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At least sixteen people have been killed in a series of attacks at Libya's election commission in the capital.

A suicide bomber detonated explosives, while armed fighters set fires elsewhere in the building.

This comes days after the International Quartet praised improved security in the war-torn country and pushed for early elections.

Al Jazeera's Hannah Hoexter has more.

Cities around the world are struggling with the effects of climate change.

One of the biggest challenges is ensuring clean drinking water now and in the future.

As part of Al Jazeera's "thirst" series, Rob Reynolds reports from Los Angeles on the looming problems for millions of Californians.

China's foreign minister has begun a two-day visit to North Korea.

Wang Yi is the highest-ranking Chinese minister to visit Pyongyang in three years.

Relations are strained over a reduction in Chinese exports as part of sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown reports from Beijing, China.

Only a handful of people in the so-called "migrant caravan" have so far been allowed to apply for political asylum in the United States.

Around 115 asylum seekers who have made the long journey from Central America are waiting on the Mexican side of the border.

Al Jazeera's Manuel Rapalo spoke with some of them at their makeshift camp in Tijuana, while they wait for their chance to speak with US immigration officials.

Annual May Day protests in the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan have turned violent, with riot police clashing with thousands of protesters angry at tough new austerity measures.

Puerto Rico is struggling to rebuild more than seven months after Hurricane Maria.
 
But protesters say that the recovery effort and the people in most need of help will suffer even more.

Al Jazeera's Mereana Hond reports.

Mining for gold is the only source of income for many people living in the eastern part of South Sudan.

But the country is not benefiting from it, because most of the gold discovered is quickly smuggled out of the country.

Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan reports from Kapoeta state, where gold digging is a way of life.

A former lawyer for Donald Trump says Special Counsel Robert Mueller has raised the possibility the US president could be subpoenaed, as part of the Russia investigation.

Mueller is looking into Moscow's alleged influence on the 2016 US election.

US media have released a list of questions Mueller reportedly wants to ask Trump, including whether he obstructed the inquiry.

Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane reports from Washington, DC.

Millions of privately-owned homes could be seized by the government in Syria under a new property law.

Syrians have until the middle of next month to present their deeds of ownership or risk losing their properties.

That includes the hundreds of thousands of people who have been displaced, and fear returning to government-controlled territory.

They say the new law aims to legitimise the permanent exile of opposition supporters.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from neighbouring Beirut.

Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience after he failed to be elected prime minister.

Despite running as the only candidate, Pashinyan did not get the necessary 53 votes in parliament.

He declared the decision an insult, and urged his supporters to strike.

Al Jazeera's Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Yerevan, Armenia.

France is commemorating 50 years since the 1968 student uprising.

May 1968, when students and workers rose up and almost overthrew the ageing government of General de Gaulle, was a turning point in modern French society.

Today, worker and student protests are unfolding once again in France, what does the legacy of this uprising mean for them?

Al Jazeera's Natacha Butler reports from Paris, France.