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Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law

Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday ...

US urges Sudan's protesters and army to resume talks

Activists called off a general strike and civil disobedience campaign as more businesses reopened and traffic returned to its ...

Scott Warren

Jury can't decide on charges against Arizona border activist

A U.S. jury could not reach a verdict Tuesday against a border activist charged with conspiracy to transport and harbor ...

Artist pays homage to murdered Colombia rights activists

The names of the dead are filling Colombia's storied Bolivar Plaza. One by one, renowned artist Doris Salcedo led volunteers ...

George Ryan

Death-penalty trial panned in state that ended punishment

A perplexed prospective juror at the trial of a former graduate student charged with kidnapping and killing a University of ...

Progressives out to oust '20 House Dems try to focus fervor

Activists hoping to defeat House Democrats in next year's primary elections with more progressive and diverse challengers are ...

Indian theater and film personality Girish Karnad dies at 81

Girish Karnad, a top Indian playwright, actor and director and a rights activist, died Monday after a prolonged illness.

Sex abuse crisis tops agenda as Southern Baptists convene

The Southern Baptist Convention gathers for its annual national meeting Tuesday with one sobering topic — sex abuse by clergy ...

Albania president cancels elections, citing tense climate

Albania's president on Saturday canceled upcoming municipal elections, citing the need to reduce political tensions in the ...

Italy World Oceans Day activists form a big heart

Volunteers from the environmental campaign group Greenpeace on Saturday formed a giant heart on an Italian beach to mark ...

Decision in Arizona border activist's trial now with jury

Jurors in the criminal trial of an Arizona border activist started deliberating Friday whether he was fulfilling a ...

Kamala Harris

Iowa Democrats warn that Kamala Harris' 'star is fading'

Tim Bottaro was ready to endorse Kamala Harris. He planned an event for the California senator in Sioux City, Iowa, buying ...

Did Biden go green enough? Green New Deal advocates split

The climate change activists who vaulted the Green New Deal to prominence in the 2020 presidential campaign got what they ...

The cast of Broadway's 'Ain't Too Proud' very proud of show

For Jeremy Pope, the idea of playing one of The Temptations was a daunting proposition. Thankfully, he got some advice and ...

Sudan protesters say 40 bodies pulled from Nile in capital

More than 40 bodies of people slain by Sudanese security forces were pulled from the Nile River in the capital of Khartoum, ...

The Latest: Sudan protesters increase death toll to 108

The latest on developments in Sudan (all times local): 11:25 p.m. Sudanese protest organizers are reporting seven more deaths ...

Americans think fake news is big problem, blame politicians

Half of U.S. adults consider fake news a major problem, and they mostly blame politicians and activists for it, according to ...

Sudanese forces clamp down in capital, clash with protesters

Pro-democracy protesters defied Sudan's military rulers Tuesday, carrying out scattered demonstrations around the capital of ...

Hong Kong activists hold Tiananmen candlelight vigil

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered Tuesday night to mark 30 years since China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy ...

35 dead as Sudan troops move against democracy protesters

Sudan's ruling military moved to crush the protest movement opposing its grip on power as security forces overran the main ...