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Two Christians arrested in Pakistan over blasphemy accusation
The alleged desecration of pages of the Quran led a violent mob to attack Christian homes and churches this week.
Residents flee blazes in Western Canada as record fire season continues
Evacuations ordered in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia as country reels from worst fire season on record.
Russia shuts down human rights group Sakharov Center
Moscow City Court said it was dissolving the organisation for illegally hosting conferences and exhibitions.
The Sudanese who fled war for weeks, now praying for a boat to Europe
Al Jazeera speaks to Sudanese refugees in Tunisia's Sfax who dream of 'complete security' across the Mediterranean.
Yellowknife residents leave by air, road as fire evacuation deadline looms
More than 20 evacuation flights out of Canada's Northwest Territories are expected on Friday as wildfires rage.
Will Ecuador voters set a precedent on oil drilling in the Amazon?
Citizens are set to vote in a historic referendum on whether oil extraction should continue in Yasuni National Park.
ECOWAS defence chiefs continue talks on possible Niger intervention
ECOWAS defence chiefs are attending a two-day meeting in Accra to discuss a possible military operation in Niger.
The former Afghan soldiers turning to gem mining to survive
In remote Nuristan province, some mine to support their families after losing their jobs when the Taliban took power.
UN suspends services at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon after clashes
UN refugee agency has called on armed actors within the refugee camp to immediately vacate its facilities.
Netherlands says US has approved delivery of F-16s to Ukraine
Washington says the F-16s, like the US Abrams tanks, will be crucial in countering Russia.