Depending on who you ask, the sit-ins are either a launchpad for terror or an example of peaceful, civil disobedience

Israel releases short biographies of convicts released overnight Tuesday under US-brokered agreement that enabled restart of negotiations

Defense minister Ya’alon says ‘Tehran-Damascus-Beirut axis of evil’ must not prevail

Erdogan calls dawn raids on pro-Morsi sit-ins a ‘massacre’; at least 40 said dead with Muslim Brotherhood reporting death toll of over 600

Five years ago, this sort of tragedy was all too common down under, but a broad campaign has transformed the situation

26 former Palestinian prisoners go free amid peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians

Mick Deane, 61, shot as he covered violence in Egypt for Sky News

By releasing prisoners under cover of darkness and keeping mum during talks, Netanyahu and Abbas are trying to avoid domestic headaches, but both are still hostages