TUNIS, Tunisia — Former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine ben Ali, an autocrat who led his small North African country for 23 years before being toppled by bloody protests that unleashed revolt ...

FILE - In this Nov.7, 2008 file photo, children welcome Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali as he arrives to a meeting marking the 21st anniversary of his accent to powe in Tunis. Tunisia's ...

For decades, Ben’s Chili Bowl owner Virginia Ali ate a beef hotdog daily that she slathered with mustard, onions and of course, the restaurant’s famous chili. But nine years ago, when Ali turned 75 ...

WASHINGTON -- In a rare juxtaposition, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance on a protest banner as the good opposing the evil of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia's recently deposed leader.

Many things have changed since 1963’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — but not the chili half-smokes at Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street NW, nor the resolve and recollections of owner Virginia ...

At first, the family of Tunisia's toppled president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, refused to accept that their decades of profiteering and profligacy had come to an end. As rioting killed scores of people ...

Virginia Ali, cofounder and owner of Ben’s Chili Bowl, says the iconic 60-year-old business would have folded a long time ago if she and her late husband, Ben Ali, didn’t have the foresight to buy the ...

TUNIS, TunisiaTUNIS, Tunisia — His face was plastered all over Tunisia, and the message was piercing: An ageless and ubiquitous leader with a seemingly endless grip on power. Then came unprecedented ...

Ben Ali, 82, the founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl diner, a landmark in Washington’s black business and entertainment district and a frequent stop for politicians and celebrities, died of congestive heart ...

Tunisia’s President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali is reported to have stepped down from power and fled his country amid the worst unrest in decades. Several European newspapers reported that Tunisian Prime ...

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia got some really sad news Thursday morning, as news spread about the passing of the founder of a local institution. Ben Ali of Ben's Chili Bowl fame died ...