Month: October 2011

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ERIC DASH Publicly, bankers say they understand the anger at Wall Street — but believe they are misunderstood by the protesters camped on their doorstep. But when they speak privately, it is often a...

A gun battle in the Libyan capital Tripoli between forces loyal to the transitional government and gunmen they say support fugitive ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has now ended. It was the first serious confrontation in Tripoli...

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK CAIRO — Egypt’s military rulers are moving to assert and extend their own power so broadly that a growing number of lawyers and activists are questioning their willingness to ultimately submit to civilian...

Violent protests against Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh have again erupted in the capital Sanaa, with at least nine demonstrators killed and dozens hurt, doctors and officials say. Tens of thousands marching to the...

The United Nations says 3,000 people have been killed in Syria in the seven months of protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said at least 187 children were...