CHARLESTON, South Carolina — There was a moment in the 2008 presidential campaign when the Democratic Party candidate, Barack Obama, appeared to be doomed. He was under attack...
MADRID — Thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery and waving banners against bankers marched yesterday to mark the first anniversary of the grassroots Indignados movement that has sparked similar protests around the world.
Syrian troops backed by tanks shot dead seven civilians when they overran a rebellious Sunni Muslim village west of the city of Hama on Sunday, activists' organisations said, in a crackdown on the rural epicentre of the 14-month anti-government revolt.