World | ANALYSIS Oct 1, 2013

Sudan president losing allies amid crackdown

When longtime Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir introduced drastic austerity measures, he berated the public for being ungrateful over how his regime had improved their lives, boasting that before he came to power, Sudanese never ate hot dogs, talking as if they were a strange, ...

World Aug 7, 2013

Tunisians fill streets amid stalemate

Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets of the Tunisian capital to demand the resignation of the government as the political crisis in the North African nation deepened. The country has been racked by political unrest since the July 25 murder of ...

Business Jul 1, 2013

No country safe from social upheaval: Kim

by Jeremy Tordjman

No country in the world is immune from unrest arising from poverty and inequality, according to World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. The protests in Brazil, Turkey, and elsewhere show that even governments that have made significant efforts already cannot let up in programs ...

World Apr 7, 2013

Assad warns of Mideast 'domino effect'

In his sharpest warning yet about the potential fallout of his country’s civil war on neighboring states, Syrian President Bashar Assad warned the fall of his regime or the breakup of Syria would unleash a “domino effect” fueling Middle East instability for years to ...

Social Issues | Focus Apr 3, 2013

Egypt's fundamentalist rulers crush lives, hopes of women

by Tracy Mcveigh

The ambush came from the left, from a side street which led up the hill to Mokattam Mosque. A rush of hundreds of men running down on the march of antigovernment protesters, bringing a sudden clatter of rocks landing all around, the crack of ...