Trump protesters, supporters clash outside California rallyScuffles broke out between supporters of US presidential candidate Donald Trump and protesters on Thursday before and after the Republican spoke at a rally in San Jose, California. Videos posted on Twitter and online by local and More… |
Protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone, enter parliamentHundreds of supporters of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada Al Sadr stormed Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday and entered the parliament building after lawmakers failed to convene for a vote on overhauling the government, two Reuters witnesse More… |
Anti-Trump protesters block state highwayDemonstrators briefly shut down an Arizona highway leading to a campaign rally for Donald Trump on Saturday while protesters rallied outside of Trump Tower in Manhattan to voice their opposition to the front-runner for the Republican presidentia More… |
Court drops case against Mubarak over 2011 protester deathsAn Egyptian court on Saturday dropped its case against ousted President Hosni Mubarak, his interior minister and six aides on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolt that removed him from power. The co More… |
Ukraine parliament removes president in 'coup'Ukraine's parliament voted on Saturday to remove President Viktor Yanukovich, who abandoned his Kiev office to protesters and denounced what he described as a coup after a week of fighting in the streets of the capital. Parlia More… |
Many protesters injured in Bangkok blastAn explosive device wounded 28 anti-government protesters in the Thai capital on Friday and other violence was reported after several days of relative calm when the movement appeared to be running out of steam. Police said the dev More… |
As Egypt hardliners gain, scope for conflict growsIf there was any hope left that the generals who overthrew Egypt's elected president six months ago might ease the state's crackdown on dissent, a suicide bomb that ripped through a police station on Tuesday may have destroyed it. More… |
Tearful Thai PM urges protesters to take part in pollsHer eyes welling with tears, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded on Tuesday for anti-government demonstrators to clear the streets and support a snap election, but defiant protest leaders called for her to step down within 24 hours. More… |
Thai PM dissolves parliament, calls snap pollsThai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament on Monday and called a snap election, but anti-government protest leaders pressed ahead with mass demonstrations seeking to install an unelected body to run the country. More… |
Thai protesters seek to topple PM after clashesThai protesters took to the streets on Monday to renew their fight to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, prompting riot police to fire teargas and stun grenades for a second day outside her fortified office compound to keep them at bay. More… |