Al Jazeera launches news channel in English

Staff work at the English-language newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite channel in Doha Nov. 14, 2006. Arabic television station Al Jazeera launches an English-speaking channel on Wednesday to report world news from a Middle East perspective and challenge the dominance of Western media. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Newscasters work at the English-language newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite channel in Doha Nov. 14, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)