Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli army in West Bank
February 12th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, Feb 11 (IANS) Two Palestinians were wounded as dozens clashed with Israeli soldiers Saturday in front of an Israeli prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, witnesses said.Israeli ... Read more...
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Romanian prime minister resigns
February 6th, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bucharest, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned Monday along with his cabinet, media reported."It is the time for important political decisions. That is why I made ... Read more...
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Romanian PM resigns
February 6th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc announced Monday the resignation of his government, media reported."It is the time for important political decisions. That is why I ... Read more...
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Animal rights activists protest bullfighting in Colombia
February 6th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 6 (IANS/EFE) Some 180 half-naked people in the northwestern city of Medellin positioned themselves to form the word "stop" to demand an end to bullfighting in Colombia."'Stop. That's ... Read more...
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Protesters storm Syrian consulate in Istanbul
February 6th, 2012 - 3:42 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Feb 6 (IANS) About 400 protesters threw objects and tried to storm the Syrian consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul Sunday, Xinhua reported.The demonstrators chanted slogans against Syrian ... Read more...
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Russia, China kill India-backed resolution on Syria (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS) As a UN Security Council draft resolution to pressure Syria failed after China and Russia voted against it, India said it backed the motion ... Read more...
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Anti-Putin protest thwarted by police
February 1st, 2012 - 3:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A massive police presence in downtown Moscow prevented followers of radical firebrand politician Eduard Limonov from demonstrating Tuesday evening against expected return of Prime ... Read more...
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CBI probe sought into Odisha gangrape
January 30th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) Several social and political activists Monday staged a demonstration in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged gangrape of ... Read more...
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One year on, Egyptians back at Tahrir Square (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 25 (IANS) Thousands of Egyptians gathered Wednesday at Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that ousted president Hosni Mubarak, RIA Novosti reported.Supporters of ... Read more...
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Rally in Moscow for fair presidential vote
January 9th, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 100 people gathered in Moscow Sunday to call for fair presidential elections in March.The protesters turned out at the "Fed-up" rally in central Bolotnaya ... Read more...
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Death penalty sought for Mubarak
January 6th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) Accusing Hosni Mubarak of ordering the killing of anti-regime demonstrators, a prosecutor in the former Egyptian president's trial has demanded death sentence for the leader who ... Read more...
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Omar in Baramulla to assess fallout of CISF firing
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah flew to Boniyar village in Baramulla district Tuesday to assess the situation following a student protesting power shortage being ... Read more...
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Moscow rally halted as police arrest protesters
January 1st, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Russian police arrested protesters trying to attend a Moscow rally Saturday.Around a dozen demonstrators were ushered onto police buses in central Moscow by riot police, BBC ... Read more...
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Cops beat protesting journalists in Honduras
December 14th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) Several people were beaten by police and troops here Tuesday during a protest to demand justice for 24 journalists murdered in Honduras over the last eight ... Read more...
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Occupy protesters confront police across US
December 13th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 13 (IANS) Police in several US cities confronted Occupy protests aimed and shutting down port facilities as part of a nationwide day of protest in the aftermath of ... Read more...
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Protests at Russian embassy in Paris
December 9th, 2011 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 100 people protested outside the Russian embassy in Paris against alleged electoral fraud in the Dec 4 parliamentary elections.The demonstrators, holding slogans in ... Read more...
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BJP MP arrested for road blockade in Maharashtra
November 28th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Nov 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Girish Mahajan was arrested along with 70 others Monday after he launched road blockade to press cotton farmers' ... Read more...
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Occupy protesters celebrate Thanksgiving, residents donate meal
November 25th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New York, Nov 25 (IANS) Occupy protesters across America celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, bringing all the trimmings of a traditional meal without any let up in the over two month ... Read more...
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NCP workers protest against Anna’s remark
November 25th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Nov 25 (IANS) Hundreds of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers staged a demonstration near social activist Anna Hazare's residence here Friday to protest against his remarks ... Read more...
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Anti-Kudankulam struggle to enter 100th day Thursday
November 23rd, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 23 (IANS) The people's struggle against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu enters its 100th day Thursday.The movement against the two 1,000 MW reactors being ... Read more...
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Egypt protests continue despite authorities’ concessions
November 23rd, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Nov 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A televised address by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the chairman of Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), has not changed the mood of ... Read more...
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100 pro-mining agitators held in Goa
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Nearly 100 pro-mining demonstrators were arrested after a scuffle with the police as the protesters called a day-long strike against a possible ban on export of ... Read more...
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Thousands protest pepper spray at California campus
November 22nd, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) As a crowd of thousands protested over police using pepper spray against Occupy protesters at University of California Davis last week, the university chancellor apologised and ... Read more...
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3,000 Afghans protest long-term US deal
November 21st, 2011 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 3,000 people, mostly students, staged a protest in Afghanistan against an agreement that would allow a long-term presence of US troops in the country.A ... Read more...
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Protesters dispersed from Cairo’s Tahrir Square
November 21st, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Nov 20 (IANS) Joint forces of the Egyptian police and military Sunday evening started to evict protesters from central Cairo's Tahrir Square, Xinhua reported, citing Egyptian Nile TV.The military ... Read more...
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Occupy protesters evicted from New York park
November 15th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) Police in full riot gear moved into New York's Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicting hundreds of protesters from the site where the Occupy Wall Street ... Read more...
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Women denounce gender violence in Peru ‘SlutWalk’
November 13th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 13 (IANS/EFE) More than 100 women in seductive dresses went on a "SlutWalk" through the streets of Peruvian capital Lima to denounce gender violence, discrimination and sexual abuse.The ... Read more...
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Occupiers finally arrive at Harvard too!
November 12th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Cambridge (Massachussetts), Nov 12 (IANS) The Occupy Wall Street movement against corporate greed has finally arrived at Harvard University, which as one activist put it ironically produces the very one ... Read more...
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Order will be restored in Libya, says Tunisia
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Oct 22 (IANS) Tunisia is confident that order and stability will be restored in Libya after the death of its former leader Muammar Gaddafi, the Tunisian foreign affairs ministry ... Read more...
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Egypt’s military rulers approve anti-discrimination law
October 16th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) -- Egypt's ruling military council on Saturday approved new amendments to the criminal code punishing all forms of discrimination, nearly one week after Coptic Christian protesters were attacked during ... Read more...
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Scores arrested across US in ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests
October 15th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington/New York, Oct 15 (IANS) Scores of protesters against corporate greed were arrested as the "Occupy Wall Street movement" movement swelled across America leaving police struggling to corral or remove ... Read more...
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Vikram Pandit: ‘Occupy Wall Street’ sentiments understandable
October 13th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Banking giant Citigroup's Indian American CEO Vikram Pandit thinks the sentiments of the Occupy Wall Street protesters are "completely understandable" as US economy recovery fell short ... Read more...
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New York mayor warns protesters to stay away from banks
October 8th, 2011 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
New York, Oct 8 (IANS) New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has warned the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters in his weekly radio show, saying attacks on banks could harm one ... Read more...
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Brazilians protest against corruption
September 21st, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 21 (IANS/EFE) Thousands of people demonstrated Tuesday in downtown Rio de Janeiro against corruption in a citizens' mobilization convened via Internet social networks.Participating in the protest, ... Read more...
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Thousands of Iraqis protest against foreign intervention
September 17th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in the center of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Friday to protest against foreign intervention in the country, ... Read more...
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