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Since being awarded the Games in 2013, Japan has endured a backlash over costs, scandals and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supporters of Jovenel Moise interrupted the mass as they cried out and accused Haiti’s elite of killing the president.

Authorities say they arrested 10 former Colombian FARC rebels based in Venezuela responsible for two attacks last month.

The pandemic, mass shootings, rising obesity and mental health issues eroded Americans' quality of life, a report finds.

Haitians say goodbye to assassinated President Jovenel Moise with a mass and a wake in Cap-Haitien.

Despite rates of vaccination picking up, the Delta variant is driving new waves of COVID infections.

Judges order Tommy Robinson to pay Jamal Hijazi 100,000 pounds ($138,000) after ruling he libelled the Syrian schoolboy.

Navi Pillay will lead an investigation into 'systematic' abuses in occupied Palestinian territories and Israel.

As Lebanon's crisis deepens, families now depend on expats to bring life-saving medicine, hygiene products, and cash.

South Africa is still trying to come to terms with days of looting and violence that left death and destruction.

Government says deaths from days of violence revised up to 79 in Gauteng province and 258 in KwaZulu-Natal.

The move signals the Biden administration is unlikely to soften the US approach towards Cuba anytime soon.

'Green Pass' programme only allows people vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 to enter some public spaces.

US to evacuate thousands of Afghans and their families amid fears of Taliban retaliation.

Ministers were unable to agree on timetables needed to reach net-zero global emissions by 2050, according to officials.

The latest violence comes months after at least 79 inmates died in the country's worst prison riots.

Move comes after media reports claim Hungarian journalists, lawyers and critics of PM Viktor Orban targeted by spyware.

Crossings come months after other Spanish enclave of Ceuta witnessed influx of arrivals amid Madrid-Rabat dispute.

Military has stepped up bombing of rebel-held northwest since President al-Assad was sworn in for a new term last week.

Main opposition says Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe and 15 other arrested members will be charged with 'terrorism'.

The hospital operator’s founder, who is seeking $7bn in a lawsuit, says EY turned a blind eye to shady transactions.

Initial jobless claims in regular state programmes were up 51,000 from the prior week, the US Labor Department said.

Space ‘tourism’ as performed by a pair of billionaires is, for now, merely an overpriced joyride for the ultra-rich.

The tech sold by Israeli firm appears to be behind possible mobile hacking of heads of state, activists and journalists.

Al Jazeera speaks to Haitians in Port-au-Prince about President Jovenel Moise’s killing and where the country is headed.

Two mobile numbers of Nasser al-Khelaifi appeared on leaked list of 50,000 potential Pegasus spyware targets.

Move against leading Hindi-language daily Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat Samachar television channel draws criticism.

On sombre anniversary, massacre survivors warn Norway has 'not stopped the hate' which inspired far-right attacker.

Veteran journalist Chris Matthews reflects on politics, American style.

Incident at Zawiya market leaves 10 others wounded, some in critical condition.

New terminal located near Jask port on Gulf of Oman, allowing ships to avoid narrow strait.

Supply chains are heavily disrupted with hundreds of thousands of workers in self-isolation as COVID cases surge.

Rohingya living in camp at New Delhi's Madanpur Khader area accuse authorities of demolishing makeshift mosque.

A new report details how aluminium production destroys farmlands, pollutes waterways and contributes to climate change.

Foreign nationals among those arrested over plan to 'kill and neutralise' top political figures, attorney general says.

Investigating the shocking living conditions at a Greek island camp for refugees trying to get into Europe.

Rash of kidnappings continues a decade after Kenya joined the fight against armed group in Somalia.

I got to experience first-hand the fallout of US border militarisation policies.

Unlike his predecessors, Israel's new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, is unabashedly embracing apartheid.

The demonstrations marked the end of a weeks-long pause in the unrest over taxes, police and poverty.

Eleven-year-old boy's death highlights new risk for world's second-most populous nation battling the COVID pandemic.

We meet South Korea’s youngest classical music prodigies and ask what it takes to succeed on the international stage.

Organisers say Kentaro Kobayashi was dismissed because of past comments that made fun of the Holocaust.

The funeral for Zuma's brother, Michael, who died after a long illness, will take place in Nkandla.

Storm alert in the north of Henan raised to the highest level as record-breaking rain triggers heavy floods.

Forty giant fans to push out filtered air in the heart of New Delhi's posh downtown shopping district.

Episodes of racial discrimination in interactions with public is major challenge for police forces.

As parliament's monsoon session began this week, 200 protesters will gather in central New Delhi to continue their protests.

Two doses of Pfizer shot 88 percent effective against Delta variant, while AstraZeneca doses have 67 percent efficacy.