Iraqi gunmen kill five journalists in Tikrit

Unknown gunmen have attacked and seized control over an Iraqi television station reportedly killing five journalists.

 

The dead were Salaheddin television's chief news editor, a copy editor, a producer, a presenter and the archives manager, the officers said on Monday.

S Sudan army says strikes on rebels imminent

The UN is struggling to cope with the number of civilians trying to take cover in their camps [Reuters]

South Sudan's army will step up the fight against rebels with imminent strikes in Bor and Bentiu, the army spokesman told Al Jazeera. The UN warned that the planned strikes on Monday could stall peace efforts and further escalate violence that has gripped the fledgling nation.

Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks out

For the first time since his release, Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky is telling the world about the 10 years he spent behind bars as a critic of the Kremlin.

The oil magnate, who backed an opposition party, had been in prison since 2003 and was convicted in 2005 of tax evasion and fraud. He was due for release next year, but President Vladimir Putin signed an amnesty decree for him Friday.

Al-Qaeda in Yemen 'sorry' for hospital attack

Al-Qaeda says it attacked the defence ministry because it housed drone control rooms [Reuters]

In a rare public apology, the military leader of al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen has said that one of his fighters disobeyed orders and attacked a hospital attached to the defence ministry during a December assault that killed 52 people.

Police clash with protesters in Turkey

Crowds called on government ministers implicated in corruption scandal to resign [AP]

Police in Istanbul have clashed with protesters denouncing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government over a corruption and bribery scandal targeting his allies. The Dogan news agency says police on Sunday fired water

Syria 'Must Answer' For Brit Surgeon's Death

Fatima Khan has demanded answers over the death of her son Abbas

The Prime Minister has called for those responsible for the death of a British surgeon

while in custody in Syria to be held to account.