Washington HIV-AIDS epidemic rises
The US capital is suffering an epidemic of HIV and AIDS.
The city’s health department says three per cent of residents are living with AIDS, or HIV, a 22 per cent increase since 2006.
It means infections are spreading faster in Washington than in some cities in Africa.
Al Jazeera’s Monica Villamizar reports from Washington.
Tibet’s future under Chinese rule
In the fourth part of Al Jazeera’s special series on Tibet, Al Jazeera’s Tony cheng looks at the attitudes of most Chinese towards the region and its future under Beijing’s rule.
Sony workers take boss hostage
Workers at the French arm of Sony prevented their chief executive from leaving the plant in the south west of the country, essentially locking him in overnight.
They then released him and other executives after apparently securing better redundancy terms.
Nazanine Moshiri reports
Davos ministers eye free trade deal
Trade ministers meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos have agreed to step up efforts to support international free trade talks and to guard against protectionism in a bid to counter the world economic crisis.
They vowed that completing the World Trade Organisation’s long-running Doha round to open up global trade was their top priority and pledged to resolve outstanding issues this year.
Matthew Moore reports from Davos.
