Washington Times By Patrice Hill HONG KONG — Chinese political and business leaders are increasingly triumphant after two decades of rapid economic growth that lifted unprecedented millions of people out of poverty and turned the nation into an ec… more »

From Shahira Amin, For CNN Cairo (CNN) -- A senior Egyptian general admits that "virginity checks" were performed on women arrested at a demonstration this spring, the first such admission after previous denials by military authorities. The allegatio… more »

The Washington PostBy Scott Wilson and William Branigin, Thursday, May 19, 12:21 PM Under pressure from key allies to act more decisively on several volatile issues in the Middle East and North Africa, President Obama on Thursday promised… more »

Firemen fight a fire at a church surrounded by angry Muslims in the Imbaba neighborhood in Cairo late Saturday, May 7, 2011. Christians and Muslims fought in the streets of western Cairo in violence triggered by word of a mixed romance, Egypt's official… more »

 REVELRY In Iraq, guys gaping at dancers in a bar may hint at a democratic future.By TIM ARANGO  Published: April 16, 2011 BAGHDAD — Tariq Harb, who was a military attorney under Saddam Hussein and is now a constitutional lawyer and television… more »