From dusk till dawn, the Afghan capital of Kabul resembles an abandoned city these days, shrouded in the thick black smoke of mostly coal-fired heaters amid the harsh winter. Air pollution during the winter in this fast-developing metropolis has made breathing difficult for locals,...

Clashes between protesters and security forces in an impoverished Tunisian city where a journalist burned himself to death over economic conditions spread to two other towns overnight, authorities said Wednesday. In the western city of Kasserine, police fired tear gas at stone-throwing...

A German journalist who was found to have fabricated and invented facts in many of his articles in recent years could now be charged over allegedly soliciting donations for Syrian orphans from his readers that went straight into his bank account. The German magazine Der Spiegel said its...

Sudan’s president on Monday pledged to carry out economic reforms, amid street protests over price hikes and a shortage of basic commodities. The state-run SUNA news agency reported that Omar al-Bashir “has affirmed the state will continue to carry out economic reforms to ensure...