talk to jazeera - saif al-islam
Bookmarked 789 weeks ago
saif al-islam one of muammar gaddafi039s sons has been the public face of the libyan regime since the unrest in the country began he has accused the international media including al jazeera of blowing the crisis out of proportion in an interview with al jazeera039s anita mcnaught he repeated the allegation and claimed that the west was trying to take over libya039s oil

gaddafi son in libyan rebel custody
Bookmarked 764 weeks ago
two of muammar gaddafi039s sons are now in the custody of libyan rebelsearlier al jazeera spoke to mohammad gaddafi after he had surrendered there was the sound of gunfire before the phone line went downbut the head of the opposition national transitional council told al jazeera he was not hurt

following bombed kids nbc pulls reporter for reporting truth
Bookmarked 613 weeks ago
quotayman mohyeldin the nbc news correspondent who personally witnessed yesterday039s killing by israel of four palestinian boys on a gazan beach and who has received widespread praise for his brave and innovative coverage of the conflict has been told by nbc executives to leave gaza immediately according to an nbc source upset at his treatment the executives claimed the decision was motivated by quotsecurity concernsquot as israel prepares a ground invasion a claim repeated to me by an nbc executive but late yesterday nbc sent another correspondent richard engel along with an american producer who has never been to gaza and speaks no arabic into gaza to cover the ongoing israeli assault both mohyeldin and engel speak arabicmohyeldin is an egyptian-american with extensive experience reporting on that region he has covered dozens of major middle east events in the last decade for cnn nbc and al jazeera english where his reporting on the 2008 israeli assault on gaza made him a star of the network nbc aggressively pursued him to leave al jazeera paying him far more than the standard salary for its on-air correspondentsquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more here from glenn greenwald the intercept:https:firstlookorgtheintercept20140717nbc-removes-ayman-mohyeldin-gaza-coverage-witnesses-israeli-beach-killing-four-boys

salil shetty on egypt protests
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amnesty international039s secretary general disappointed by military failure to protect protesters

china marks 90th anniversary of communism
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the chinese communist party is celebrating its 90th anniversary under its founder mao zedong policies like the cultural revolution and the great leap forward resulted in the deaths of millions of peoplenonetheless mao is still revered and his home town has become a major tourist attractional jazeera039s melissa chan reports from hunan province in china

israel and greece forge closer ties - europe - al jazeera english
Bookmarked 772 weeks ago
as israel039s relationship with turkey has soured its relations with greece have grown stronger

london olympics declared open with grand show - olympics - al jazeera english
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queen elizabeth ii officially opens london 2012 games after spectacular opening ceremony showcasing best of britain

cultural revolution in cairo - middle east - al jazeera english
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young egyptians display pride at their country039s revolution through art and music

texas set to execute 039mentally retarded039 man - americas - al jazeera english
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marvin wilson deemed by his lawyers to be clinically quotmentally retardedquot set to face lethal injection for murder

the curse of palm oil - youtube
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for some forests are just expansive areas of unused land but for others itrsquos home orang asli indigenous people of peninsular malaysia depend on the fore

tsunami waves crash ashore in tonga after volcanic eruption - youtube
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a tsunami has hit the pacific nation of tonga after an undersea volcano eruptedthe extent of the damage is still unclear as many phone lines are down warni

kony 2012 sparks outrage in uganda
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kony 2012 an activist viral video campaign created by charity group invisible children has received criticism for simplifying complex issues involving josephy kony the government of uganda and the lord039s resistance army now the criticism is coming from actual ugandans based on public screenings held by al jazeera039s malcom webb ana kasparian and cenk uygur break it down on the young turkshttp:wwwhuffingtonpostcom20120314kony-2012-uganda_n_1346114htmlsubscribe to the young turks: http:bitlyewuu5ifind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt the largest online new show in the worldgoogle: http:wwwgplustotheyoungturksfacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationtwitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks

uk braces for oprah interview with prince harry and wife meghan - youtube
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the british royal family is bracing itself for a highly anticipated interview between prince harry his wife meghan markle and oprah winfrey in a clip that

suez canal suspends traffic as tug boats work to free ship - youtube
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egyptrsquos suez canal authority sca said it was temporarily suspending navigation through one of the worldrsquos busiest shipping lanes until the grounded contain

millions rally to oust mubarak
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more than a million protesters flooded into central cairo turning tahrir square in the egyptian capital into a sea of humanity as massive protests against president hosni mubarak swept across middle east039s most populous nationpacked shoulder to shoulder in and around the famed tahrir square the mass of people on tuesday held aloft posters denouncing the president and chanted slogans quotgo mubarak goquot and quotleave leave leavequot similar demonstrations calling on mubarak to step down were also witnessed across other cities including sinai alexandria suez mansoura damnhour arish tanta and el-mahalla el-kubrafor the latest on egypt go to: http:englishaljazeeranet