INTERNATIONAL

Opec secretary general expresses concern with tension throughout region and armed guards at Suez canal Protesters in the town of Suez. Photograph: Abu Salahuddien/AP  Fears that the turmoil in Egypt could disrupt oil shipments passing through the Suez canal and engulf the Middle East drove the price of Brent crude oil through the $100 barrier for the first time in over two years. The price of …

  Providence, R.I. — More than 20 years ago, many Americans decided they could no longer watch as racial segregation divided South Africa. Compelled by an injustice thousands of miles away, they demanded that their communities, their colleges, their municipalities, and their government take a stand. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” …

Protesters gather across the country, demanding the prime minister step down.   Thousands took to the street across Jordan demanding the prime minister step down[Reuters] Thousands of people in Jordan have taken to the streets in protests, demanding the country's prime minister step down, and the government curb rising prices, inflation and unemployment. In the third consecutive Friday of protests, about …

  Buildings and vehicles set alight across the country as anti-government protests continue. Anti-government protesters continue to demand for an end to Mubarak's 30-year rule [Reuters] A nighttime curfew has begun in the Egyptian cities of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez, after a day where thousands of protesters took the streets, demanding an end to Husni Mubarak's 30-year presidency. The curfew was implemented on …

  Tens of thousands of Yemenis have demonstrated in the capital Sanaa, calling on Ali Abdullah Saleh, president for 30 years, to step down. This comes after mass protests in Egypt and a popular uprising in Tunisia that ousted its long-time leader. Yemeni opposition members and youth activists gathered in four parts of the city, including Sanaa University, chanting anti-government …

The PA's chief negotiator suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem and its holy sites. Erekat proposed a "creative" solution for the Haram al-Sharif in a private meeting with US envoy George Mitchell.     Saeb Erekat, the chief negotiator of the Palestinian Authority (PA), had suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem and its holy sites, the …