rebel forces enlist to fight gaddafi
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abdul-fatah younis was formerly libya039s interior minister and head of the libyan special forceshaving renounced both his posts last week he has become one of hundreds of libyans who have taken up arms to fight muammar gaddafijacky rowland reports

tobacco firms 039foiling anti-smoking drives039
Bookmarked 719 weeks ago
countries around the world are marking the united nations039 global day against tobacco despite strict controls in many countries on the sale and advertising of tobacco products sales continue to remain strong and share prices continue to risethe world health organisation says that while there have been successes in forcing tobacco companies to conform to health warning regulations those companies are now undermining anti-smoking campaignsal jazeera039s laurence lee reports

039the scream039 sells for record 120m
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edvard munch039s masterpiece the scream sold for nearly 120m setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auctionthe vibrant pastel was conservatively estimated to sell for about 80m at sotheby039s impressionist and modern art auction in new yorkbut two determined bidders competing via telephone on wednesday emerged from an initial group of seven driving the final price to 119922500 over the course of a nearly 15-minute bidding warthe version of the scream on the block was one of four paintings executed by the scandinavian between 1893 and 1910al jazeera039s scott heidler reports from new york

gaddafi039s military capabilities
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as fighting in libya intensifies attention is now turning to the stockpile of weapons muammar gaddafi the libyan leader may have built up over four decades of rulefears over what gaddafi could have at his disposal however may well not match up with reality given that the airworthiness of his fighter jets is being questioned and that years of sanctions and neglect may have rendered much of the army039s equipment uselessal jazeera039s tim friend reports

meltdown - the men who crashed the world
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the first of a four-part investigation into a world of greed and recklessness that brought down the financial world

tahrir sq reacts to resignation
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as mubarak039s resignation is announced al jazeera switches live to tahrir square for the crowd039s reaction in central cairo

mona seif egyptian activist from inside tahrir square
Bookmarked 789 weeks ago
an egyptian woman gives her graphic account of the violence unleashed by mubarak039s regimeaudio via al jazeera

nato airstrikes target tripoli
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nato has once again launched airstrikes on the capital tripoli muammar gaddafi039s government says a number of civilians were killed including two children in what it called a 039deliberate targeting of houses039al jazeera039s renee odeh reports

indonesia launches 039obedient wives039 club
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a new islamic club that teaches women to be quotobedient wivesquot has just launched a branch in indonesiathe group already branches in 18 countries across the world including jordan and malaysia some critics say the club promotes gender inequality while its members argue it does not but rather endorses the duty of womensyarina hasibuan reports from jakarta indonesia039s capital where the club has attracted hundreds of members

indonesian mayor resists building of church
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christian worshipers have been forced to pray in the open air in a town in indonesia039s west java province after the town039s majority muslim population opposed the building of a churchafter losing all legal battles including a verdict from country039s highest court the mayor says he cannot allow a church to be built on a street with an islamic namethe national ombudsman has given the mayor two more weeks to implement the supreme court039s decision and let the congregation build its churchthe standoff is being seen as a national test case of religious tolerance with recent research showing a growing number of muslims are against the presence of a church in their neighbourhoodal jazeera039s step vaessen reports from bogor in west java

taliban takeover: fighters surround kabul lsquofrom all sidesrsquo - youtube
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the taliban readied its forces on outskirts of the afghan capital from all sides on sunday as panicked civilians prepared for the armed grouprsquos takeover of k

president ashraf ghani leaves afghanistan - youtube
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afghan president ashraf ghani has left afghanistan for tajikistan as the taliban closes in on kabul according to several media reportsghanirsquos departure com

facebook instagram and whatsapp down in global outage - youtube
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facebook inc has said it is working to restore access to its social media platforms including photo-sharing platform instagram and messaging app whatsapp a

priests scuffle at bethlehem church
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christmas is traditionally a time for putting disagreements aside but peace and harmony were put aside at bethlehem039s church of the nativity in palestine one of christianity039s holiest sites about 100 priests and monks battled on the site where jesus is said to have been born al jazeera039s charlie angela reports

relatives fearful over bahrian trials
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in bahrain human-rights workers say at least 50 medical staff are still missing after a crackdown on hospital care for injured anti-government demonstratorsthere are fears that some of the detained staff could face stiff sentences for treating protesters among them is dr al-dallal a prominent physician arrested on march 17 during a military raid at salmaniyah hospital in manamahis wife fareeda al-dallal was also arrested and beaten under custody last tuesday al jazeera spoke to her about her arrest and the fears she has about the safety of her husband