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/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1454-protests-demonstrations.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861522-palace-egypt-protesters-police-clash.html CAIRO (AP) — Protesters denouncing Egypt's Islamist president hurled stones and firebombs through the gates of his palace gates on Friday, clashing with security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons, as more than a week of political violence came to Mohammed Morsi's symbolic doorstep for the first time. The streets outside the presidential palace w... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861522-palace-egypt-protesters-police-clash.html 2013-02-01T22:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861236-iraq-sunnis-protest-al-qaida-front-calls-to-arms.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of Sunni protesters blocked a major highway in western Iraq on Friday, as an al-Qaida-affiliated group called on Sunnis to take up arms against the Shiite-led government. The rally comes at a time of mounting sectarian tensions in Iraq. Minority Sunnis complain of official discrimination against them, and the arrests of bo... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861236-iraq-sunnis-protest-al-qaida-front-calls-to-arms.html 2013-02-01T15:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859774-union-agrees-to-wal-mart-protests.html Labor groups say they will end their picketing at Wal-Mart stores for at least 60 days as part of a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board. But they vowed they will continue to press the world's largest retailer to better overall working conditions, including wages. The agreement, announced by the labor board Thursday, comes after the discount... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1859774-union-agrees-to-wal-mart-protests.html 2013-01-31T22:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860082-egypts-police-regain-mubarak-era-notoriety.html CAIRO (AP) — With near impunity and the backing of the Islamist president, Egyptian police have been accused of firing wildly at protesters, beating them and lashing out with deadly force in clashes across much of the country the past week, regaining their Hosni Mubarak-era notoriety as a tool of repression. In the process, nearly 60 people have been kill... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1860082-egypts-police-regain-mubarak-era-notoriety.html 2013-01-31T19:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859142-egypts-political-factions-denounce-violence.html CAIRO (AP) — Representatives from across Egypt's political spectrum held a rare meeting Thursday to denounce violence, hours before a fresh call for a new wave of mass protests across the country aimed at pressuring Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to accept opposition demands to form a national government and amend the constitution. Hosted by Egypt's pr... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859142-egypts-political-factions-denounce-violence.html 2013-01-31T19:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858308-greek-doctors-public-transport-workers-strike.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek doctors, port workers and public transport staff in the country's capital walked off the job Thursday in strikes against deeply unpopular austerity measures that have seen incomes slashed as the country struggles to emerge from a deep financial crisis. The country's main unions also announced a nationwide general strike for Feb... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1858308-greek-doctors-public-transport-workers-strike.html 2013-01-31T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858128-china-14-guilty-pollution-protest-violence.html BEIJING (AP) — Fourteen people pleaded guilty to encouraging a riot in eastern China last year in which the local Communist Party chief was stripped half-naked in a mass protest that ultimately forced the local government to scrap a wastewater treatment project. The official Xinhua News Agency said the defendants were prosecuted Wednesday on charges of en... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1858128-china-14-guilty-pollution-protest-violence.html 2013-01-31T08:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857360-week-unrest-weakens-egypts-islamist-leader.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president has been significantly weakened by a week of violent protests across much of the country, with his popularity eroding, the powerful military implicitly criticizing him and some of his ultraconservative Islamist backers distancing themselves from him. In his seven months since becoming Egypt's first freely elected pr... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857360-week-unrest-weakens-egypts-islamist-leader.html 2013-01-30T19:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855836-egypt-liberals-islamists-add-pressure-morsi.html CAIRO (AP) — A hardline Islamist party normally allied to Egypt's president joined the liberal opposition on Wednesday in calling for a national unity government as part of a plan aimed at ending the eruption of political violence that has shaken the country and left more than 60 dead the past week. The unusual joint call puts further pressure on Islamist... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855836-egypt-liberals-islamists-add-pressure-morsi.html 2013-01-30T18:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855956-protesters-break-govt-building-athens.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesters forced their way into a government building in Greece's latest anti-austerity protests Wednesday, reaching just outside a minister's office before being expelled and clashing with riot police outside. Police detained more than 30 protesters, most union heads, sparking clashes with about 200 demonstrators gathered outside t... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855956-protesters-break-govt-building-athens.html 2013-01-30T15:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855308-myanmar-abolishes-25-year-ban-public-gatherings.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's nearly 2-year-old reformist government has abolished a ban on public gatherings of more than five people that was ordered in 1988 on the day a military junta took power after crushing nationwide pro-democracy protests. The state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper reported Tuesday that Order No 2/88 was abolished as it was not in l... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1855308-myanmar-abolishes-25-year-ban-public-gatherings.html 2013-01-30T00:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850354-egypt-army-chief-warns-collapse.html PORT SAID, Egypt (AP) — Residents of this Mediterranean coastal city burying their dead from Egypt's wave of political violence vented their fury at Egypt's Islamist president and the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday, demanding his ouster and virtually declaring a revolt against his rule, as the head of the military warned Egypt may collapse under the weight of its turmoil. ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850354-egypt-army-chief-warns-collapse.html 2013-01-29T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1854476-whos-who-egypts-latest-political-crisis.html CAIRO (AP) — Following are the main players in Egypt's latest political crisis, which began around the time of the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against Hosni Mubarak's rule. At least 60 people have died so far in political violence. — President Mohammed Morsi, the longtime Muslim Brotherhood figure who became Egypt's first freely electe... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1854476-whos-who-egypts-latest-political-crisis.html 2013-01-29T20:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1854364-egypt-clashes-spill-landmark-cairo-hotel.html CAIRO (AP) — Looters broke into a Nile-side luxury hotel in the Egyptian capital early Tuesday, taking advantage of clashes in the streets outside to trash shops and the lobby before police and demonstrators alerted via social media drove them out, a hotel spokeswoman said. The break in, which happened despite the presence of hundreds of riot police nearb... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1854364-egypt-clashes-spill-landmark-cairo-hotel.html 2013-01-29T18:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851824-masked-black-bloc-mystery-egypt-unrest.html CAIRO (AP) — An unpredictable new element has entered Egypt's wave of political unrest: a mysterious group of masked young men called the Black Bloc who present themselves as the defenders of protesters opposed to the Islamist president's rule. They boast that they're willing to use force to fight back against Islamists who have attacked protesters in the... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1851824-masked-black-bloc-mystery-egypt-unrest.html 2013-01-28T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850824-french-autoworkers-disrupt-peugeot-citroen-plant.html AULNAY-SOUS-BOIS, France (AP) — A few hundred French striking autoworkers are disrupting production at a key Peugeot Citroen plant north of Paris, protesting layoffs linked to its pending closure. France's largest automaker, struggling to compete in Europe's stagnant car market, is cutting 8,000 jobs and closing the Aulnay-sous-Bois factory. Workers from ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1850824-french-autoworkers-disrupt-peugeot-citroen-plant.html 2013-01-28T12:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1850610-greece-grapples-with-strikes-despite-mobilization.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking bus drivers in Athens have defied a court order to return to their jobs, extending last week's protests by subway employees over government-imposed salary cuts for public sector workers. A Union representing public bus drivers in the Greek capital continued their rolling 24-hour strikes Monday, a day after a court ruled thei... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1850610-greece-grapples-with-strikes-despite-mobilization.html 2013-01-28T12:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1848778-egypt-declares-emergency-3-provinces.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of change. Angry and almost screaming, Mohammed Morsi vowed in a televised add... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1848778-egypt-declares-emergency-3-provinces.html 2013-01-27T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849252-pro-gay-marriage-protesters-hit-paris-streets.html PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in Paris Sunday in support of a government-sponsored bill that would legalize marriage and adoption for same-sex couples. Demonstrators waved banners emblazoned with phrases such as "Equality of rights is not a threat" as they began marching Sunday from Denfert-Rochereau square in the southern part of the c... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1849252-pro-gay-marriage-protesters-hit-paris-streets.html 2013-01-27T16:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1848984-iranian-workers-demand-south-korea-return-funds.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — About 1,000 Iranian workers have staged a protest rally in front of the South Korean Embassy in Tehran demanding the return of $70 million allegedly held by Seoul after a collapsed business deal. Employees of Iran's Entekhab Industrial Group claim South Korea has blocked a refund of the money after a failed bid in 2010 to buy Daewoo El... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1848984-iranian-workers-demand-south-korea-return-funds.html 2013-01-27T11:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1848170-thousands-portuguese-teachers-protest-big-cut.html LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Thousands of teachers from around Portugal are marching in downtown Lisbon to protest proposed spending cuts they say will slash €1 billion ($1.3 billion) from the education budget. Unions say the government plans to privatize many public schools and cut around 50,000 sector jobs. Union spokesman Mario Nogueira says the plans revea... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1848170-thousands-portuguese-teachers-protest-big-cut.html 2013-01-26T18:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847664-iraq-2-soldiers-killed-rally-shooting-site.html FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — Gunmen killed two Iraqi soldiers and abducted three others in Fallujah on Saturday as hundreds of mourners gathered in the restive western city for the funeral of protesters killed during a shooting by army troops a day earlier, according to officials. The attacks and kidnappings appeared to be in retaliation for the deaths of protes... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847664-iraq-2-soldiers-killed-rally-shooting-site.html 2013-01-26T11:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1847594-greeks-protest-transport-workers-pay-cuts.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek workers have marched to parliament to protest upcoming pay cuts for transport workers and the government emergency decree that forced subway employees to end their strike. The march Saturday by 2,000 members of the PAME union was peaceful. On Friday, Greek riot police stormed the Athens subway depot to make sure that metro work... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1847594-greeks-protest-transport-workers-pay-cuts.html 2013-01-26T10:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847440-iraqi-insurgents-try-to-harness-opposition-rage.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi insurgents are trying to capitalize on the rage of anti-government protesters and the instability caused by rising civil unrest, complicating the government's efforts to stamp out a resurgent al-Qaida and other militants. Organizers of the protests attracting minority Iraqi Sunnis insist they have no links to terrorist groups. Yet Ira... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847440-iraqi-insurgents-try-to-harness-opposition-rage.html 2013-01-26T08:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846410-abortion-opponents-march-washington.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-abortion demonstrators from around the country marched through Washington to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to protest a landmark court decision that legalized abortion. The annual event took on added significance for many in the crowd because this year marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court deci... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846410-abortion-opponents-march-washington.html 2013-01-26T03:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1847140-angry-protests-leave-7-dead-egypt-anniversary.html CAIRO (AP) — Violence erupted across Egypt on Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets to deliver an angry backlash against President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood, demanding regime change on the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak. At least seven people were killed. Two years to the day after protesters firs... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1847140-angry-protests-leave-7-dead-egypt-anniversary.html 2013-01-26T01:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845386-angry-protests-clashes-egypt-anniversary.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians delivered an angry backlash against President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the start of the country's revolution with tens of thousands filling major squares and streets around the country to call for a new regime change. Two years to the day that protesters first rose up aga... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845386-angry-protests-clashes-egypt-anniversary.html 2013-01-25T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845356-violence-erupts-iraq-rally-5-protesters-killed.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi troops opened fire on stone-throwing Sunni demonstrators in the country's restive west on Friday, leading to the deaths of at least five protesters — the first fatalities in more than a month of anti-government rallies. Two soldiers were also killed, apparently in retaliation. The violence is likely to exacerbate tensions between the ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845356-violence-erupts-iraq-rally-5-protesters-killed.html 2013-01-25T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845762-bahrain-protests-flare-up-rally-blocked.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Hundreds of anti-government protesters have clashed with riot police in Bahrain's capital after authorities denied a request for a major opposition rally. Friday's confrontations included police firing tear gas at protesters in the narrow streets of Manama's traditional market area. The unrest came after authorities rejected a reque... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845762-bahrain-protests-flare-up-rally-blocked.html 2013-01-25T13:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845672-20-detained-moscow-rally-anti-gay-bill.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police detained 20 gay rights campaigners and militant Orthodox Christian activists Friday near the country's parliament as it overwhelmingly backed a bill that would ban "homosexual propaganda." Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, voted 388-1-1 for the law that makes public events and dissemination of information on ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845672-20-detained-moscow-rally-anti-gay-bill.html 2013-01-25T13:48:00Z