North Korea state media has reported that Ri Yong-ho, North Korea's top military chief and key advisor to new leader Kim Jong-un, has been removed from all posts. Though reports cite illness as the reason for the military chief's removal, the&nbsp...

Gunmen have stormed the headquarters of a Syrian pro-government news channel, planting explosives and killing three employees, according to state media.

The road to al-Haffah, once a town of 24,000 people and popular with tourists, is now empty with most of the people gone. Left are burnt-out cars, bombed buildings, and, according to the United Nations observers, a stench of dead bodies. The UN h...

China's tightly controlled state propaganda machine was in complete disarray as the Chen Guangcheng saga played out last week, with conflicting messages abounding. Contributor David Bandurski breaks down the sequence of events that played out betw...

Syrian activists and state media traded competing claims on Thursday over a major incident in the central city of Hama. Official sources alleged the explosion killed at least 16 people and was caused by a terrorist "bomb factory," while opposition...

Syrian state TV show footage purported to be of Bashar al-Assad touring the Baba Amr district of Homs, a rebel stronghold which was subjected to a lengthy and brutal artillery attack by military forces loyal to his regime.

Soldiers calling themselves the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State (CNRDR) appeared on Malian television to say they have seized power because of the government handling of a rebellion in the north of the country.

Army mutineers in Mali say they have ended President Amadou Toumani Toure's rule and suspended the country's constitution. Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayaal reports.

While state media reacted cautiously to the announcement of Bo Xilai's firing, Chinese social media exploded with responses. Despite the allegations that he was corrupt, the majority of users on Sina Weibo derided his dismissal.

Coverage of opposition to prime minister Vladimir Putin's bid for presidency has prompted a Soviet-style crackdown on Russia's independent media. But, while this was expected by many, this time the dissenting voices are refusing to be silenced.