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People wait in line to receive food at a food bank on April 28, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Food banks around the nation have witnessed a surge in clients as millions of Americans have either lost jobs or seen a decline in income due to the continued closure of businesses and economic life because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

How to report on humanitarian crises: A guide for Western journalists

The world has become a more complicated place — that doesn’t mean your reporting has to be.

YouTube has received widespread criticism for its seemingly haphazard approach to how it chooses to censor videos with offensive content, hate speech, and misinformation. (Reuters)

YouTube steers viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US activist group said on Thursday as it called for stopping “free promotion of misinformation” at the…

The takeover tussle comes as global players like Comcast and 21st Century Fox grapple with a fast-changing television landscape — and intense competition from online streaming giants Amazon and Netflix. (David Moir/Reuters)

Sky shares soar on Comcast takeover victory

The heart-stopping auction drama marked a climax to a long-running battle for control of Europe’s biggest pay-TV provider

Fox has already bid £11.4-billion for the 61% of Sky it does not already own but in Britain concerns linger over the strengthening influence of Australian-born US tycoon Murdoch

In a takeover twist, Fox says Disney may buy Sky News

Fox has also offered to ring-fence the 24-hour news channel

Images of bloody Oscar Pistorius crime scene released

Sky News has released graphic pictures of the crime scene where Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

UK’s BBC, Sky refuse to air Gaza charity appeal

Two of UK’s major broadcasters faced down criticism on Monday and refused to air a charity appeal for the victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Aid group ordered to suspend operations by Zim govt

The aid group Care International said on Tuesday the Zimbabwean government has halted its operations in the country for allegedly campaigning for the opposition

South Africans jailed in Zim over TV equipment

A Zimbabwean court sentenced three South Africans to jail terms of between six and seven-and-a-half months after they were found in possession of ”illegal transmitting equipment”…

Three South Africans held in Zimbabwe

Three South Africans have been arrested in southern Zimbabwe after police found them with broadcasting equipment belonging to Britain’s Sky News. Provincial police spokesperson…

Brown’s poll setback sees Tories ‘back in business’

Senior Labour figures said on Friday the party needed to re-engage with voters after it suffered a drubbing in local elections while delighted Tories said they were on course to…

Protesters disrupt Olympic torch relay in London

Anti-China protesters draped in Tibetan flags disrupted the Olympic torch relay through London on Sunday, billed as a journey of harmony and peace. Scores of Chinese officials in…

Chaos hits new British airport terminal

The opening day of Heathrow airport’s new Terminal Five descended into chaos on Thursday, with flights cancelled, baggage delayed and long queues, while protesters rallied…

Senior al-Jazeera staff quit English service

Al-Jazeera English, the global news channel launched as a sibling to the Arab-language service, has suffered its most high-profile defections yet amid growing unease among staff…

Britain says North Sea incident ‘contained’

Britain evacuated of oil workers from a North Sea accommodation platform on Sunday after reports of a bomb threat but officials said the incident was quickly contained and there…

Australians furious about Harbhajan decision

The exoneration of Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on racial-abuse charges was heavily criticised in Australia on Wednesday as a blatant demonstration of India’s power in world…

US envoy talks to Bhutto on Pakistan’s future

United States envoy John Negroponte spoke to Pakistan’s opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Friday and said moderate forces should work together to put the country back on a…

Pakistani caretaker government due

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is expected to appoint a caretaker government on Thursday to oversee elections he has promised for January but which the opposition say will…

Pakistan opposition aims to unite

Pakistani opposition parties tried to forge a united front on Wednesday against military President Pervez Musharraf who insisted a state of emergency was necessary for fair…

Europe flood fears recede but warnings in place

The threat of serious flooding along England’s east coast receded on Friday after officials said the main tidal peak had passed, although storms were still causing problems…

McCanns defend using public fund to pay mortgage

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann repaid two instalments of their mortgage with money from the fund set up to help find her, their spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. But…