In India, four million people are waiting to hear why they have been excluded from a draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) by the state government of Assam, which says they are illegal immigrants

A shortage of precipitation during the winter months, both rain and snow, left much of Afghanistan with a severe scarcity of water and a decimated winter harvest. The situation has not improved during the

A NASA spacecraft rocketed towards the sun on an unprecedented quest to get closer to the star than anything ever sent before. On Sunday, the space agency launched the spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Air Force

It has been 600 days since Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein was arrested and jailed in Egypt without charge. Egyptian authorities accused the Qatar-based news producer of broadcasting false news and receiving foreign funds

AZAZ, Syria: A “National Army” being set up by Syrian rebels with Turkey’s help could become a long-term obstacle to President Bashar Assad’s recovery of the northwest — if they can end factional rivalries

AZAZ, Syria: A “National Army” being set up by Syrian rebels with Turkey’s help could become a long-term obstacle to President Bashar Assad’s recovery of the northwest — if they can end factional rivalries

Malians vote in a crucial election runoff on Sunday that has been marred by allegations of fraud and a tense security situation in the vast West African country. It is holding a second election

Tens of thousands of people including Jews and Arabs rallied in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv to protest the country's controversial "Jewish state law". Passed last month, the divisive law officially affirms Israel's

It has been 600 days since Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein was arrested and jailed in Egypt. Hussein is accused of broadcasting false news to spread chaos, which he and Al Jazeera deny. He

Gaza's fishermen have been staging a rally of their own - on the water, demanding the Israeli siege of the Strip be lifted. After 20 weeks of protests on the land border with Israel,