Police in the US state of North Dakota arrested oil-pipeline protesters en masse Thursday after a tense standoff and bursts of violence that continued into the night. Authorities said they had arrested 117 people and confirmed two instances of gunshots in the latest flare of tensions over a controversial oil ...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the government will look into revising an anti-protest law and take recommendations on releasing jailed youths. Sisi’s comments came at the end of a two-day “youth conference” on Thursday, an effort to reach out to young Egyptians as the country braces for austerity reforms ...
