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Fate of Arkansas death row inmate unclear at 11th hourAppeals court delays prisoner's killing for at least an hour as US state seeks to carry out first execution in 12 years.

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Arkansas suffers more setbacks to execution plan         Politics20 Apr 2017 01:25 GMT

US: Tillerson accuses Iran of 'alarming provocations'US secretary of state says Tehran's behaviour undermines US interests in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon.

       US & Canada19 Apr 2017 22:46 GMT

Georgia election a 'wake-up call' for US RepublicansUS Democrat Jon Ossoff came close to an upset win in a traditionally conservative congressional district.

       Politics19 Apr 2017 17:52 GMT

Erdogan: Obama deceived us over PKKTurkish leader tells Al Jazeera he hopes for stronger ties between Turkey and US under Donald Trump's administration.

       REWIND19 Apr 2017 14:39 GMT

Revisiting Elsipogtog: The Fire Over WaterIn 2013 we travelled to New Brunswick, Canada after protests by indigenous people against fracking had been suppressed. 

       Opinion19 Apr 2017 11:19 GMT

The rise of the black internationalWho is behind the resurgence of conservatism in Europe and why is it not so scary?

 by Roman Dobrokhotov

       US & Canada19 Apr 2017 07:51 GMT

Race tight in US state vote seen as test for TrumpDemocratic candidate Jon Ossoff hoping to capture congressional district from Republicans for the first time since 1979.

       US & Canada19 Apr 2017 06:02 GMT

Facebook under scrutiny after Cleveland shooting videoFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company will improve its policing of violent content. The company drew criticism after a man posted a video of himself shooting a 74-year-old grandfather in Cleveland, Ohio, last Sunday.

       US & Canada18 Apr 2017 17:15 GMT

Facebook murder suspect 'kills himself' after chaseSteve Stephens, who was wanted for the killing of 74-year-old man, shot and killed himself in Pennsylvania, police say.

       Death penalty18 Apr 2017 08:21 GMT

Arkansas halts two executions after flurry of rulingsLegal wrangling continues over US state's rush to execute six men before end of April when lethal drugs expire.

       US & Canada18 Apr 2017 06:51 GMT

Facebook to review how to handle violent videosCompany promises to improve system days after killing in Cleveland was posted to social media platform.

       United States17 Apr 2017 11:25 GMT

US: Police search widens for Facebook murder suspectA man is wanted after allegedly shooting dead a passerby at random in Ohio before uploading the video to Facebook.

       Opinion17 Apr 2017 08:21 GMT

America's addiction to warWar brings supposedly disparate parts of the US together to rally around the flag, yellow ribbons and even Donald Trump.

 by Andrew Mitrovica

       US & Canada17 Apr 2017 06:23 GMT

US lawyers contest mass executions in ArkansasPlans in the US state of Arkansas to execute six prisoners in 11 days are being contested by lawyers.

       US & Canada16 Apr 2017 15:53 GMT

New York gallery puts refugee backpacks, belongings on displayPersonal items abandoned by migrants and refugees on their journey to the United States have made their way to an art exhibition in New York.

       Opinion15 Apr 2017 15:24 GMT

Provocateur vs racist: The bigotry double standardIn today's world people who are white, male, and right-wing can easily get away with racism and bigotry.

 by Steven Zhou

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