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

radiation fears over japanese food
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radiation is still leaking from the fukushima nuclear site in japan and spreading to other areasin tokyo the capital radiation levels are now reportedly 10 times higher than on mondaythe world health organisation has urged authorities to stop the sale of any contaminated food andrew thomas reports from tanohata village in northern japan

libyan aircraft bomb ras lanuf
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libyan military aircraft piloted by officers loyal to muammar gaddafi the embattled leader of the country have bombed targets in the rebel-held oil town of ras lanufthe attacks are the latest in a series of counter-offensives by gaddafi039s military against anti-government forces which also include members of the military who refuse to recognise gaddafi039s authorityal jazeera039s lawrence lee reports on the latest developments in the country

aje: ntc president responds to saif al-islam039s escape
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in a telephone interview with al jazeera waheed burshan president of libya039s national transitional council in gharyan responded to the escape of muammar gaddafi039s son saif al-islamspeaking from tunis he confirmed that saif had been arrested but he was unable to say how gaddafi039s son subsequently escaped from his captors burshan referred to questions of quotinexperienced youthquot and the lack of a quotstructured military guardquot

russia battles racism in football - europe - al jazeera english
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russia considers banning bananas at games as they have become symbols of increasing racism on the football pitch

gladiator-school ruins unveiled in austria
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gladiator-school ruins discovered in austriaa group of austrian archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient gladiator school east of the capital viennausing radar technology the archaeologists have produced a computer simulation showing what the school used to be in the third century during the roman empire gladiators would train at the compound to prepare for fights at the colosseum in romeal jazeera039s khadija magardie reports

bill oreilly blows a gasket because al-jazeera isn039t fair amp balanced
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hilarity ensued during the oreilly factor when host bill oreilly blew a gasket at guest alan colmes during a discussion about al-jazeera

turkey suspends israel defence and trade ties - middle east - al jazeera english
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erdogan halts trade military and defence ties after israel039s refusal to apologise over gaza flotilla attack

spain039s youth battle unemployment - europe - al jazeera english
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with a 40 per cent unemployment rate spain039s youth find alternative ways to find work

gaddafi troops outflank rebels
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as fighting continues for brega home to several oil facilities forces loyal to long time leader muammar gaddafi skirt that body of fighting and attack ajdabiya from the southa large sandstorm has prevented nato aircraft from targeting the troops alowing them to set up artillery positions without fear of air strikesal jazeera039s mike hanna reporting from just outside ajdabiya and sue turton in benghazi give the latest details on the fighting along libya039s coast

riz khan: one year after the bp oil spill
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what effect did last year039s bp oil spill have on changing government and energy company policies and how can we assess the damage of the spill when so many conflicting scientific reports are continuing to be publishedon tuesday039s riz khan show we talk to mike robichaux a louisiana physician who has been treating patients suffering from mystery illnesses believed to be caused by the effects of the accident cherri foytlin a woman who walked from new orleans to washington to highlight the suffering of victims of the spill and carl safina a prominent ecologist and author of quota sea in flames: the deepwater horizon oil blowoutquot you can watch the show at 1930 gmt on al jazeera english repeats will air next day at 0430 gmt 0830 gmt and 1430 gmt

sterilised in chile for having hiv
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hiv-positive women in chile are coming forward to say they were sterilised against their will after giving birtha new report says legal loopholes and biased doctors are to blamewomen living with hiv in chile maintain that the government must take concrete actions to stop the abuse and humanise the treatmentthese women hope that by speaking out they039ll spark a wider national conversation and change the general public039s attitudesal jazeera039s pablo fernandez reports from chile

aje: libyan freedom fighters launch push towards zawiyah
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saturday august 6 2011opposition fighters in western libya say they have launched a major push towards a zawiyah a strategically important coastal town near tripolial jazeera039s zeina khodr reports from bir ghanam

fault lines: punishment and profits: immigration detention
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the detention and deportation of immigrants has reached an all-time high under the obama administration fault lines investigates the business of immigrant detention and finds out how a few companies are shaping us immigration laws

talk to al jazeera - joyce banda: 039malawians deserve better039
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joyce banda is malawi039s first female president and only the second woman to lead an african country she took over when president bingu wa mutharika died in office in april 2012 but even though she was vice president there were some who challenged her right to the top job leading to a tense 48 hours where the country teetered on the edge of violence her elevation was only secured when the army agreed it would back the constitution