Israel is marking Jerusalem day. Police have banned marchers from passing through the east of the city. But the move has failed to stop a tense stand-off from developing.
Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from Jerusalem.
Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the only man convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Megrahi should never have been freed from a Scottish prison.
Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from Libya on the former Libyan intelligence officer who became a diplomatic pawn.
Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, died on May 20, 2012.
Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports with more details.
A powerful earthquake has killed at least seven people in northern Italy.
The quake struck in a region roughly 35 km north of the city of Bologna.
The epicentre was in the rural plains near Modena.
It was relatively shallow, striking at about 10 km underground.
Al Jazeera's Sabina Castelfranco reports from Bologna.
The Syrian opposition appears to have come apart at the seams as different factions vie for leadership roles. James Bays discusses with Bassma Kodmani in Paris, Dr. Kamal al-Labwani in Cairo and Josh Landis in Oklahoma.
At least five people killed and reports of damage to historical buildings in 6.0-magnitude quake near city of Bologna.
Al Jazeera's Sabina Castelfranco reports.
Europe's financial problems have dominated talks at the G-8 summit held near the US capital, Washington DC.
The leaders have re-affirmed their commitment to promoting growth and creating jobs.
The uprising in Syria, along with the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran were also discussed.
Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports from Washington.
The Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng is spending his first night on US soil.
He has already thanked the US for helping him leave China.
Chen caused embarrassment to Beijing when he escaped house arrest last month.
He scaled a wall and made his way to the US embassy - despite being blind.
Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from New York.
South Korea's biggest Buddhist order, the Jog-Ye, is in crisis after allegations of serious wrong-doing by its monks.
A secretly filmed video showed some of them drinking and gambling.
Harry Fawcett explains how the scandal has given campaigners another opportunity to argue for reform for all religious groups.
Delegations from around 60 countries will gather in Chicago on Sunday for the start of a two-day NATO summit.
Top of the agenda will be the war in Afghanistan and the European missile defence system.
Another crucial issue is NATO's budget. The US has complained for decades that it pays too much.
Patty Culhane reports.
People in Libya's second largest city Benghazi are casting their ballots in local elections. Voters are choosing 41 city councillors.
And given that Benghazi was the birthplace of the revolution in Libya, the poll is taking on wider significance.
Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports from Benghazi.
In Mexico, a team of software designers is collaborating with special education experts to produce the first application in Spanish and English aimed at helping children with autism and dyslexia.
As a part of a special series, Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras takes us to a therapy centre in Tijuana, where autistic children are benefiting from this groundbreaking new technology.
Millions of Serbs will decide their future in a presidential election run-off on Sunday.
Pro-western democrat candidate Boris Tadic is facing nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic.
With a national debt of more than $35bn and 25 per cent rate of unemployment, the winner will have to worry about the economy.
Al Jazeera's Peter Sharp reports from Belgrade.
A bomb blast outside a school in the south Italian city of Brindisi has killed a teenage girl and injured seven other people.
Two of those caught in the blast are suffering from severe burns.
Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports.
This episode focuses on world politics, beginning with an overview from the the British prime minister, David Cameron, as he talks about the tragedy of 9/11, the so-called war on terror, the impact of the Arab Spring, the military intervention in Libya, the security situation in Afghanistan and the recognition of Palestine as a state.