There was a crackle of gunfire. Birdshot hit the buildings overhead and the crowd of demonstrators on Cairo’s 15 May Bridge took off running from the shots. I felt a dull object hit my back. It was a brake disk from a car. …
Egypt’s Turmoil: How the World Is Reacting to the Bloodshed
U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday joined a chorus of world leaders in condemning the Egyptian government for its violent response Wednesday to opposition protesters that left at least 638 people and more than 4,000 injured. …
Clashes Erupt in Egypt As Protesters March Against Earlier Bloodshed
Fueled by this week’s bloody crackdown, Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday, sparking more deadly clashes
Where’s the Ghee? India’s Olive-Oil Plan May Not Win Over Local Consumers
The South Asian nation will start commercial olive-oil production. Apart from offering an innovative program for farmers, the government-supported project also has the grander design of countering India’s diseases of affluence
South Africa’s Marikana Massacre: A Year Later, Workers and Unions Still Up in Arms
Christopher Samkelo, a 23-year-old quarryman, is standing outside Billy’s Tavern, a smokey pub in the heart of South Africa’s platinum belt with a sign above the entrance that reads “no weapons or guns.” The tavern has been a …
Tension Over Okinawa Bases Mars the Mourning of a Decorated U.S. Airman
If you can find a quicker way to alienate your friends and allies than berating them for crashing a rescue helicopter that took part in a massive earthquake-and-tsunami relief operation just two years ago; and in which a …
Syria’s War Takes Hold of Lebanon Through Bombings and Kidnappings
Updated August 16, 04:30 a.m. EST
The frequently voiced fear that the Syrian crisis could engulf the region is unlikely to be realized in one earth-shattering event. Instead it will leak across borders, a contact corrosion …
Car Bomb Blast in Beirut Kills at Least 20, Injures Dozens
A car bombing in a part of Beirut dominated by the Shia group Hizballah has led to at least 18 deaths and over 200 injured. The attack is seen as the latest echo of Syria’s conflict in neighboring Lebanon.
Cairo Counts Its Dead After Egypt’s Crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood
The official death toll climbed to 638 nationwide on Thursday in the Egyptian government’s violent crackdown on protest encampments organized by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi, making it the single deadliest …
What the Word Toad Can Tell You About China’s Modernization
In a recently televised broadcast of Chinese Character Dictation Conference — China’s equivalent of a spelling bee — the nation’s best and brightest were asked to write, in its traditional form, a word that stumped 70% of …
Shocking Arrest Underscores Endemic Corruption in Indonesia’s Energy Sector
Rudi Rubiandini was considered a clean man in a corrupt industry, until authorities arrested him and accused him of taking $700,000 in bribes
Egypt’s Military Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood: Will Chaos Follow Killings?
Wednesday’s long-anticipated move by Egyptian security forces to violently clear a pair of Muslim Brotherhood protest sites in the capital was aimed at ending an impasse that had politically crippled the country. But the …
Away From Egypt, Bahrain’s Own Arab Spring Uprising Heats Up Again
Correction appended: Aug. 25, 2013, 7:27 p.m. E.T.
While violence rages in Cairo, the dysfunctional center of the Arab Spring, another unresolved conflict from that season of unrest in the region is flaring. Amid increasing …