Category: Al Jazeera
Santorum hot on Romney’s heels
Ahead of Super Tuesday on March 6, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has caught up with one-time front-runner, Mitt Romney in the Republican primary races. Al Jazeera’s Patty culhane reports from Washington.
Tibetans fear lack of ‘refugee status’
Thousands of stateless Tibetans living in Nepal fear they may never gain refugee status, as relations improve between China and Nepal.
Mona Lisa doppelganger to be displayed
A painting said to be painted at the same time as her more famous twin, as well as in the same studio as Leonardo Da Vinci will be made public.
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan ends hunger strike
A Palestinian prisoner will be freed from an Israeli jail after agreeing to end his hunger strike. Khader Adnan had not eaten for 66 days in protest against his detention. He has been held without charge since December. Israel accuses Adnan of being a member of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad. Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamayleh [...]
British government plans to tackle racism in football
Discrimination has shamed English football this season. Most prominently, Liverpool’s Luis Suarez was banned for eight games for the racial abuse of Patrice Evra, and England captain John Terry faces a criminal trial in July for the alleged racial abuse of an opponent. These high-profile racism cases have caused the government to intervene, with leading [...]
What’s behind the violence in sports matches?
We look at the causes of violent and racist behaviour at sporting events.
Security boost in Somalia’s battle against al-Shabab
The front line of the African Union’s battle against al-Shabab in Somalia has moved outside Mogadishu. Peacekeepers are establishing a perimeter around the capital and AU forces will soon be boosted to more than 17000 troops on the ground. But a clear political solution is now needed to supplement this newfound focus on security. Nazanine [...]
Myanmar’s Karen list peace terms
Rebels from Myanmar’s largest ethnic group, who have been fighting for autonomy for the last six decades, have outlined their demands for peace with the government. The Karen fighters’ demands, which include the complete withdrawal of government troops from posts near villages that they control along the border with Thailand, came after the group signed [...]
Big Brother or clever crime fighting?
We look at how police use social media and ask if they are invading your privacy or protecting the public.
Thousands escape Mali fighting to Niger
More than 100000 people have been forced from their homes as fighting between Mali government forces and Tuareg rebels rages on. In what has been described as the worst crisis in Mali for 20 years, about a quarter of the country’s refugee population have fled to neighbouring Niger. Most are in a refugee camp less [...]
