Belgium unions protest against austerity cuts
Strike being observed against government policies that will extend pension age, limit wages and cut public services.
Author: AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Turkish journalists detained in police raids
At least 23 people detained in nationwide operation targeting media outlets linked to Erdogan critic.
Weakened deal reached in Peru climate talks
UN delegates approve watered-down agreement to cut greenhouse-gas emissions after extra day of negotiations.
Climate negotiators scramble to reach deal
Annual UN meeting on global warming overruns in Peru as delegates are split over issues including greenhouse gas cuts.
Al Jazeera correspondent dies in Syria
Mahran Al Deeri of the Al Jazeera Arabic website dies while covering battles in city of Al Sheikh Maskin in rural Daraa.
Calls for prosecution after ‘torture report’
US Senate report on CIA interrogation tactics justifies reopening criminal investigations, rights advocates say.
NASA launches Orion spacecraft into orbit
Unmanned mission seen as major step towards deep space exploration that could put people on Mars one day.
Protests in US over chokehold death case
Grand jury decision not to indict white policeman who killed black Eric Garner in New York City in July sparks outrage.
Belgian expert: WHO messed up Ebola response
Co-discoverer of Ebola virus tells Al Jazeera World Health Organisation “took too long” to declare state of emergency.
Turkey ‘guilty of religious discrimination’
Rights court rules that Ankara discriminates against the Alevi minority by failing to recognise their places of worship.