South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (2nd R) greets Pope Francis (L) upon his arrival at an airbase in Seongnam, south of Seoul on Thursday. (AFP). Tweet. mail; img. newvision. Tweet. mail; img. SEOUL - Pope Francis sent an unprecedented goodwill ...

The US has said any evacuation mission on a mountain in northern Iraq besieged by Islamic State extremists is now "less likely" after its assessment that there are "far fewer" members of the Yazidis minority group than previously feared. The Pentagon made ...

Israel and Palestinian factions negotiating in Cairo have agreed to extend a truce for five more days to allow them to reach a lasting agreement to end the fighting in Gaza, the head of the Palestinian delegation said. Azzam Ahmed, a senior Fatah official, told ...

FERGUSON, MO - AUGUST 13: An Al Jazeera television crew, covering demonstrators protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, scramble for cover as police fire tear gas into their reporting position on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri.

No matter their political leanings, most Brazilians agree on one thing: Eduardo Campos was a man who died far too soon. Last modified: 14 Aug 2014 07:25. Gabriel Elizondo · Follow elizondogabriel. Gabriel Elizondo is an Al Jazeera staff correspondent ...

Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died when his campaign jet slammed into houses in Santos city in bad weather, killing all seven people on board and setting buildings alight. Campos, a 49-year-old socialist who had been running third in ...

Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died when his campaign jet slammed into houses in Santos city in bad weather, killing all seven people on board and setting buildings alight. Campos, a 49-year-old socialist who had been running third in ...

Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died when his campaign jet slammed into houses in Santos city in bad weather, killing all seven people on board and setting buildings alight. Campos, a 49-year-old socialist who had been running third in ...

Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died when his campaign jet slammed into houses in Santos city in bad weather, killing all seven people on board and setting buildings alight. Campos, a 49-year-old socialist who had been running third in ...

The visit of Pope Francis to South Korea coincides with the 69th anniversary today of the Japanese surrender at the end of the second world war. The eyes of the world will be on the pontiff as he celebrates mass in Daejeon World Cup Stadium on Asian Youth ...

Officials work at the crash site of a small plane that was carrying Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos and several campaign officials, in the port city of Santos, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. All seven people aboard the plane, including a ...

I shed no tears when Princess Diana died in a high-speed car chase, when James Gandolfini suffered a sudden (and fatal) heart attack, or when Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub. Tragic as these deaths were, I did not know these people personally, and ...

I shed no tears when Princess Diana died in a high-speed car chase, when James Gandolfini suffered a sudden (and fatal) heart attack, or when Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub. Tragic as these deaths were, I did not know these people personally, and ...

A device deployed by police goes off in the street as police and protesters clash in Ferguson, St. Louis. Photo / AP. Protests in the St. Louis suburb rocked by racial unrest since a white police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death turned violent ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Department officials said late Wednesday that U.S. airstrikes and Kurdish fighters had broken the siege on Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq, allowing thousands of trapped members of a minority group to escape. A team of about 20 ...

Paris • Calling the situation in Iraqi Kurdistan "catastrophic," France said Wednesday it would start supplying arms to the Kurdish forces fighting Sunni extremists from the Islamic State group. Paris and London have agreed to coordinate their actions on both ...

A deal to extend a cease-fire in Gaza has been marked by both Israel and Hamas exchanging rocket fire shortly before it took effect. The new five-day truce was announced by Palestinian officials. Israel bombed several Gaza sites early on Thursday, minutes ...

Coroner's findings reveal Robin Williams made two attempts to end his life during his final hours. Lifeline: 0800 543 354. Related Links. Forget the phoney psychoanalysis and celebrate Robin Williams 'It lays in wait' - Robin Williams' lifelong fight · Robin ...

August 13, 2014: A device deployed by police goes off in the street as police and protesters clash in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson). Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. used tear gas and smoke bombs Wednesday to disperse protesters, ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's Ministry of Defence said, shortly before Pope Francis arrived in Seoul on his first visit to Asia. The rockets were fired from multiple launchers in the ...