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Deaths in Kashmir renewed violence
Al Jazeera
A teenage boy and a protester have been killed in clashes in Indian Kashmir, bringing to six the number of people shot dead by security forces in two days. The unidentified boy was killed on Saturday in the latest bout of violence, Mohammad Usman, a...
Trapped in Gaza
Al Jazeera
Fatma Sharif is a lawyer at Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, a non-partisan, Gaza-based NGO that has voiced sharp criticism of both Hamas and Israel. A women's rights activist, Sharif planned to study at the West Bank's Birzeit University for a...
Emir of Qatar tours south Lebanon
Al Jazeera
The Emir of Qatar has visited towns in southern Lebanon that his country helped rebuild after being destroyed during the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based group.  Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received a warming...
Fires extend grip in western Russia
Al Jazeera
At least 28 people have been killed by raging forest fires across parts of western Russia, engulfing 30 per cent more territory in just 24 hours, officials have said. But the officials said the fires, which have wiped out villages and vast areas of...
Webber takes pole at Hungarian GP
Al Jazeera
Red Bull driver Mark Webber has set the fastest time in the third practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Australian was 0.484 seconds faster Saturday than German teammate Sebastian Vettel, who was quickest in Friday's two practice...
Greek drivers continue strike
Al Jazeera
The Greek government has ordered its military to help with fuel deliveries in the country as 33,000 truck drivers continue to refuse to go back to work. Their strike continued into a sixth day on Saturday, defying an emergency government order to...
Castro accuses US of abusing spies
Al Jazeera
Fidel Castro has criticised the US for its treatment of five Cuban spies who have spent more than a decade in jail. The former Cuban leader told a group of young Communist Party members on Friday that one of the spies was kept in a cell so small that...
Taliban return threatens businesses
Al Jazeera
In Afghanistan, the eastern city of Jalalabad is considered a relative success story. It is comparatively peaceful and has a thriving economy but a growing Taliban influence is threatening local business. Al Jazeera's James Bays reports.  ...
Guadalajara Chivas defeat Man Utd.
Al Jazeera
Guadalajara Chivas has inaugurated its new US$150 million stadium with a 3-2 exhibition victory over Manchester United, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The star of Friday's match was Mexican Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez. Hernandez moved from Chivas to...
Hamas rocket maker killed in raid
Al Jazeera
Israeli air raids have killed a Hamas rocket maker and wounded 13 other people in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian faction that rules the territory told Al Jazeera. Issa Batran, a commander of Hamas' armed wing, was...
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