World & Nation
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country’s first democratically elected leader and heir to Tunisia’s founding father, has died.
July 24, 2019
Guy of Castle Kirk’s dozen warriors were taking a beating Sunday: Several had been felled by blows from their armored opponents, and the remaining stragglers were being picked off by an advancing horde.
Feb. 5, 1990
Obituaries
Eric Caidin, an impresario of pulp and collector of film memorabilia whose Hollywood Book and Poster Co. was a mecca for movie fans for nearly 40 years, has died.
May 24, 2015
In a triumph of the old guard, a former senior member of Tunisia’s pre-revolution government has won the presidency, according to official preliminary results released Monday.
Dec. 22, 2014
Tunisia declared a state of emergency Saturday, eight days after a gunman slaughtered dozens of foreign tourists at a Mediterranean beach resort.
July 4, 2015
Marking a milestone in what has been a challenging but largely successful democratic transition, Tunisians on Sunday voted for a head of state for the first time since a popular uprising nearly four years ago.
Nov. 23, 2014
Opinion
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s pithy observation on Sunday that Europeans “really must take our fate into our own hands” following President Donald Trump’s first visit to Europe last week may prove a blip in history.
May 30, 2017
An explosion struck a bus carrying members of Tunisia’s presidential guard in the country’s capital Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than a dozen others in what the government described as a terrorist attack.
Nov. 24, 2015
Politics
Donald Trump made no secret during the presidential campaign of his disdain for America’s trading partners, his skepticism of longtime alliances and his eagerness to refocus U.S. foreign policy on the single-minded pursuit of American security.
May 27, 2017
The gunmen who staged a deadly rampage through a landmark museum in the Tunisian capital this week had been trained at militant camps in Libya, government officials said Friday.
March 20, 2015