The United Nations General Assembly ended on Wednesday in New York.  Ghida Fahkry spoke to Manouchehr Mottaki, the Iranian foreign minister, about Iran's nuclear programme.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, has called on the Tamil Tigers' to surrender, as government forces close in on their de facto capital of Kilinochchi. Rajapaksa, who is viewed as a hardliner, has long rejected the rebels' demands for Tamil autonomy. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Tony Birtley began by asking him if the re...

A funny clip published by Al-jazeera

mkedar@mail.biu.ac.il Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University defends the Jewishness of Jerusalem, the Jewish capital for over 3000 years. He also defends the right of Israelis to settle in Judea and Samaria, the West Bank. Gil Ronen "We were here when your forefathers were drinking wine, burying their daughters alive and worshipping idols"...

an arguement broke out between 2 people on aljazeera. its sort of funny

Members of Malaysia's Indian community have protested on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. They are demanding equal rights in a country they believe discriminates against them. They are also said to place blame on the colonial policies of Britain, and were intending to deliver a petition to the British High Commission in Malaysia. Al Ja...

very funny.

The English language channel has officially launched today, 15/11/2006 12PM GMT. Broadcasting from 4 broadcast centers, London, Washington DC, Kuala Lumpur and Doha. Station promises to be the voice of the south, providing a 360 degree view of the world.

While US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leads rival Hillary Clinton in the polls, Palestinians in Gaza are launching their own attempt to boost his campaign.

We talk to Eritrean's president as his country celebrates 17 years of independence.

The Al Jazeera cameraman describes how he was treated during the seven years he was detained at the US detention center in Cuba.

Parody on Al Jazeera news

Al Jazeera TV interviews Jewish-American CEO Adam Neiman, No Sweat Apparel, regarding producing a line of union-made T-Shirts in Bethlehem, Palestine

As George Bush, the US president, tours Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories Al Jazeera discusses the significance of his attempted joke regarding checkpoints in the West Bank. Rob Reynolds looks at Bush's news conference with Mahmoud Abbas, his Palestinian counterpart, while Ayman Moyheldin examines the daily struggles that Palestinians...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Al - Jazeera

While Olympic organisers have tried hard to put a lot of gloss over the Beijing games, they have failed to shake off criticism over the way protests have been handled. In the latest incident two elderly women are facing a year in a labour camp after applying to hold a legitimate demo in one of Beijing's Olympic protest parks. Al Jazeera's Tony Ch...

In the lead-up to Zimbabwe's presidential elections, Robert Mugabe, the president, speaks to Supa Mandiwanzira at a election rally. He expresses his confidence of an electoral victory, and his insistence that the ruling Zanu-PF party is doing all it can to revive the country's failing economy.

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for three days of nationwide rallies against Mwai Kibaki, the president. In an exlcusive interview with Al Jazeera, Odinga says there is no option but to protest and accuses the government of playing for time. Andrew Simmons reports.

Gaza is often described as the world's largest prison. If so, then the world is witnessing one of the biggest ever breakouts. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have poured across the border into Egypt, after a series of explosions breached the steel wall which divides the two territories. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland is on one the Gaza side of t...

Russia has recognised Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. The action is likely to inflame tensions with the West, but Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president, told Al Jazeera that he has no intention of beginning a new Cold War.

Zainuddin Maidin (Malaysia Information Minister)'s comments (more like putting his foot in his mouth, kampung style) regarding the BERSIH Rally. Somebody please help to post the video link to: http://www.malaysia-today.net/nuc2006/report07.php?itemid=208 http://www.malaysia-today.net/nuc2006/report07.php?itemid=216

Hindraf rally report by Al Jazeera at noon. a playlist of Hindraf related videos can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4E75D26802420502

Penang plans to dismantle the country's controversial New Economic Policy.

Aug 2000 A short piece looking at the emerging new force in Arab political reporting, Qatar's Al Jazeerah. (al Jazeera)

Al-Jazeera English reports on Second Life, and the way the Reuters news agency is covering the virtual world.

Alternative news you won't see in mainstream media. Commentary by Jeff Ooi

China's crackdown on demonstrators in Tibet has prompted international condemnation

Al Jazeera's Sami Zeidan meets the South African president who discusses the ongoing electoral deadlock in Zimbabw and closing the wealth gap in South Africa.

As her husband turns 90, Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel speaks with Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna in South Africa.

Malaysian Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin defends police action against protesters calling for changes to electoral process.