Three decades of divide are taking a toll on rival communities in Cyprus - but that looks set to change.

Rival Greek and Turkish leaders are set to meet in Cyprus to consider starting negotiations to reunify the island.

The historic talks would end a four-year deadlock between the communities following the rejection of a UN-brokered deal by the Greek Cypriots.

The ethnic divide has gripped the island for 34-years.

Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders are meeting in Nicosia on Friday, to decide when they'll embark on historic peace talks.

This is a critical moment for Cyprus, after decades of dispute over who controls the northern side of the island.

For one community, these talks hold particular significance.

Al Jazeera's Hamish MacDonald reports from the Karpaz region, on the tip of northern Cyprus to meet the last remaining Greek community under Turkish control.

New laws aimed at curbing illegal migration in the Caribbean have left thousands of first generation Dominicans unable to work, study or travel.

Authorities there in charge of issuing documents no longer recognise them as citizens ... even though the Constitution does.

Many say it is because of the colour of their skin.

In the first part of our series on race and racism in Latin America, Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from the Dominican Republic.

There have been contrasting reactions to last week's prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah.

While there have been celebrations in parts of Lebanon, in Israel, the deal has raised questions about the price it has to pay to bring home its soldiers - dead or alive.

This has now led to the appointment of a special committee for future negotiations on prisoners exchange.

Al Jazeera's David Chater reports from Jerusalem.

The African Union (AU) says it is incapable of bringing stability to war-torn Somalia and is calling on the United Nations (UN) for help.

The AU mission says it lacks vital funding and logistical support, making it impossible to carry out its mandate on the ground.

Now it is urging the UN to take over peacekeeping operations and extend its engagement beyond diplomacy.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports.

With Beijing in the world spotlight for the Olympic games, China is leaving no stone unturned to ensure things run smoothly.

Only days out from the opening of the games, one woman has dared to speak out about what she says is a worsening situation in Tibet.

David Hawkins reports from Beijing.

In the last year in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, the number of reported sexual assaults has tripled.

But rape convictions in the north-west African country remain rare.

Charity groups say its because judges are poorly educated about sexual violence, and outdated laws make it difficult to bring rapists to justice.

Zeina Awad has this report.

Human rights organisations are calling on Pakistan's new government to provide information about thousands of missing people.

Most are said to be held by the country's security agencies in the so-called "war on terror", but the government has denied all knowledge.

Imran Khan reports from Islamabad.

Radovan Karadzic will face charges of genocide at The Hague.

His lawyers said the former Bosnian Serb leader plans to defend himself at the tribunal.

He has been held in a Belgrade prison since his arrest on Monday, awaiting an appeal that is unlikely to prevent his extradition to face genocide charges.

Karadzic's supporters who maintain he is a war hero - clashed with riot police again a day after his arrest.

Al Jazeera's Dan Nolan reports on one of the most wanted men in Europe posing as a Doctor Dragan Dabic.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first announcement of Darwin's theory of natural selection, the main driving force behind evolution. More than a century and half later his theories continue to be hotly debated, raising issues of Creationism and Intelligent Design, as well as what we should be teaching our children in schools about the creation of man.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first announcement of Darwin's theory of natural selection, the main driving force behind evolution. More than a century and half later his theories continue to be hotly debated, raising issues of Creationism and Intelligent Design, as well as what we should be teaching our children in schools about the creation of man.