An in-depth look at Iraq in the shadow of America's withdrawal,

Teenage sailor Laura Dekker becomes the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world.

Celebrations rang out in Beijing and Tokyo on Sunday night, marking the start of the new year.

The newly-elected Egyptian parliament holds its first legislative session. Islamists dominated the parliamentary elections, which were held over several weeks in November.

Rescuers find the body of a woman in the wreck of Costa Concordia, bringing the death toll to 13.

Calls for political dialogue between Assad's regime forces and opposition leaders to avoid civil war are becoming lost in a growing chorus of religious hatred, and it may already be too late.

The Obama administration will allow Yemen's outgoing president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to come to the U.S. temporarily for medical treatment, a move aimed at easing the political transition in Yemen.

Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund says Europe's stronger economies should do more to boost growth and beef up the defenses against the continent's debt crisis.

The U.S. has not taken a decision on whether to release five prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay as part of a peace process with the Taliban.

A member of Catherine Ashton's office, the high representative of foreign policy for the EU, confirmed to Al Jazeera that the decision to go ahead with sanctions was ratified by all 27 member states.

Foreign Secretary William Hague says the European Union is leading the way in world affairs after strengthening sanctions against Iran.

European foreign ministers are expected to impose a ban on Monday, on Iranian oil imports into the European Union. But the prospect of new sanctions does not appear to worry too many people in Iran.

The filmmaker Alison Klayman presents an exclusive look at Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and his struggle for the freedom of expression.

An all-star panel on their take on how to solve the debt crisis in Greece and the mounting pressure on Iran.