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April 19, 2019

Northern Ireland police release video in hunt for killer

Police in Northern Ireland searched for multiple suspects Friday after the fatal shooting of a journalist during rioting in ...

April 17, 2019

Pussy Riot protest group member briefly detained in Moscow

One of the protesters who barged onto the field last year to disrupt the World Cup final in Russia was briefly detained ...

April 13, 2019

Thousands rally in Serbia against populist leader Vucic

Thousands in Serbia protested again Saturday against populist President Aleksandar Vucic as riot police deployed inside the ...

March 24, 2019

France investigates after older protester is injured in Nice

French authorities are investigating the case of an older female protester who suffered head injuries when police charged ...

March 23, 2019

French yellow vests protest in Paris amid tighter security

Thousands of French yellow vest demonstrators were marching through Paris on Saturday as authorities enforced bans on ...

March 17, 2019

Paris cleans up riot debris as support fades for protesters

Business owners, city employees and construction workers dug in Sunday to clean up one of the world's most glamorous avenues, ...

March 16, 2019

French protesters riot in Paris, accuse Macron of "hot air"

French yellow vest protesters set life-threatening fires, smashed up luxury stores in Paris and clashed with police Saturday ...

March 16, 2019

The Latest: French protesters slam Macron's 'empty words'

The Latest on yellow vest protests in France (all times local): 7:10 p.m. Yellow vest protesters say they have turned out in ...

March 08, 2019

Turkish police use tear gas to disperse women's march

Riot police in Istanbul fired tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators who tried to march along the city's main ...

March 08, 2019

South Dakota passes bills to discourage Keystone XL rioting

South Dakota is poised to approve laws aimed at potential protests against the planned Keystone XL oil pipeline, seeking to ...

January 11, 2019

Greek minister criticizes police over clashes with teachers

Greece's public order minister strongly criticized riot police for their handling of a violent protest Friday by school ...

January 10, 2019

The Latest: Opposition candidate Fayulu denounces results

The Latest on Congo's presidential election (all times local): 5:50 a.m. Opposition candidate Martin Fayulu denounced the ...

January 08, 2019

The Latest: Congo police gather outside electoral commission

The Latest on Congo's presidential election (all times local): 10:55 p.m. Anti-riot police are gathering outside Congo's ...

January 05, 2019

France: Year's 1st yellow vest event brings tear gas, fires

French security forces fired tear gas and flash-balls after a march through picturesque central Paris went from peaceful to ...

December 21, 2018

The Latest: Catalan separatists march in Barcelona

The Latest on Spanish Cabinet meeting being held in Barcelona (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Thousands of people are marching ...

December 21, 2018

Clashes erupt as Spanish Cabinet holds meeting in Catalonia

Thousands of pro-independence protesters angry about Spain's Cabinet holding a meeting in Catalonia blocked roads across the ...

December 15, 2018

The Latest: French official reports 8th protest death

The Latest on France protests (all times local): 10:35 p.m. The French interior minister says that an eighth person has died ...

December 09, 2018

Big rally by Malaysia Muslims calls for upholding privileges

Tens of thousands of Malaysian Muslims rallied Saturday in Kuala Lumpur against any attempt to strip the ethnic Malay ...

December 08, 2018

Clashes as yellow vest protests grow in Belgium, Netherlands

Belgian police fired tear gas and water cannons at yellow-vested protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister ...