As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters. By Erika Solomon , Farnaz Fassihi , Sanam Mahoozi and Sanjana Varghese An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times shows people looking for relatives as bodies piled up outside Tehran’s forensics laboratory on Sunday.Credit ...via Reuters As the Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos and witness...

The government of President Daniel Ortega revoked the legal status of hundreds of evangelical groups as part of its crackdown on...

Opinion Guest Essay by Afyare A. Elmi and Yusuf Hassan Trouble has horns to hold but not tails. This Somali proverb, suggesting that...