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The family of a US journalist killed in Syria is suing the Syrian government over her death.

It is thought this will be the first time the Assad regime has faced court action anywhere in the world arising out of the seven-year Syrian war.

The suit, filed in Washington, DC, on behalf of her family, says it has insider testimony from a Syrian intelligence defector who confirms the journalist was targeted and regime officials celebrated her death.

Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports from Washington, DC.

The Great March of Return protests in Gaza have been portrayed by Israel's government and military as Hamas-led, controlled and inspired.

There has not been any recognition that wider Gaza society has become involved.

Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports now from West Jerusalem on how this narrative is reflected in the country's Hebrew language media.

There has been global reaction to the suspected chemical attack in Douma.

Condemnation poured in on Sunday as US President Donald Trump warned there would be a ''big price to pay'', while Turkey said: ''it is not possible to justify nor accept such attacks for any reason and in any way, shape or form.''

''Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria,'' Trump wrote on Twitter, lashing out at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his ally, Russia's Vladimir Putin. ''President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price to pay,'' he wrote.

The United Nations, the European Union and Assad's allies are now discussing how they will respond. Al Jazeera's Hannah Hoexter has this report.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in parliamentary elections.

With nearly all of the votes counted, Orban's right-wing, anti-immigrant Fidesz Party won a third successive term in power.

This gives him enough votes to continue constitutional changes. Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from Budapest.

The US is calling for an international response against the Syrian government if reports of a chemical attack on a rebel-held area of Eastern Ghouta are confirmed.

Medics say about 70 people were killed in the suspected gas attack in Douma.

The Syrian government is calling it a fabrication.

Rescuers say they are struggling to get to the survivors and retrieve the bodies of the dead because of a strong chlorine-like smell.

They do not have the protective gear they need and the healthcare system in Douma has been devastated by the long government siege. Al Jazeera's Natasha Ghoneim reports from neighbouring Jordan.

The longest river in Asia has become one of the world's most polluted.

The Yangtze has long been a lifeline for millions of Chinese, but now plastic from the river is slowly killing life in the East China Sea and beyond.

Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Shanghai.

Thousands of people from Pakistan's Pashtun community are attending a rally in Peshawar to demand rights and protection.

The so-called 'Pashtun Protection Movement' says the security forces are carrying out extrajudicial arrests or killings. Al Jazeera's Rob Matheson reports.

Kenya has suspended construction of a 700-kilometre border wall after confrontations between security officers and people from a nearby Somali town.

Locals say the partially-built wall has helped prevent al-Shabab fighters from crossing into Kenya.

Hundreds of people have died in attacks by the armed group, but other areas remain unsafe.

Al Jazeera's Catherine Soi reports from Mandera, on the Kenyan-Somali border.

Two people have died and several others have been injured after a man drove a van into a crowd in the German city of Muenster.

Police say the suspect then killed himself.

Security officials say the incident is not terror-related.

Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane has more from Muenster.

The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has begun a 12-year prison sentence after being convicted of corruption.

He handed himself in to police in Sao Paulo after saying farewell to supporters.

Lula, as he is popularly known, was then flown to the southern city of Curitiba where he will serve his sentence.

Some protested, believing he is innocent, while others celebrated, saying the guilty should pay for their crimes.

Al Jazeera's Daniel Schweimler reports from Curitiba, Brazil.