Al Jazeera Blogs

<P>Oval Office ambitions are by now quite expected, and the general's inside-the-Beltway ticket-punching has been legendary.</P>

<P>Buenos Aires is in mourning. But we saw a beautiful team play. Maybe we will be more lucky next time.</P>

<p>As the US celebrates Independence Day,&nbsp;the residents of Louisiana's oil soaked coast have nothing to be happy about.</p>

<P>Actions of&nbsp;man who saved&nbsp;the lives of five people&nbsp;provides a glimpse into the horror of the devastation caused by country's recent flooding.</P>

<p>On Saturday, beach-goers around the world joined hands in solidarity with the people of the Gulf of Mexico region, whose lives have been turned upside-down by the BP oil spill.</p>

<P>Images and personal snapshots encountered by Al Jazeera in villages&nbsp;in Alagoas state, following some of the worst flooding in over a decade in the northeast of Brazil.</P>

<P>Floodwaters in northeast state of Alagoas recede, leaving behind evidence of the damage.</P>

<P>Colombian rebels&nbsp;could pose major challenge&nbsp;for the&nbsp;candidate who wins the country's presidential election.</P>

<P>Israel engages in war of words with the United Nations Correspondents Association over an event during which a video of the attack on the <EM>Mavi Marmara </EM>was shown.</P>

<P>Sao Paulo’s Morumbi Stadium has been ruled out as a venue for the 2014 matches. This is big news.</P>