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Italy targets illegal immigrants
A new law pleases anti-immigration groups but others say it is excessive.
Elderly most at risk from poverty
Kosovo in 'organ trafficking' probe
G8 leaders must tackle low wages
Karachi's war on the Taliban
No welfare for Sri Lanka's Tamils
Misery continues for war survivors kept in prisons the government calls "welfare camps".
Baghdad 'returning to normal'
Cautiously optimistic about improved security, Iraqis resume leisurely activities.
Political theatre
Quiet or simply silent diplomacy?
Q&A: China's Green Dam web filter
The scramble for Iraq's 'sweet oil'
Wounds linger for Iraq veterans
Iraqi sovereignty day 'premature'
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Uribe keen to cement pact with US
'We live under constant threat'
Obama's strategies failing in Iran
The waste of Israel's Gaza war
Your money or your life chances?
Arab TV contest promotes innovation
Madoff awaits his fate
The pervasive nature of corruption
Redefining the Holy City's past
Lessons for US from past uprisings
Global finance ignores world's poor
Delaware offers tempting tax refuge
On a mission to 'reclaim' Jerusalem
Outcry over Silwan demolition plan
Obama maintains course on Iran
Iranian republic splintering?
Testing times for nuclear watchdog
Palestinian plots up for grabs
Tax justice versus tax havens
Iran's Ayatollah under threat?
Montenegro's Roma camp shame
Acropolis Museum's 'pain and loss'
The agony of Iraq's Palestinians
Longer wars leave millions in limbo
Indonesia's muddy justice
Banking time bombs
Iran on the brink?
Obama's super new banking rules
The pirate kings of Puntland
Q&A: Return to Somalia
Respite from aviation's dark clouds
Getting 'stuck' with Netanyahu...
Limiting a Palestinian state
Two years after Hamas seized Gaza
Mousavi sees election hopes dashed
Iranian writer on poll result
'Paradise' for Guantanamo Uighurs
Why America is a bank-owned state
Video: Exclusive Mousavi interview
Pakistan diary: Out of the conflict
Q&A: Lebanon's defence strategy
Inside North Korea's labour camps
EU candidate offers fresh start
Omagh families find justice at last
Greek farmers rue cotton's legacy
The Iranian political system
Tears and hard truths in Cairo
Agony for Brazil jet crash families
Mousavi revives reformist vote
Lebanon's election system
All up for grabs in Iran vote
The scramble for votes
Why Lebanon should join WTO
Lebanese politics: Family affair
British PM fights for survival
US reaction split on Obama speech
In video: Tiananmen remembered
Q&A: European elections
New names, same games for Lebanon
Winning the war of words
Americans 'negative' about Muslims
Profile: Kim Jong-un
Lebanon's Palestinian refugees
Obama offers change to Muslim world
Deconstructing General Motors
Money and power: A toxic bond
The power of microfinance
Russia and US hasten nuclear thaw
North Korea's nervous neighbours
UK 'to profit' from expenses row
Glory days over for US car industry
North Korea's nuclear trump card
Kenyans bank on microfinance
The Arctic fight for survival
Obama's Palestinian conundrum
Bangladesh's toxic legacy
US town in recession fight-back
Signs of recovery in Egyptian town
Regaining control of Swat valley
The A-Z of economic recovery
'I was so scared ... they beat us'
Tainted MPs on the rise in India
Tsvangirai's 100 days in office
Suu Kyi's uninvited guest
Tamil diaspora sceptical over 'win'
Hopes and dreams on the Gaza coast
The day the music died
Putting corporations on trial
Pakistan diary: Soft target
The 21st century's bleak harvest
US and Israel at odds
Chad's troubled ties with Sudan
Smalltown USA's Guantanamo hopes
Q&A: Political crisis in Kuwait
Development goals all at sea
Different hopes and aspirations
'Last chance' for Palestinian talks
Arctic route faces uncertain future
Reporter's diary: Barbara Serra
Pakistan diary: New battle lines?
Russia expands its Arctic ambitions
What's next in India poll process?
The fight for northwest Pakistan
From the edge of the world
Georgia's Nato ambitions irk Russia
Debate rages over UN rights council
Female rickshaw driver in poll bid
Holocaust row shrouds papal visit
Who are Sudan's Jem rebels?
Pakistan diary: Trauma of the young
Jordanians seek papal apology
New battle for old Vietnam soldier
Lhotsampa leave Nepal refugee camps
'Business as usual' in Middle East
Trading places in Russia
Why the aid business must not fail
A bonfire of drugs in Kabul
West Bank bedouins to 'stay put'
Recession boosts voluntary sector
Revisiting the Irrawaddy delta
Global recession to shift aid focus
Middle East web writers 'harassed'
Global Recession
Socialism and sacrifice in Cuba
Palestine's Holocaust museum
Assessing Obama's 'report card'
Interview: 'Colonel Karuna'
A 'road map' for Mauritania
US allies in 'rivalry' with Iran
UAE guns for advanced weaponry
China's 'black jails' uncovered
Obama's breakneck 100 days
Arab rider in Grand Prix 'by 2010'
Switching sides in Afghanistan
'Picnics are in now al-Qaeda's out'
Opinion: Pakistan's cricket future
Iceland's new political landscape
Neo-Nazis getting more 'aggressive'
A victory for all in S Africa polls
Brazil mulls new financial order
Minorities fight to end racism
Reporter's diary: Jane Dutton
Anger and uncertainty in Iceland
Diary: East Jerusalem evictions
Cape Town's complex politics
Europe's far right on the march
Placing the blame in Iceland
The UN's tough win in Geneva
Reporter's diary: Nick Clark
South Africa's media freedom fight
'The Arab peace plan is dead'
Racism talks expose deep divisions
Copenhagen's 'racial' gang wars
Rocking the system
Strong India poll reaction online
Geneva searches for the right words
Reporter's diary: Ayman Mohyeldin
Facing hunger in Kenya's Kajiado
Aiming for a new Americas
South Africa's long walk to vote
Forgotten freedom fighters
Stigma plagues India 'Untouchables'
Downturn hurts China charities
Wealthy Indians boost turnout
Reporter's diary: Ayman Mohyeldin
India's growing rural-urban divide
Brazil's poor hit by global turmoil
Cambodians seek closure from trial
Thailand scarred by 'Mad Monday'
Poland's strength in Solidarity
Final frenzy as Indians vote
First Iran, now Arabs going nuclear
Of blood and gold in Congo
Obama opens up on Cuba
Media in the Indian melting pot
Moldova's 'dead men voting'
Surviving Italy's quake 'hell'
Sending the right message
'Fallujah never leaves my mind'
Georgia's thorny 'rose revolution'
US concerns over 'justice for all'
'No Saddam, no security either'
Putin plots his 'progress' to Duma
'My father is innocent'
'Gaza wears a face of misery'
On the road with Obama
What is France's Nato role?
Creme brulee on the Afghan front
Time to fix the global economy
UK 'kettling' tactic sparks anger
Ultimate peace in the Middle East
Mexico's legalisation solution
Assessing the G20 outcome
Arab-Latam bid for a diverse world
'The concept of unity is obsolete'
Reporting Mexico's drug war
Who are the G20 protesters?
The high price of US 'war on drugs'
Economic crisis keeps G20 divided
Europe test for Obama 'magic'
Shifting sands in the Arab world
Arab rifts challenge Doha summit
Cambodia's long road to justice
Inside Mexico's drug cartel armies
UK car town in a jam?
Gaza's phosphorus legacy
Regional crises hound Arab League
Peace still eludes the Middle East
Return to Gaza
Reporter's diary: Ayman Mohyeldin
Adventure racing in Libya
Analysis: Israel's new coalition
Empathy but no unity in Beirut camp
Valencians 'celebrate' in recession
A slight pause for national unity
Most Iraqi provinces 'safe'
Azeri voters put stability first
Interview: Sebastian Soria
Pakistan diary: What next?
Qatar starts Olympic dreams
Jobless from Dubai to Beirut
UN urges action on water policies
Why Pakistan cares about Chaudhry
Life as a failed asylum seeker
BNP on the rise
Interview: Kumar Sangakkara
Crisis threat for Russia's leaders
Pakistan diary: Round one to Sharif
El Salvador's left senses victory
Romania's reversal of fortune
Pakistan diary: Gilani's move
Q&A: Why Tibet matters to China
Pakistan's long march to stability
Gender in crisis: Cut or innovate?
Talking to the Taliban
N Ireland attack was 'inevitable'
Ending violence against women
Pakistan diary: Upping the ante
The life and trials of Khodorkovsky
Sudan peace deals in 'jeopardy'
Lahore laments 'shameful' attack
Unrest fears loom at China congress
Building a new special relationship
Attack puts Pakistan on back foot
Split remains over Hariri tribunal
Job fairs boom amid economic crisis
Down and out in Berlin
Gang wars rage in Denmark
Thai separatists to continue fight
Obama's defence conundrum
Mutiny reveals Bangladesh chaos
Scene set for historic Basque poll
Bethlehem struggles 'out of season'
Armenia accused of 'flawed' trials
Al-Qaeda ruled out in Cairo attack
Somalia at a crossroads
A financial house of cards
Parking for a living
'High cost' of victory over Tigers
Seeking a way out of the slums
Investigating Gaza's 'war crimes'
Obama's Canadian favour
Obama's week of political risks
Spain's economic renaissance over
Britain's northeast suffers again
Tough decisions ahead for Chavez
One month in Kabul
Action urged to avoid social chaos
Greece's jobless youths fight back
Life in North Korea's firing line
Unemployment on the rise in Mexico
'Chavistas' take to the streets
Students battle over Venezuela vote
Dangerous mission in Afghanistan
Caracas split over Chavez changes
Interview: Walid Jumblatt
Interview: Hamid Karzai
Managing the message
'Soothsayer' blogger feels the heat
Israeli leaders battle for power
Africa's cocaine coast
Bailing out the bailout
Iranian Arabs seek equal rights
Al Jazeera special: Out of work
Israelis 'putting politics aside'
Israel's forgotten Palestinians
Interview: Mahmoud al-Zahar
Iran's anti-secularist backlash
Myanmar's unwanted boat people
Deciphering China's numbers
Obama locks horns with congress
Reporter's diary: Obstacles in Gaza
'WSF had a prophetic voice'
Israel votes
Gaza is no Warsaw Ghetto
Somalia's long road to stability
Iraqi voters face logistical snags
Palestinian men bear trauma of war
Iran: After the revolution
Reporter's diary: Storming out
Obama moves swiftly on Middle East
Bitter fight over Brazilian blood
Obama's Middle East challenge
Reporter's diary: Gaza's tunnels
UN and US should restore Somalia
Reporter's diary: New era in Davos?
Reporter's diary: Savouring Davos
Interview: Pranab Mukherjee
Obama takes on China-US ties
Swat: Pakistan's lost paradise
Is the West losing the Pashtuns?
Fear and trauma in Gaza's schools
Plight of Greece's migrants worsens
Gazans pledge to rebuild
Questions remain over US renditions
Gaza conflict 'remains unsettled'
War crimes convictions after Gaza?
Can Obama heal the rifts?
Obama's to-do list
Emotive scenes as Obama sworn in
From Gaza to Obama
Waging the web wars
Video: Global messages for Obama
Obama 'is no Martin Luther King'
Crisis in Gaza
Palestinian factions united by war
Who will save the Palestinians?
Outcry over weapons used in Gaza
Can Abbas survive after Gaza war?
Arab-Israelis lament war on Gaza
Gaza diary: To die with hope
Gaza: The endless cycle of trauma
Gazans tell of ordeal as war rages
Who will save Israel from itself?
George Bush's place in history
Chasing Shining Path
In Lebanon 'we are all Gaza'
Displaced and desperate in Gaza
Gaza diary: Where is the humanity?
Bush's big impact on Georgia
Afghans rue Bush's 'war on terror'
Was Bush's 'mission accomplished'?
Diary: 'Gaza has been zeroed'
Israel's 'other voices' go unheard
Washington diary: While Gaza burns
Global finance takes a kicking
War on Gaza
Hamas: We will win war in Gaza
Gaza aid diary: Out of our hands
West Bank despair over Gaza assault
Angst and fear in Zimbabwe
In the US, Gaza is a different war
Gaza diary: Are we not human?
China braces for more Tibet unrest
Chinese brace for financial fallout
Pakistan's tribal faultline
Kashmir's new-found pragmatism
'War amongst the people'
Israel's fait accompli in Gaza
Revisiting the My Lai massacre
Kenya: One year on
Afghans fear spiral of violence
No country for women
Bangladesh's 'battling begums'
Attacks haunt Indian Christians
S Asia neighbours' linked destinies
Oil-rich Amara left high and dry
Nepal Maoists 'threaten industry'
Hope for Colombia's lost children
Chinese voice economy concerns
Return to Mumbai
Activists fight female circumcision
A year of fear and hope in Kosovo
South Ossetia's wrecked villages
Gazans: Israel violated the truce
China's elephants feel the squeeze
Mozambique fights human trafficking
Poll finds Russia's surprise hero
South Ossetians look to Russia
Syria's tepid hope in Obama
Mexican drug gangs' tactics of fear
Eid proves hard in Gaza
Governor scandal hits Obama team
Human Rights and the UN
Hajj Diary: Time to head home
Colombian youth count cost of coca
Greece's rude awakening
Bangladesh jute industry in decline
Voices: Displaced in DR Congo
Who are the protesters in Greece?
Hajj Diary: Eid reflections
Mexico's multiplying body count
Education under fire
Russia mourns death of Alexy II
Concerns grow over Obama choices
Interview: Afghan war on narcotics
Putin takes charge during interview
Interview: Mikheil Saakashvili
Polish fears over US defence shield
Indians call for security overhaul
Palestinian youth 'should be heard'
Interview: Hanan Ashrawi
UN summit 'a missed opportunity'
Islamic agencies tackle HIV stigma
South Africa's hidden epidemic
Developing nations seek IMF reform
Security firms to combat pirates
Pakistan-India relations in focus
Interview: Mohsin Hamid
A guide to the Doha UN summit
Why was Mumbai targeted?
Anbar says 'yes' to security pact
Student protests continue in Italy
Obama's US economic jolt
Gasping for air
Germans see red over parole
Icelanders search for solutions
France's non-sacred bond
Media war flares over S Ossetia
Qatar unveils Islamic arts museum
African refugees face deadly trek
Interview: Palestinians in Europe
Turning the heat on the pirates
Finding matrimony online in India
Muslim woman defies male dominance
Critical mass in the Philippines
Rising power of the G20
On the front line in DR Congo
Guantanamo Bay: Obama's options
Mindanao militias on the rise
Fresh faces in 'team Obama'
White House Diary
The White House: Business as usual?
Why Obama can heal US racial wounds
Mending fences with Latin America
Where now for Palestinian unity?
Iraqi doctors wary of carrying guns
Palestinian rhythms of resistance
Obama inspires Afro-Brazilians
Ohio Republicans wary of Obama
Fallout fears from Bali executions
Urban poor send message to Obama
Obama win built on Chicago history
What direction will Obama take?
World reacts to Obama's victory
The future under President Obama
A new Middle East under Obama?
Voices from Obama's past
Gaza holding scant hopes
End of Chicago free-market ideals?
US losing support of Iraq's Kurds
Liberians look to US roots
US election: The world reacts
Chicago's hopes for 'favourite son'
US poll 'battleground' voices
Timeline: Hamas in Power
Make your own US poll prediction
A McCain presidency's 'to do' list
End of Chicago free-market ideas?
Kurds wary amid US elections
Afghans uneasy over US relationship
Harlem anticipates Obama presidency
Scant hope in Gaza for US election
Global voices: Hoping for change
US Election Countdown Diary
China's US election hopes
Alaska holds key to Democrat senate
Syrians assess White House race
Messages to the next US president
Lebanese cynical of US 'change'
McCain fights on in US heartland
Analysis: US battleground states
US election diary: Politics of fear
Arab-Americans strive to be heard
Battling alongside Barack Obama
Tbilisi favours McCain's experience
Has the US overcome its racism?
Overhauling the US voting system
Republicans struggle in N Carolina
Showcasing Palestinian cinema
Sowing the seeds of US 'realism'
Little love from Russia for US
Baku plays the waiting game
China divided over US election race
World awaits US presidential poll
US' Afghan market dreams faltering
US third parties fight to be heard
US military aid troubles Africa
Why Obama strikes a global chord
American dream elusive for Africans
Asia's race for space
Paying the price for cotton
China trade dominance looms over US
The American crescent
Obama's double-edged sword
Global voices: Economic turmoil
Big issues hit 'Little Pakistan'
Military giants meet in Hawaii
Harsh words fly in final US debate
China decries US 'moral authority'
New York locals mull election race
Azerbaijani leader's surefire win
Uganda mulls US role in Aids fight
Wall Street gripped by uncertainty
McCain struggles to regain momentum
Canada's Arab immigrant vote
World Bank loan 'threatens Amazon'
Cairo's 'suburbia' stays afloat
US election diary: Youth vote
'Toxic waste' behind Somali piracy
Roma student offers beacon of hope
Abkhaz youth hail independence
Catering to India's rich
Analysis: How the candidates fared
Global voices: The women's vote
Reacting to the financial crisis
Pittance paid for platinum profits
US election diary: Rural voters
Some smoke, little fire
Global crisis reinvigorates Brown
Gateway to the White House
Egypt hopes for US market revival
Tensions simmer in southern Yemen
Fighting against US foreclosures
Hopes rise over Bolivia crisis
Global voices: US foreign policy
The end of US bipartisanship?
Will Belarus come in from the cold?
Exorcising Mississippi's ghosts
Activists debate Zuma presidency
Gaza diary: the Middle East Quartet
Europe split over benefits of union
Leaders get their shot on UN podium
Mississippi voices: Debate concerns
Afghans reflect on 'Peace Day'
Q&A: The US financial meltdown
Can we trust 'made in China'?
Colombian trade unions fight on
How the financial bubble burst
From Wall Street to Kota Kinabalu
Who's afraid of a new cold war?
Gaza Diary: Cause to celebrate
US election diary: Stupid season
Cairo disaster 'could happen again'
'Many still have doubts' over 9/11
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Uneasy calm holds in Honduras
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