Brazil’s senators are debating whether to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial over allegations that she illegally manipulated the budget to hide a growing fiscal deficit. The debate, which continued into the early hours of Thursday, will be followed by a vote that could suspend Rousseff, the first woman to[…]
Vietnam would welcome the United States “accelerating” the lifting of a lethal arms embargo, which would reflect trust between the two countries and recognition of its needs to defend itself, its foreign ministry said on Thursday. The comment by Vietnam comes just over a week ahead of a visit to[…]
A car bomb in a predominantly Shia district of the Iraqi capital has killed at least 50 people and wounded at least 100 others, police sources told Al Jazeera. A 4WD vehicle packed with explosives blew up near a beauty salon in a bustling market at rush hour in Baghdad’s[…]
At least 40 asylum seekers are being investigated over suspected terror links in Germany, police say, also warning that the threat of attacks across Europe remains high. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has received 369 tips-offs on possible links between refugees and extremists since the start of the migrant[…]
With her papers tied loosely in her hands, Wafa Abunukira sits quietly at the crossing point with her husband. For the past 85 days, the 50-year-old mother has been waiting for a miracle, or for the gates to open. “I have applied to leave via Israel, but was never granted[…]
Israel has imposed an effective travel ban on Omar Barghouti, one of the founders of the Palestinian movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS). This follows explicit threats made against him by Israeli government ministers. Israel has officially refused to renew Barghouti’s travel document, a move that the Palestinian BDS[…]
Bangladesh has executed head of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami party Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence to break away from Pakistan, the country’s the law minister said. Nizami was hanged at Dhaka Central jail at one minute past midnight local time on Wednesday after[…]
A car bomb struck an armoured police vehicle in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, killing three people and wounding at least 45, the governor’s office said in a statement. The explosion went off in the district of Baglar in the centre of the city, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Al[…]
Maverick anti-crime candidate Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte has won the Philippine presidential elections, following the withdrawal of his opponents. Although the official result has not yet been declared, main rival Mar Roxas admitted defeat after polls gave Mr Duterte an unassailable lead. Mr Duterte said he accepted the mandate with “extreme[…]
Israel’s Jerusalem District court has convicted a 14-year-old Palestinian boy on two charges of attempted murder after he allegedly carried out a stabbing attack on two Israelis. Ahmed Manasra was with his cousin, 15-year-old Hassan Manasra, who was shot dead by Israeli police after the incident on October 12 at[…]
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