World News: May 2012

AJE - Al Jazeera English

Egyptians vote in historic election

Pakistan sentences doctor over bin Laden hunt

Rich countries pledge $4bn aid to Yemen

Iran nuclear talks open in Baghdad

Returning Lebanese tell of kidnapping

EU leaders to tackle debt crisis at summit

Terms of debate at Brussels meeting expected to shift as French President Francois Hollande attends for the first time.

Last Modified: 23 May 2012 18:22 GMT

Sierre Leone cracks down on illegal fishing

Al Jazeera report spurs authorities into action against foreign trawlers in West African nation's exclusionary zone.

Last Modified: 23 May 2012 19:09 GMT

Baku aims to host 2020 Olympics

Shedding its dour, industrial image, booming seaside capital of Azerbaijan hopes to bring world games to the Caucasus.

Last Modified: 23 May 2012 15:25 GMT

Power outage protests hit Myanmar

Hundreds angered by chronic power shortage take to the streets in what is said to be the biggest protest since 2007.

Last Modified: 23 May 2012 09:32 GMT

Philippine top judge rushed to hospital

Renato Corona is said to have suffered a possible heart attack after he walked out of his senate impeachment trial.

Last Modified: 23 May 2012 10:08 GMT

In Video

Brazil's economy slowing down

Experts say huge business taxes have reduced growth in what has become Latin America's most expensive country.
Elephants help treat autism in Thailand

Animal therapy aims to help children with special needs sharpen mental and social skills in Chiang Mai.
Inventor of wireless TV remote dies

Eugene Polley created in 1955 the revolutionary Zenith TV Flash-matic, which lives on in homes around the world.
Regulators demand review of Facebook's IPO

Financial services group ordered to account for handling of share sales for social network as it loses value on NASDAQ.
Chavez wins Venezuelan women's hearts

Women say president's socialism empowers them but critics insist overtures to supporters are a political ploy.
Baku aims to host 2020 Olympics

Shedding its dour, industrial image, booming seaside capital of Azerbaijan hopes to bring world games to the Caucasus.
Security tightened along Syria-Turkey border

Syrian army tightens control to thwart what Damascus says are smuggling routes for rebels.
Libyan heritage site starved of business

Instability since the revolution that deposed Gaddafi delivers a heavy blow to Ghadamis's tourist-reliant economy.

Blogs

Asia

Anwar's legal battles with his political foes

By Harry Fawcett

Americas

Questions NATO summit did not tackle

By Patty Culhane

Africa

'The Spear' causes controversy in South Africa

By Tania Page

Asia

The chief justice's last stand?

By Marga Ortigas

Programme Highlights

What kind of leader do Egyptians want?

Inside Story23 May 2012 09:17 GMT

As Egyptians go to the polls to elect a new president, we ask what kind of power the winner will have.

Punishable by death

The Stream23 May 2012 01:27 GMT

As countries drop the death penalty, executions are still on the rise.

US-Pakistan relations: At a standstill

On Inside Story Americas

Over the Airwaves

On Living the Language

Lockerbie: Case closed

On Special programme

Indian Hospital: Episode 3

On Indian Hospital

In Depth

Egypt vote leaves house divided

Evan Hill23 May 2012 06:59 GMT

One family tells Al Jazeera how the election has provoked divisions within its generations.

Why are Quebec students seeing red?

Daniel Lak23 May 2012 14:57 GMT

Students are enraged over a tuition fee hike, although many in the province believe it was necessary and long overdue.

The mystique of 'cursed dynasties'

Waiting for revolution in Port Said

By Matthew Cassel

Was Pablo Neruda murdered?

By Lucia Newman

New life flows through Libyan media

By D. Parvaz

Programmes

Living the Language

Every 14 days a language dies - we follow the indigenous people battling to reclaim their language and their culture.
People & Power

A groundbreaking investigative programme, which looks at the use and abuse of power.
The Stream

An aggregator of online sources and discussion, seeking out unheard voices, new perspectives and untold angles.
Inside Story

Dissecting the day's top story - a frank assessment of the latest developments.
Listening Post

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media.
The Arabs - A People's History

An epic journey through two centuries that have shaped the Arab world today.

Exclusive

Spotlight

Egypt's Choice Latest news and analysis as Egyptians elect first new president in post-Mubarak political era.
Iran Tensions In-depth coverage of an escalating regional debate about Iran's geopolitical power and the West.
Syria: The War Within Violence continues as UN observers are deployed to monitor both sides' compliance with a peace plan.