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  10 Apr 2018 - 19:54 The Peninsula Doha: Boeing and Qatar Airways today signed a letter of intent to purchase five 777 Freighters, valued at $1.7 billion at list prices. When a purchase is finalized, it will be posted to Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website. The letter of intent was signed during a ceremony attended by Qatari Minister of Finance and Qatar...

Security forces in Phnom Penh were on high alert as the Supreme Court heard Kem Sokha's appeal on treason charges. by Omar Havana 31 OCT 2017 A Buddhist monk walks in front of a police van at the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. Opposition leader Kem Sokha was arrested in early September on charges of alleged treason OMAR...

While targeting 'terrorists and junkies', Kremlin-backed strongman Kadyrov flaunts the law to safeguard moderate Islam. by Mansur Mirovalev 1 Oct 2015   MORE ON HUMAN RIGHTS How far will Hungary's Orban go for anti-refugee policies?today Syrian government sued over US journalist Marie Colvin's deathtoday No escape: The fearful life of China's exiled dissidentstoday 'Hamas at the fence': Israeli media's spin on Gaza proteststoday Moscow,...

Government says two men killed in shoot-out but Brotherhood says they were killed in detention. 4 Oct 2016 Egypt has cracked down harshly on Muslim Brotherhood members since 2013 MORE ON MIDDLE EAST Omar Sharif: Why Google honours him todaytoday 'Western media' and mass deceptiontoday Qatar-Gulf crisis: All latest updatestoday Mattis 'not ruling out' Syria military action after Douma attacktoday Egypt's Interior Ministry...

There was shock and there was awe. There were plenty of goals, tackles, cards and injuries. Here, we list our top 10. by Lee Wellings 15 Jul 2014 Mid-air, headed over the keeper into the back of the net. It's Robin van Persie Brazil 2014 came up with a few surprises (mostly on the field). It started off with an own-goal by the...

Many countries are shrugging off winter and enjoying some warmer weather. 8 APR 2018 The sun rises on a sunny, warm day in Lebus, Germany PATRICK PLEUL/AFP Winter is becoming a dim and distant memory for most of the northern hemisphere as spring takes hold. The weather is becoming warmer and flowers are beginning to bloom. Showers are still falling, but instead...

Some 24 teams from 11 countries join hundreds of local teams for 13th edition of the research and education initiative. by Mohammad Ali Najib 13 HOURS AGO The 13th RoboCup Iran Open kicked off on Wednesday at the Tehran Permanent International Fairground. MOHAMMAD ALI NAJIB/AL JAZEERA At least 24 teams from 11 countries, including Germany, Turkey, China, Singapore and South Korea,...

What does the coverage of the atrocities committed by Israel in Gaza tell us about the truth of 'Western media'? by Hamid Dabashi 15 hours ago Palestinians evacuate the body of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja, 31, who was shot and killed by an Israeli sharpshooter in the Gaza Strip on April 6, 2018 MORE ON ISRAELI–PALESTINIAN CONFLICT 'Western media' and mass deceptiontoday Video...

Popular ex-president defies court order to surrender to authorities and start a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. 7 Apr 2018 MORE ON LATIN AMERICA Can football heal old wounds in Colombia?today Lula behind bars: Brazil's ex-president faces uncertain futuretoday El Salvador: Deportees Welcometoday I run because...yesterday Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva, Brazil's former president and frontrunner in the country's October elections, has ignored a deadline...

As former FARC rebels try to reintegrate into society, will the country's most popular sport help ease the transition? by Pablo Medina Uribe 18 hours ago FARC rebels play football at their camp after the 10th Guerrilla Conference in the Yari plains where the peace accord was ratified by the FARC in September 2016 MORE ON COLOMBIA Colombia begins to register Venezuelan migrants2...

Peace dividend of the 1998 Good Friday agreement is tangible, but entrenched divisions and uncertainty persist. by Barnaby Phillips 9 hours ago Places such as 'the Dark Hedges' featured in TV series Game of Thrones MORE ON EUROPE Turkey demands return of plundered ancient artefactstoday Hungary elections: Prime Minister Viktor Orban declares victorytoday The UK's knife crime shadow looms over Londontoday Where is...

At least 150,000 treasures kept in leading museums such as the Louvre in Paris and London's Victoria and Albert Museum. by Andrew Wilks 23 hours ago A replica of the 4,500-year-old diadem that is part of the famous King Priam's Treasure MORE ON TURKEY Douma chemical attack draws international outrageyesterday Massive tanker crashes into mansion on Istanbul's Bosphorusyesterday Berlin's Mescid-i Aksa mosque vandalised2...

Last week's nationwide Dalit protest was a turning point in India's caste struggles. by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 8 Apr 2018 Police try to stop people from the Dalit community as they take part in a protest during a nationwide strike called by Dalit organisations, in Chandigarh, India, April 2, 2018 MORE ON INDIA Dozens of children killed as India school bus plunges off...

Children among casualties as explosive-laden vehicle detonates near mosque in Shindand district in Herat province. 10 hours ago An Afghan man receives treatment at a hospital after the bomb blast in Herat province MORE ON AFGHANISTAN Detained Afghan refugees cry for help in Indonesia's Balikpapanyesterday Honey money: Afghanistan's teen bee-businesswoman2 days ago Pakistan calls on Afghan Taliban to join peace process2 days...