

The new US foreign assistance strategy for nutrition makes little room for vulnerable smallholder farmers.

The conflicts in the Great Lakes region cannot be fully resolved until Rwanda addresses its internal political problems.

The move will allow about 800,000 city residents and 'dreamers' to vote in municipal elections.

Over 7,000 people have escaped from several prisons since 2010, with eight jailbreaks taking place in past 14 months.

Survivors of the notorious Brothers Home call for members of the family who ran it to be extradited to face questioning.

Ruling means Assange may now be closer to extradition from a British prison to the US to face spying charges.