The United States has announced plans to help Tunisia, the only country to have come out of the Arab Spring with a functioning democracy.
The Egyptian government has sentenced a US citizen to life in prison for participating in protests just days after the US restored military aid that had been cut off because of Egypt's military dictatorship.
A new, unauthorized biography on Prince Charles by Catherine Mayer reveals his secret reluctance to peddle the British arms industry in the Gulf States.
In a new Economist list, the top 10 global best cities as well as the top 10 safest cities in the world have been compiled.
As Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio and Vice President Joe Biden delivered eulogies for slain officers of the New York Police Department, thousands of officers turned their back on the mayor, suggesting a deep seated contempt for democracy and civilian rule.
Facebook has blocked access to a page calling for a protest at the site and time a prominent opposition politician will be sentenced on politically motivated criminal charges.
Leaders instrumental to the occupation of streets in Hong Kong by pro-democracy protesters have turned themselves into the authorities, further weakening a movement that has begun to wane after more than two months of direct action.
Hong Kong authorities issued a strong warning to protesters who have occupied central Hong Kong, as an arrested protest leader at the center of the movement announced that he would begin a hunger strike.
The Israeli Knesset, equivalent to a parliament, has banned an Arab member from participating in the body because of something she said.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
