Greater Middle East

Tunisian virus spreads to Yemen

In the first major opposition protests ever seen in Yemen’s capital, some 2,500 rallied at the University of Sanaa, demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

North Africa

Tunisian virus spreads to Algeria

Hundreds of protesters battled riot police in Algiers—many waving Tunisian flags in a reference to the unrest that brought down the president of the neighboring country last week.

East Asia

Chinese military forces in North Korea?

Chinese troops have been sent to North Korea’s Special Economic Zone of Rajin-Sonbong, near the Chinese border, according to reports in the South Korean media.

Europe

Albania: the next Tunisia?

Prime Minister Sali Berisha accused the opposition of fomenting “Tunisian scenarios” after three protesters were killed by police in the Albanian capital, Tirana.

Afghanistan

US to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014: Biden

Vice President Joe Biden, reversing his recent position, said the US could stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014—as Hamid Karzai signed a long-term pact with NATO in Lisbon.

Europe

Neo-Nazis seize German village

Neo-Nazis have taken over the entire village of Jamel in northeastern Germany, and are running it as a “nationally liberated zone”—with no interference from authorities.