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Japanese voters have handed a landslide victory to the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). We look at the implications of this win on the national and regional levels. aje.me/ZICdWG
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An increasing number of US congressmen have called for a national dialogue about measures to curb gun violence following the shooting last week at a primary school in Connecticut that killed 26 people, including 20 children and six adults.W...hite House officials have said that President Barack Obama would make preventing gun-related violence a priority in his second term in office and stricter laws would be part of the effort. | http://aje.me/RBvTy2See MoreAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Egypt was a nation of internal unrest and increasing economic difficulties when its "last great pharoah" was murdered, a study has concluded. Beset by consitutional crises over succession, and battling a drought brought on by an unknown cause of climate change, Rameses III was assassinated in a royal coup some 3,000 years ago. | http://aje.me/RBv3kSAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has acquitted Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, a former Congolese militia leader, of seven war crimes charges, including those related to the massacre of a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003. | http://aje.me/ZIe1njAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
South African President Jacob Zuma has been re-elected as the leader of the governing party, the African National Congress (ANC). Zuma beat Kgalmea Mothanthe, his challenger and the country's vice-president, as some 4,000 delegates cast their ballots on Tuesday at the ANC's conference in Bloemfontein.| http://aje.me/RBuOq8Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, every hour in the day some 48 women are raped. That is around 1,100 rapes a day, leaving many thousands of women and children with broken lives and little hope for their futures: http://aje.me/R1YJ9rAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
In modern-day Mongolia, apartment blocks have replaced tents, Hyundais have taken over from horses and businessmen walk where nomads once roamed. We jump into the thriving alternative music scene in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar and follow three young rappers as they record new tracks and draw inspiration from their fast-changing environment: http://aje.me/ZcYfSBAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, has been hospitalised after suffering a "health emergency", his office says. "Due to fatigue and tiredness, [the president] had a health emergency and was transported ... to the hospital in Baghdad" on Monday night, said a statement on his website on Tuesday. No further details about his condition were provided. | http://aje.me/U9iXyH- Friends and colleagues of Bassel Khartabil, a Palestinian-Syrian, say they fear he is in imminent danger of a quick military trial and possible execution. http://aje.me/U9c3cE
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A US federal judge has rejected Apple's plea to ban sales of Samsung smartphones that violate its patents. The decision, made on Monday, is part of a series of rulings that US Judge Lucy Koh says she is releasing over a period of several we...eks to address the many legal issues raised in the case. Apple had requested for the ban after a jury ruled in August that some Samsung products had infringed Apple's patents. | http://aje.me/U9dxn4See MoreAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
This is a story of a people fleeing the land where they were born, of a people deprived of citizenship in their homeland. It is the story of the Rohingya of western Myanmar, whose very existence as a people is denied: http://aje.me/R1Ys6qAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
South Koreans are due to vote in a new president on Wednesday.
The economy has been a key issue in the eleciton campaign so far, with polls showing a growing opposition to the country's business elite.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Friends and colleagues of Bassel Khartabil, a Palestinian-Syrian, say they fear he is in imminent danger of a quick military trial and possible execution.
A coalition of his friends and supporters said on Monday that he was transferred from a civil prison to a military prison and denied a lawyer.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Tropical Cyclone Evan has left a trail of destruction across Fiji after battering the island for more than 12 hours, destroying homes, flooding rivers and stranding thousands of tourists.
Officials say, there were no reported deaths on Tuesday as the storm headed out to sea and was downgraded a notch to category three.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The US has said that North Korea's rocket launch in defiance of a UN ban has left no option but to increase pressure on Pyongyang.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Although the nation's economy has expanded to more than $7 trillion and is poised to overtake the US in the next decade as the world's largest, fewer Chinese feel they are sharing in the prosperity: http://aje.me/XzeItSAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The US government has placed sanctions on a former Lebanese politician with strong ties to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Must the Palestinian dream of a state be Israel's nightmare? And what does the path to a just solution look like? Empire finds out: http://aje.me/ZcZbpP- Like The Stream on Facebook and join Al Jazeera's online community. Send in your comments, record videos and participate live -- its your show. The Stream takes your local stories global.The Stream is a new phenomenon – a web community with its own daily show on Al Jazeera. The Stream taps into the extraordinary potential of the increasing power of social networks to disseminate news. Individuals have now become an integral part of the news information network through their ability...Page: 31,255 like this
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Rhino horn is now worth more than gold and demand for it is at an all-time high. In a personal journey, Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull encounters greed, ignorance and corruption - highlighting how South Africa became the epicentre of rhino poaching. What caused the global epidemic and how does it threaten the survival of a species? http://aje.me/Wj6RBCAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
In Pictures: The massive destruction left in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever to hit the southern Philippines. http://aje.me/UtzM4eAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Feature: When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ascended to governance in 2009, analysts predicted a "sea-change" in the country's politics. But with the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) strong showing in Sunday's election, Japan appears to have again embraced the centre-right values that have dominated the nation for much of the past six decades. Read more about the results of Sunday's election: http://aje.me/12jRJIdAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
On @AJInsideStory we discuss how making #Islam the state religion would affect minorities #Egypt | http://aje.me/12tIg0bAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The brutality of the US's 'war on terror' was highlighted once again last week with the condemnation of the CIA's use of torture both by members of the US Senate Intelligence Committee and the European Court of Human Rights. But is redemption about to be delivered from Hollywood? http://aje.me/Wj6BCwAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The US locks up more people than any other country in the world, spending over $80bn each year to keep some two million prisoners behind bars: http://aje.me/12k8pQ2Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
On @AJInsideStory we discuss if president Morsi will be able to unite #Egypt under a new constitution | http://aje.me/TnWziIAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The disease affects about 200 million people and causes the death of about 600,000 each year – many of them children | http://aje.me/XzAH3LAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Four men aged between 40 and 50 were arrested on Sunday. A police spokesman said on Monday that there was evidence they were planning acts around the country and not just at the ANC meeting in the central city of Bloemfontein | http://aje.me/Zd4AxiAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The Tazreen factory fire was the most fatal Bangladesh has seen. The factory, located on the outskirts of Dhaka, was supplying clothes to a variety of international brands including US giant Walmart, Dutch retailer C&A and ENYCE, a label owned by US rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs | http://aje.me/R215F7Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Monday's funerals for Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, both six-years-old, mark the first of those for 26 people - 20 children and six adults - killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, on Friday | http://aje.me/Xzg1sGAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The monarchy has great importance in Thai life, so much so that a 100-year-old law exists that makes it a criminal offense to say or write anything deemed offensive about the members of the royal family. And it is not just a symbolic relic - it has become a political weapon to be used with increasing frequency. The Listening Post's Meenakshi Ravi reports on Thailand's lese majeste problem: http://aje.me/Xz9UojAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
On @AJInsideStory Ahmed Naguib says a new constitution in #Egypt will bring stability is a fallacy | http://aje.me/TnWnQoAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
At least 10 young girls between nine and 13 years of age, have been killed after an explosion in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, officials say | http://aje.me/UtSLvJAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Inside Story discusses the future of South Africa's ruling party in light of the deepening divisions within the movement: http://aje.me/V2XdUOAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Two NASA spacecrafts are to crash into the moon at full speed today, on purpose. The twin GRAIL space laboratories has been mapping the moon's gravitational fields in tandem since January. NASA took the decision to hasten the spacecraft's end stating it as a mission very-much accomplished. | http://aje.me/12jQicWAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
One of France's most famous actors is giving up his citizenship and is moving to Belgium.
Gerard Depardieu is handing back his passport because of tax increases on the wealthy imposed by the Socialist government of Francoise Hollande.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The south pacific nation Fiji, is being severely battered by Cyclone Evan, as thousands of people have been forced to flee to evacuation centres.
Cyclone Evan pummelled the main island Viti Levu on Monday with winds exceeding 200 kilometres per hour, bringing down trees, blocking roads and forcing all flights to be grounded at the popular tourist destination.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
A series of car bombs near Shia places of worship has killed at least 20 people and injured many, a day after multiple blasts had hit two Iraqi cities killing nine people, a year after US forces departed the country.
Three gunmen attacked a police checkpoint on the highway west of Tikrit, killing one policeman and wounding three.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Life, love, food and film as seen through the eyes of one of India's leading ladies | http://aje.me/UTBH0uAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Shinzo Abe, the LDP leader, will be returning to the helm for a second run as the prime minister of Japan. Hailing from a high-profile political family, Abe previously held the position of prime minister in 2006, resigning less than a year later after his administration took a hit when numerous scandals involving himself and his ministers were exposed. | http://aje.me/ZcnrbCAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
On @AJInsideStory Sondos Asem says a new constitution is a blessing not a crisis for Egyptians | http://aje.me/TnWaN7Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
A series of car bombs near Shia places of worship has killed at least 20 people and injured many, a day after multiple blasts had hit two Iraqi cities killing nine people, a year after US forces departed the country. Three gunmen attacked a police checkpoint on the highway west of Tikrit, killing one policeman and wounding three.| http://aje.me/V2IRDOAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Opposition groups in Egypt have called for nationwide protests ahead of the second leg of the constitutional referendum to be held next weekend, after alleging polling violations in the first round. Supporters of the draft document claimed victory in the first leg on Sunday after the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said that a majority of 56.5 per cent voted in favour of it. | http://aje.me/12jGpMrAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
In Syria, Al Jazeera has visited a village in Idlib province which was once home to the Alawite community.
They fled when opposition forces pushed into their territory. The fighters say the Alawites have been working with the government, and have blood on their hands as well.Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
At least 16 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after an explosion in Pakistan's Khyber tribal area, officials say. The explosion took place in the Jamrud district on Monday morning, and wounded more than 50 people, said Azam Wazir, a local administration official. | http://aje.me/YaQBGXAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
As the Syrian conflict enters its 22nd month, we examine the different plans being made for the possible outcomes | http://aje.me/U4IbOoAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Bangladesh has had a year of political turmoil and people say they have lost faith in their leaders. Elections are expected to be held by the end of next year, but the two political parties are already disputed over the ballot. | http://aje.me/T1ESFJAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
A former British army doctor has been found guilty of dishonest conduct over the death of an Iraqi prisoner. The charges against Dr Derek Keilloh date back to 2003, when hotel receptionist Baha Mousa died after being arrested by British soldiers in Basra. Mousa suffered 93 seperate injuries while in their custody - but Dr Keilloh had repeatedly denied any knowledge of the injuries. | http://aje.me/YaIDxfAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Al Jazeera has visited a village in Idlib province which was once home to the Alawite community in Syria. They fled when opposition forces pushed into their territory. The fighters say the Alawites have been working with the government, and have blood on their hands as well. | http://aje.me/T3iDABAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
One of France's most famous actors, Gerard Depardieu, is giving up his citizenship and is moving to Belgium because of tax increases on the wealthy imposed by the Socialist government of Francoise Hollande. | http://aje.me/12jozJsAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have observed ceremonies marking one year since the death of Kim Jong-il, the former leader of the country. Hundreds of thousands of people, civilian and military, stood stock still in ranked formation outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun mausoleum in Pyongyang, during a three-minute silence observed across the entire country. | http://aje.me/YaH2aZAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
Hugo Chavez's ruling Socialist Party has won nearly all of Venezuela's 23 states in elections, while Henrique Capriles consolidated his position as top opposition leader by winning re-election as governor. | http://aje.me/Wi82B8Al Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
The leader of Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, has said that the road ahead for the country will be difficult, as he tries to revive a sputtering economy and bols...ter national security amid deteriorating relations with China.See More
Shinzo Abe's party won 294 seats in the 480-seat lower house of parliament in a nationwide election, according to unofficial results. | http://aje.me/YaGeTpAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
On @AJInsideStory Ghida Fakhry discusses what Egypt will look like after a new constitution | http://aje.me/12tHUXqAl Jazeera English shared a link via SocialFlow.
At least 10 young children have been killed after an explosion in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, officials say.
The explosion occurred in the Charparhar district on Monday morning.
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