Saudi generals use Yemen war to showcase their new swagger

There’s no fog of war here. It’s more like a high-gloss, stage-crafted showcase of Saudi Arabia’s new military swagger. Every evening since the Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen began last week, the fortress-like grounds of the defense ministry in Riyadh has opened to journalists. They listen to a briefing on the latest battlefield events, see some […]

















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Islamists hack another blogger to death in Bangladesh

Three assailants cornered Washiqur Rahman, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi blogger, outside his Dhaka home on Monday and hacked him to death with meat cleavers. Police said the attackers rained their blows on Rahman's head, "distorting" his face. The brutal assault instantly brought comparisons to an incident last month in which knife-wielding assailants killed the prominent Bangladeshi […]

















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China jails a Muslim for six years — for refusing to shave his beard

A Muslim was jailed for six years in China for refusing to shave off his beard, while his wife was imprisoned for two years for wearing a burqa, as part of a severe crackdown on religious “extremism” in the far-western province of Xinjiang, local media reported. China blames rising violence in Xinjiang on Muslim fanatics […]

















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Who are the two candidates running to become the president of Nigeria?

President elections in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, are scheduled on Saturday. The two leading candidates are starkly different: one is a Christian politician who has struggled with the growing Boko Haram Islamist insurgency; the other is a Muslim and former military ruler known for a crackdown on corruption but also for allegations of serious […]

















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Pakistan’s long history of fighting Saudi Arabia’s wars

Saudi Arabia's campaign against Houthi rebel forces in Yemen, which began with waves of airstrikes overnight on Thursday, has laid down a new marker in the dangerously unstable Middle East. As WorldViews discussed earlier, the Saudis coordinated their action with a coalition of Sunni majority countries, sharpening the perception that the offensive was part of […]

















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Why Nigeria’s election could be the most important in Africa this year

On Saturday, Africa’s most populous and oil-rich country will go to the polls. The election looks to be the tightest in the 16 years since military rule ended in Nigeria – and it appears likely that the contest between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari could devolve into violence. Here are four […]

















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A U.S. visa could save a young Mexican man’s life. Why can’t he get one?

MEXICO CITY--The case was urgent: doctors believed that without heart and liver transplants, Jose Chua Lopez, a sickly 20-year-old Mexican man born with a heart defect, might not survive. The procedures weren't available in Mexico, but the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., had approved Chua for an appointment, as long as he could get […]

















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Amnesty International says Hamas committed war crimes, too

JERUSALEM — After a dozen reports by human rights groups charging that Israel had committed war crimes during its air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip last summer, Amnesty International on Thursday focused on the Islamist militant group Hamas and other armed factions in Gaza, which fired thousands of rockets at civilian population centers […]

















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Live updates: Germanwings plane crash

The investigation continues into the crash of Germanwings flight 9525, which killed 150 passengers and crew. We're bringing you live updates here.

















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