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World Food Programme says it will 'scale up' operations in embattled region after reaching deal with Addis Ababa.

Police say Abdirashid Abdunur, intelligence chief for Dhusamareeb town, was killed in the blast claimed by al-Shabab.

Trumpism will endure because Murdoch’s Fox News made that choice on behalf of the Republican Party it commands.

Announcement by health ministry comes nearly three months after the DRC declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak.

Honduran Congress put a lock on decades-old ban on abortion weeks after Argentina legalised it in landmark decision.

Leftist economist Andres Arauz and conservative Guillermo Lasso the clear frontrunners among 16 presidential candidates.

Spinks, who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history, died of cancer.

People pour onto the streets across Myanmar for a second day to protest last week's military coup.

Biden administration has said to restore the nuclear accord Iran must first fulfil its commitments.

Experts say new virus variants do not necessarily lead to deadlier forms of COVID-19 but they are more infectious.

Announcement comes on same day Iran’s first vaccine, COVIran Barekat, completed its first phase of human trials.

Countries scrambling to be the first to inoculate their populations will achieve little if others go unvaccinated.

Footage from local TV channels showed water gushing towards a dam in the state of Uttarakhand, washing away parts of it.

New York Times says email communications between former US first lady and Qatari royal were surveilled.

An Israel general said its military is preparing 'operational plans' in reaction to Iran boosting its nuclear programme.

Bodies of the victims were exhumed from mass graves last year and all were identified before the burial on Saturday.

Protesters rally in Yangon for a second day, denouncing military coup and demanding Aung San Suu Kyi's release.

British drugmaker says its vaccine showed 'limited efficacy against mild disease' caused by the South African variant.

Rights groups have long denounced accords allowing Trump administration to deport asylum seekers at US border.

President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of pandemic and slow vaccine distribution has led to protests and investigation.

Gov't minister says unilateral move by Ethiopia in July would 'threaten lives of half the population in central Sudan'.

Officials and rights groups welcome 'landmark' ICC ruling that it has jurisdiction in the Palestinian territories.

Hundreds protest in southern Chile and government holds emergency meeting after performer fatally shot by police.

Environmental issues have been largely ignored in lead-up to Sunday's vote, raising concern from rainforest advocates.

Rival factions agree to form a new unity government.

The Mauritian government, shipping corporations and international institutions must all take urgent action.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says time 'running out' for the US to ease sanctions.

Divided Republican Party weighs its political future in post-Trump US.

Moussa Faki Mahamat wins support from 51 of 55 member states in secret ballot to win second term as AU executive leader.

Former associate of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi to take country's reins amid new push to end decade-long conflict.

US president will need to define unity in a deeply polarised nation to move beyond empty rhetoric, analysts say.

Rally held to mark the anniversary of the 2013 killing of a prominent activist and to protest against police abuses.

Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Mahmoud Hussein freed after spending more than four years in detention.

Protests broke out after President Idriss Deby was confirmed as the governing party's nominee for the April election.

Somalia likely to miss February 8 deadline to pick president after talks between gov't and federal states reach impasse.

Call comes after Al Jazeera revealed how Bangladesh, UN’s top troops provider, is secretly buying spy equipment.

Tributes for some of the more than 450,000 people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the US in the last year.

The largest construction project in the history of Denmark will be majority-owned by the Danish government.

Call comes after President Joe Biden announced he was ending US support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen.

How the farmer protests in India are not just a political problem but also a PR problem for the Modi government.

Tens of thousands of farmers are demonstrating against laws they say benefit large private buyers at their expense.

Restoring security in the war-ravaged country where militias control vast territory is the main challenge.

Beijing rolls out testing of eCurrency as the total value of the entire cryptocurrency market rises above $1 trillion.

The UAE gave UNRWA just $1m in 2020 compared with more than $50m the previous year.

Outcry against a government loyalist rector at Istanbul's Bogazici University turns into protests.

Police block a main street in Yangon, as protesters attempt to march forward in first sign of street unrest after coup.

Fourth case in two weeks linked to an Auckland quarantine facility for returned overseas travellers.

Top US diplomat talks tough on Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, as Beijing notes more room for cooperation.

China condemns the move of the USS John S McCain, saying it had dispatched naval, air units to follow and warn the ship.

Action reverses the order issued by former President Donald Trump just before leaving office on January 20.