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And a shark attack in Egypt, Gaddafi's fifth son on hunger strike in Lebanon. Here's the Middle East this week.

Presidential candidates will have to pay $20,000 and parliamentary hopefuls $1,000 to appear on the ballot.

Launches carried out after Pyongyang warns of 'inevitable' response to rivals' military exercises.

Why Imran Khan is such a divisive figure in Pakistan.

20-year-old Khalil Yahya Anis was shot by Israeli troops as the forces demolished a home in a Nablus refugee camp.

The late Italian prime minister's ascent to power in the 1990s laid the foundations for the post-truth era.

The Special Olympics spearheads a movement for the inclusion of those with intellectual disabilities.

A Russian Volunteer Corps fighter is remembered as a 'brave warrior' at a funeral in Kyiv, as Ukraine treads carefully.

The Galeria de Colecciones Reales is due to open its doors to the public, embracing Madrid's Islamic heritage.

Territory's government took court action this month to ban the song, arguing that it breaches the national security law.

Locals say no gov't rescue workers have arrived, so they are searching the river themselves after more than 100 killed.

Committee to Protect Journalists says it expects the US to make India's media crackdown 'a core element of discussions'.

Research, yet to be published in a journal, says embryo-like structures will lack organs such as beating heart or brain.

Global lender expresses dissatisfaction with recently presented budget only two weeks before bailout programme expires.

Hundreds of thousands of locusts descend on crops in a nation where nine in 10 families already struggle to afford food.

Beyonce's visit to Stockholm could explain the unexpected price hike for certain goods and services in May, analysts say

The two-year-old boy's father called Israel's initial investigation into his son's killing a 'cover-up'.

Filing of charges follows a weeks-long protest by the sport's top figures demanding Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's arrest.

The previous four anti-corruption heads have also been involved in controversies that led to their removal.

Overcrowded fishing boat carrying refugees capsized and sank off the coast of Greece, leaving at least 79 people dead.

Report finds former UK prime minister Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over boozy parties during lockdown.

Egypt came from a goal down to beat a spirited Guinea side and book themselves a place at next year's event.

The move over the AIIB comes amid a continued fraying of ties between Ottawa and Beijing.

Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, address UN meeting on need for 'human fraternity'.

The Stream examines the latest efforts to boost racial diversity, equity and inclusion in winter pursuits.

Philippine military says Abu Zacharia who headed DI-Maute group, was killed in an early morning raid on Wednesday.

Cedric Lodge, 55, among five suspects indicted for allegedly stealing and selling body parts donated to Harvard.

Administration set up after 2021 coup is also battling international indifference as conflict fades from headlines.

Eight women are among the 22 Ukrainian prisoners of war who are accused by Russia of membership in a 'terrorist group'.

Government fast-tracks legislation in parliament amid national security concerns over location.

It's the latest instance of how in an Islamophobic India, justice and accountability have themselves been derailed.

West Darfur state governor Khamis Abakar killed after TV interview accusing paramilitary fighters of killing civilians.

Daniel Penny has said he did not mean to kill performer Jordan Neely, whose death sparked protests in New York City.

As the war enters its 477th day, these are the main developments.

The long-range Arrow-3 air defence system is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside of the Earth's atmosphere.

Miami Mayor Francis Saurez joins a crowded field of Republican candidates dominated by former President Donald Trump.

Kosovo has demanded the release of three border patrol officers accusing Serbia of 'kidnapping'.

Palestinian rights advocates call for US sanctions on Israeli unit involved in killing of 80-year-old Omar Assad.

The media promotion by the beer maker led to a backlash of transphobic comments and a boycott by some drinkers.

Ukraine says its forces recaptured 100sq km, but Russia's President Putin says counteroffensive attacks failed.

Women's rights advocates called for protests in dozens of Polish cities after a five-month pregnant woman died of sepsis

The denomination's annual convention affirms stance maintaining the role of pastor is exclusively for men.

The European Parliament passes draft law to check threats posed by artificial intelligence.

Critics have denounced the case against investigative journalist Jose Ruben Zamora as an attack on press freedom.

Holding rates steady will allow Fed to assess information as it seeks to balance risk to economy and high inflation.

Facing impeachment, Ecuador's president made the extraordinary move of dissolving legislature, calling early elections.

The incident took place on Tuesday in Garissa county in eastern Kenya, a region on the border with Somalia.

The fighting has displaced more than 1.6 million people inside Sudan, with another 530,000 fleeing to other countries.

Lawsuit calls on Argentina to apply principle of 'universal jurisdiction' to prosecute alleged abuses in Venezuela.

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as the country braces for a cyclone to make landfall on Thursday.