http://www.mail.com/subjects/1454-protests-demonstrations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1454-protests-demonstrations.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html BEIRUT (AP) — Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, was overrun in late February by rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The ... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092520-report-torture-evidence-syrian-prisons.html 2013-05-17T18:31:02Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html KUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in order to let the public vent frustration. The gathering in downtown Kunming — the second one in the city this mo... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2090088-residents-shout-protest-refinery-china.html 2013-05-16T11:53:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089742-bahrain-demonstrator-jailed-flag-insult.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A Bahrain demonstrator was sentenced to three months in prison Thursday for hanging a Bahrain flag from his truck during a 2011 rally, a defense lawyer said, in one of the first cases based on tougher codes for alleged insults to the Gulf nation's ruler or symbols. The specific charges were unclear, but prosecutors argued that drapi... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089742-bahrain-demonstrator-jailed-flag-insult.html 2013-05-16T10:30:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087336-wave-bombings-kills-33-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials said. The bloodshed came amid growing tensions between the Shiite-led government and minority Sunnis following a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087336-wave-bombings-kills-33-iraq.html 2013-05-15T20:01:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in some parts of the West Bank clashing with Israeli security forces. Every May 15, Palestinians hold rallies to commemorate the "nakba," or "catastrophe" — the term the... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086806-palestinians-mark-their-1948-displacement.html 2013-05-15T16:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084404-kenyan-protesters-release-pigs-parliament-pay.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly three dozen piglets were released and animal blood spilled Tuesday at an entrance to Kenya's parliament as civil society activists protested what they called parliament's greedy salary demands. Police fired tear gas and water cannons and swung their batons to disperse the protesters, who gathered in what was dubbed the "Occupy... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:31:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084404-kenyan-protesters-release-pigs-parliament-pay.html 2013-05-14T16:31:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081262-search-ends-bangladesh-death-toll-1127.html SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of the worst garment-industry disaster in history ended Monday with the death toll at a staggering 1,127. Bangladesh's government also agreed to allow garment workers t... Mon, 13 May 2013 23:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081262-search-ends-bangladesh-death-toll-1127.html 2013-05-13T23:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082516-attacks-sunni-mosques-fuel-fears-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007. Majority Shiites control the levers of power in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Wishing to rebuild the nation rather than revert to o... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:16:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082516-attacks-sunni-mosques-fuel-fears-iraq.html 2013-05-13T20:16:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082134-verdict-trial-egypt-activist-june-3.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday. Ahmed Douma is the first prominent critic of President Mohammed Morsi to be tried on this charge, though many others have been detained. He is also accused of disturbing the peace. His lawyers sa... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:15:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2082134-verdict-trial-egypt-activist-june-3.html 2013-05-13T20:15:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobili... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:29:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081722-togo-opposition-protests-activists-death-jail.html LOME, Togo (AP) — Activists in Togo charged Monday that a detained leader died in custody after authorities refused a request to bring him to a hospital, the latest dispute between the government and an increasingly vocal opposition. Kodjo Yakanou was among the opposition supporters who have been detained for questioning for months in connection with the ... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:33:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081722-togo-opposition-protests-activists-death-jail.html 2013-05-13T15:33:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081736-security-forces-tear-gas-protesters-ivory-coast.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Security forces in Ivory Coast used teargas to disperse hundreds of students demonstrating Monday against overcrowded classrooms and empty libraries at the country's largest university, sending at least two students to the hospital with injuries, according to witnesses. The demonstration had been timed to coincide with an appea... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:02:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081736-security-forces-tear-gas-protesters-ivory-coast.html 2013-05-13T15:02:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080562-libyan-officials-work-militia-siege.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Officials at two Libyan government ministries returned to work Sunday after nearly two weeks of protests by militia fighters, who blocked the entrances to the buildings. Militias, many comprised of former rebels who fought in Libya's eight-month civil war that toppled Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, have mushroomed in size and power in the ... Sun, 12 May 2013 19:57:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2080562-libyan-officials-work-militia-siege.html 2013-05-12T19:57:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2079234-thousands-israel-protest-proposed-budget.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say protesters are marching in Tel Aviv over proposed tax hikes and benefit cuts. Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said about two thousand rallied Saturday night. Protesters are angry over the proposed decrees by Israel's new finance minister Yair Lapid who started his job several weeks ago. ... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:04:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2079234-thousands-israel-protest-proposed-budget.html 2013-05-11T19:04:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079054-gabon-thousands-march-ritual-killings.html LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Thousands of Gabonese people marched to protest ritual killings, in which people are murdered so their body parts can be used in amulets to bring good luck. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, Gabon's first lady, led the event Saturday along with Christian and Muslim religious leaders. The president of the Association for the Fight against Ritu... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:26:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079054-gabon-thousands-march-ritual-killings.html 2013-05-11T18:26:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078944-pro-berlusconi-rally-italy-draws-cheers-jeers.html ROME (AP) — Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction by a Milan appeals court for tax fraud, cheering their hero as police in riot gear separated them from jeering opponents. The backers turned out for the "Everyone for Silvio" rally by his Freedo... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:23:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078944-pro-berlusconi-rally-italy-draws-cheers-jeers.html 2013-05-11T18:23:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078668-egypt-arrests-3-suspected-al-qaida-militants.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry out suicide attacks on vital installations and an unspecified foreign embassy. Mohammed Ibrahim told a news conference that the men had been in contact with Dawood al-Assady, a leader of al-Qaida... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:06:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078668-egypt-arrests-3-suspected-al-qaida-militants.html 2013-05-11T18:06:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078660-mubarak-retrial-egypt-to-include-evidence.html CAIRO (AP) — The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding commission's report that claims the ex-leader had full knowledge of the extent of the violence used against protesters. The new evidence could weigh heavily in the case, which saw one of the Middle E... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:25:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078660-mubarak-retrial-egypt-to-include-evidence.html 2013-05-11T15:25:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077016-dept-sought-to-change-libya-talking-points.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, with State Department and other senior administration officials asking that references to terror groups and prior warnings be deleted, according to department emails. The latest discl... Sat, 11 May 2013 01:10:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077016-dept-sought-to-change-libya-talking-points.html 2013-05-11T01:10:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077310-anti-militias-protesters-attacked-libya.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday as part of a call for mass demonstrations against the country's unruly militias. Rallies also took place in two other Libyan cities, Benghazi and Tobruk, with hundreds of activists denoun... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077310-anti-militias-protesters-attacked-libya.html 2013-05-11T00:16:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076346-prominent-youth-activist-detained-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited anti-government violence, a security official said, in the latest case of a pro-democracy activist being held over similar charges. The detention sparked a wave of anger among activists and the Apri... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:06:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076346-prominent-youth-activist-detained-egypt.html 2013-05-10T22:06:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076050-israeli-police-guard-women-praying-jewish-site.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish women's group from praying at a sensitive holy site Friday, the first time police have come down on the side of the women and not the protesters. The reversal followed a court order backing t... Fri, 10 May 2013 21:37:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076050-israeli-police-guard-women-praying-jewish-site.html 2013-05-10T21:37:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073660-american-stabbed-us-embassy-cairo.html CAIRO (AP) — An assailant stabbed an American man on Thursday while they were standing outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, security officials said. The area around the U.S. Embassy has been the site of anti-American incidents and violence in the past, but stabbing attacks are uncommon despite political unrest that has roiled Egypt since the 2011 uprising. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073660-american-stabbed-us-embassy-cairo.html 2013-05-09T17:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073762-berlusconi-to-lead-italy-protest-conviction.html ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi will lead his political party in a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, which carries a prison sentence and a ban from public office. The four-year prison term for Italy's former premier and the five-year ban, which were handed down by a Milan appeals court Wednesday, will take effect only if another appeals tribunal — ... Thu, 09 May 2013 12:23:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073762-berlusconi-to-lead-italy-protest-conviction.html 2013-05-09T12:23:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072790-jury-finds-3-guilty-weapons-plant-break-in.html KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 83-year-old nun and two fellow protesters were convicted Wednesday of interfering with national security when they broke into a nuclear weapons facility in Tennessee and defaced a uranium processing plant. It took a jury about 2 ½ hours to find the three protesters guilty of a charge of sabotaging the plant and second charge of ... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:25:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072790-jury-finds-3-guilty-weapons-plant-break-in.html 2013-05-08T23:25:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for several hours before releasing him without charge. Later in the day, in the Gaza Strip, an influential Muslim cleric from Qatar received a hero's welcome in a high-profile visit that deepened the ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070626-israel-releases-top-muslim-cleric-holy-land.html 2013-05-08T20:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071068-egypt-court-upholds-acquittals-2011-battle.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeals court on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of 24 loyalists of Hosni Mubarak who were tried for having organized a medieval-style attack in which the ex-president's supporters riding camels and horses attacked anti-government demonstrators, a pivotal moment in the country's 2011 uprising. The decision by Judge Hamed Abdul... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:38:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071068-egypt-court-upholds-acquittals-2011-battle.html 2013-05-08T18:38:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071750-ivory-coast-gbagbo-fighters-to-return-togo.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — About 200 fighters loyal to former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo will be repatriated from Togo after two years of exile following their country's 2010-11 postelection conflict, government spokesman Bruno Kone said. Kone said the fighters include members of Gbagbo's Defense and Security Forces army and pro-Gbagbo militiam... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071750-ivory-coast-gbagbo-fighters-to-return-togo.html 2013-05-08T17:03:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067980-bulgarian-honor-bid-dc-stirs-holocaust-debate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's Jewish population from deportation — has gotten tangled up in a broader debate about whether the nation is accurately accounting for the actions of its leaders during the Holocaust. The debate ... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:12:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2067980-bulgarian-honor-bid-dc-stirs-holocaust-debate.html 2013-05-07T18:12:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068260-libyas-defense-minister-rescinds-resignation.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's defense minister on Tuesday rescinded his decision to resign in protest over the continuous show of force by militias that stormed government buildings in what Mohammed Al-Barghathi described as an "assault on democracy and elected authorities." Libyan state news agency LANA quoted Al-Barghathi as saying that he withdrew his ... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068260-libyas-defense-minister-rescinds-resignation.html 2013-05-07T15:14:25Z