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In ukraine, jailed Opposition Leader Yuliya Tymoshenko has gone on a Hunger Strike lending her way to the protests of the tens of thousands who wore marched through tm sunday, the countrys biggest rally in nearly 10 years. And they are continuing to protest. The anger comes after the government pulled out of a landmark trade deal with the european union. Protesters turn out again on the streets of key yahoo , determined to make their voices heard. Ordinary ukrainians are urging to govichs Govern...

The german president says the time has come for the country to overcome its sense of guilt over the Second World War and become more open to sending troops to conflict zones. He has told World Leaders and International Security at talks in munich that germany and its allies should not deny help to others when crimes against humanity are taking place. United nations secretarygeneral urged the chancellor on thursday to show more global leadership, but it is a prickly issue for germans. A new poll ...

Foreign minister have both suggested that berlin could take a more proyactive role in addressing security challenges. Addressing world leaders, the president and foreign minister said germanys military could become more involved in joint efforts to resolve International Conflicts. Berlin has been criticized for not being more engaged in u. N. Sanctioned military missions. Germany should participate more actively in International Security issues. Thats according to German Foreign minister who spo...

Officials in scotland now say eight people were killed when a Police Helicopter crashed through the roof of a glasgow bar on friday night. Dozens of others were taken to the hospital with injuries, some of them serious. Rescue efforts are still ongoing. The accident came on the eve of Saint Andrews day, scotlands official national holiday. Rescue workers examine the wreckage at the city center bar. The true extent of the disaster will not be known until the scene is cleared, but the building is ...

The sole survivor of a capsize at sea stuck from days on the bottom of the atlantic. A good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Its good to have you with us. Im drait. In a major development. The engineer of the train apparently admitted to a nunion representative that he nodded off at the controls. It happened while the train travelled at 82 Miles Per Hour. The ntsp removed the commoout ear rail employees union, citing a breach of confidentiality when they talked to the media. Al jazeera...

U. S. Led sanctions. Hello, welcome to al jazeera america. Good to have you with us. The commuter train that derailed sunday in new york city was going nearly three times faster than the limit. Thats the finding of federal investigators looking that the crash that killed 40 passengers. The train was going 82 Miles Per Hour heading into a 30 Miles Per Hour curve. The question remains was this caused by operator error or a mechanical mistake on the tracks, or was there an issue with the brakes. Fr...

Prime minister she must resign. Tonight rescuers in new york city are uprighting toppled train cars, searching for more victims in the deadly train crash. The train derailed in the bronx on the way to manhattan. At least four are dead. There are 63 confirmed injuries. 11 are listed in critical condition. Al jazeeras Kilmeny Duchardt is live at the scene. What is the latest on the investigation . Tonight, on this very chilly night, firefighters, police, crews and the mtsb are combing through ever...

Speaks at a washington think tank in just a few minutes. Mike viqueira joins us from washington. Mike, good morning, what are some of the main points the president is expected to address . Reporter you are right, the president turning a page now after the last two months healthcare. Gov debacle. He is going to talk about the grows gap between rich and poor. Its not a new story or a new subject for president obama. He talked ariel castro it two years ago in a benchmark speech in kansas. And he sp...

Good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America, im morgan live from new york. This morning 26,000 commuters in new york city suburbs have to find another way to get to work. This after a train derailed yesterday just outside of manhattan. The accident left four dead and Dozens Injured and ntsb investigators have now recovered the trains data recorder and trying to determine exactly what caused the crash. Our mission is to understand not just what happened but why it happened with the intent of p...

A project in afghanistan providing a lifeline for the disabled. Police in thailand have been ordered to stand down and allow protesters into government buildings. Its the 10th day of protesters. They want to force the government to resign. Prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra held a Cabinet Meeting on tuesday. Shes now on her way to meet the king. The police say they are still in control of the situation, despite standing down. The demonstrations, and in order to reduce the tensions between protes...