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Egypt's leader mulls army takeover of restive city
A security agency headquarters was set on fire as protesters battled police for a third straight day in Port Said on Tuesday, and Egypt's Islamist ...
French unions protest loosening of labor rules
France's toughest unions are protesting a potentially landmark plan to loosen the country's famously rigid labor rules, calling it a betrayal by ...
Greek farmers bring black-flag protest to Athens
Farmers from across Greece travelled to central Athens on Tuesday, waving black flags to protest austerity cuts that the country's rescue lenders say ...
Indian woman on 12-year hunger strike charged
Irom Sharmila has not eaten a meal in 12 years. The 40-year-old woman has been on a hunger strike — and force fed through a tube by authorities — to ...
Unrest in Egyptian city draws in military
Clashes between protesters and the police in in the restive Egyptian city of Port Said that entered their second day Monday have dragged in the ...
Removal of Berlin Wall section put on hold
After facing protests, a real estate developer has put on hold until at least mid-March plans to remove a piece of one of the few remaining sections ...
Bulgarian who set himself alight dies
A 36-year-old Bulgarian has died, almost two weeks after he set himself alight in protest at poverty and corruption in his country. Plamen Goranov ...
Guinea: Attacks on 2 private radio stations
A journalists' association in Guinea says that two privately-owned radio stations have been attacked, as political tensions rise before Guinea's ...
Egypt's army intervenes in Port Said clashes
The military intervened in clashes between thousands of protesters and police in a restive Egyptian canal city on Sunday, the latest in a cycle of ...
Bulgarians protest against poverty, corruption
Tens of thousands of people are protesting across Bulgaria against poverty and corruption, and are demanding legislative amendments that will allow ...
Bulgaria's wrestling coach starts hunger strike
Bulgaria's national wrestling team coach Armen Nazaryan has started a hunger strike to protest the IOC decision to drop wrestling from the Olympic ...
At least 22 people injured in Macedonia riots
Violent ethnic riots rattled Macedonia's capital, culminating on Saturday with hundreds raging through the city center, clashing with police, ...
Violent protests outside Cairo as protests spread
Violent protests erupted outside Egypt's capital on Saturday as activists accused police of using excessive force in two cities and running over ...
Activists: Security forces kill Yemeni protester
Activists and health officials say a protester has been killed in clashes in southern Yemen between security forces and protesters who want ...
Thousands march in Portugal to protest austerity
Many thousands of demonstrators held marches in more than 20 cities in Portugal on Saturday to protest against government-imposed austerity measures ...
Teenage boy killed in Guinea protest violence
A witness and the Red Cross in Guinea say that a teenage boy was shot dead during clashes between security forces and opposition marchers in the ...
22 people injured in Macedonia ethnic protests
Macedonian police say at least 22 people, including 13 police officers, have been injured in protests in the capital city of Skopje. The protests, ...
Beppe Grillo's protest group wins Italian hearts
It says a lot about the political mood in Italy that when an unidentified package arrived at comic-turned-political leader Beppe Grillo's house, the ...
Iraqi Sunni official announces resignation
Iraq's Sunni finance minister drew cheers from anti-government protesters Friday when he announced he will resign from the government, further ...
Palestinian prime minister evacuated from protest
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad was evacuated after inhaling tear gas on Friday during a demonstration in the West Bank against Israel's ...
Berlin wall removal stalls amid protests
Hundreds of angry protesters on Friday prevented construction workers from removing a section of one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin ...
Berlin wall removal project stalls amid protests
Hundreds of angry protesters on Friday prevented construction workers from removing a section of one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin ...
Austerity triggers novel protests in Portugal
A Portuguese revolutionary song from 40 years ago is haunting the bailed-out country's government. Anti-austerity protesters are hounding senior ...