Elections are simply a snapshot of the mood at any particular moment in time, but they can reveal a lot about the real underlying processes taking place in society. That was the case with the May local elections, which marked the first anniversary...

As protesters are massacred by Muammar Ghaddafi’s security forces, killing almost 200, Libyans are reporting of “urban warfare.” Fighting has now also spread to Tripoli, the capital. At least 174 deaths have been confirmed...

The Israeli prime minister said on Sunday Israel “views with utmost gravity” the plans by Iran to send warships to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. ”I think that today, we can see what an unstable region we live in,...

A tour boat sank in Halong Bay, a popular destination in northeastern Vietnam, killing 12 people, including more than half of the 20 foreigners onboard, a local government official said. Eleven foreigners died in the incident today, Ngo Van...

Four  people were killed in Bahrain as riot police unleashed rubber bullets and tear gas to drive panicked protesters out of a square in the capital, Manama, the opposition said yesterday. ”They attacked the square, where hundreds of people...