Gross domestic product increased 0.6 percent in the first quarter, after shrinking the two previous quarters.

Spurred by his anger at the African National Congress, Mr. Zuma formed his own political party and is gathering support among voters aggrieved by the failures of South Africa’s governing party.

In an interview on the MSNBC show “Morning Joe,” on Thursday, Ms. Clinton criticized student protesters, saying many were ignorant of the history of the Middle East, the United States and the world.

The author said he made the decision after the university called the police to remove peaceful protesters from their encampments.

Defiant Israelis have vowed to do “whatever is necessary” in the Gaza Strip despite the American president’s threat to withhold weapons.

People in the creative world widely panned a commercial showing a giant hydraulic press squishing objects ranging from paint cans to a piano.