Mideast unrest spreads to Gaza as stabbing attacks continue
By FARES AKRAM Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian demonstrators along the Gaza border on Friday, killing five of them, as a rash of stabbing attacks in Israel and the Palestinian…
Political and civil unrest
New generation of disillusioned Palestinians drives unrest
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUB A new generation of angry, disillusioned Palestinians is driving the current wave of clashes with Israeli forces: Too young to remember the hardships of…
New clashes at Jerusalem holy site
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Israeli riot police briefly clashed with young Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site early Sunday, raising tensions ahead of a major Jewish holiday. No injuries…
The Latest: China demonstrators rally outside White House
The latest developments from the state visit that President Barack Obama is hosting for Chinese President Xi Jinping. All times local: 2:40 Separated by metal barriers and a few police,…
Georgian protesters push for renewal of ties with Russia
Several dozen protesters have marched in Georgia’s capital to the president’s offices to push for restoring diplomatic ties with Russia which were severed in 2008 after a five-day war. The…
2 Al-Jazeera journalists pardoned by Egypt leader are freed
By MERRIT KENNEDY and MARAM MAZEN Egypt released two journalists for Al-Jazeera English TV from prison after a presidential pardon on Wednesday, a dramatic development in a case that has…
Military in Burkina Faso confirms coup, dissolves government
By BRAHIMA OUEDRAOGO and BABA AHMED Burkina’s military seized the airwaves and installed a general loyal to the ex-president Thursday as the new head of state, carrying out a coup…
Relative calm returns to contentious Jerusalem holy site
By DANIEL ESTRIN A contentious Jerusalem holy site was calm Wednesday after three days of clashes between Muslims and Israeli forces at the hilltop compound and following a spurt of…