International | High voter turnout in Kenya today marks one of the most complex—and
controversial—presidential elections in the key East African
nation and strong U.S. ally. A national ballot five years ago led
to an…
Libya |
Libyan officials arrested four Christian foreigners over the
weekend, accusing them of distributing books about Christianity and
sharing their faith. Police…
Algeria |
A four-day siege at a natural gas plant in Algeria has left 37
foreign hostages dead, according to figures released by the
Algerian government Monday. The…
International |
“Terrorists should be on notice,” said Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta today in London, following the Algerian army’s raid to
release an unknown number…
Politics |
A kitchen chair in front of a flat-screen TV may be a normal venue
for watching the U.S. presidential election. But doing so with a
well-educated Palestinian…
International |
The euro is falling, this time over unexpectedly bad numbers from
Germany—Europe’s economic powerhouse—that show the eurozone crisis
oozing into the…
North Africa |
Forgive me if I don't join the State Department, American
officials, and world leaders in their euphoric "Hallelujah Chorus"
celebrating the demise of Libya's…
North Africa |
Name a single Arab or Islamic state, which, after a revolution that
has overthrown a dictator, came to embrace political pluralism,
religious tolerance, and…
North Africa |
As television networks celebrate the sudden, apparent fall of the
Qaddafi regime in Libya, keep in mind some historical precedents
concerning startling…
