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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HIV positive patients seek action against doctor
September 5th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Wearing black badges, around 100 HIV positive people Monday staged a demonstration outside the West Bengal health department headquarters here demanding punishment for a government doctor ... Read more...
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Anna supporters picket Congress MP’s Jammu home
August 23rd, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 23 (IANS) Around 50 supporters of Anna Hazare held a demonstration outside the house of Congress MP Madan Lal Sharma here, responding to the call of the activist ... Read more...
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Mubarak’s ex-chief of staff to stand office abuse trial
August 18th, 2011 - 6:38 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egypt's former presidential chief of staff Zakaria Azmi, once among the country's most powerful officials, will go on trial on charges of abuse of office.Azmi ... Read more...
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No live coverage of Mubarak trial from now on (Lead)
August 15th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Aug 15 (IANS) The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was Monday adjourned till Sep 5, with the judge announcing that no TV cameras will be allowed in ... Read more...
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Protesting BJP workers taken into custody
August 11th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Nearly a thousand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including several leaders, were Thursday taken into custody during a protest march here to condemn the ... Read more...
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Advani meets Pranab, complains about police crackdown
August 10th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Upset over the crackdown on party youth activists in the capital, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L.K. Advani Wednesday met Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Chidambaram cornered, should resign: BJP
August 10th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Blaming Home Minister P. Chidambaram for the crackdown on its workers here Tuesday, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said he had been ... Read more...
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Delhi Police chief meets Chidambaram
August 10th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Delhi Police said Police Commissioner B.K. Gupta met union Home minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday but it denied reports that the two discussed Tuesday's ... Read more...
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Four killed in police firing near Pune (Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 9 (IANS) Three men and a woman were killed near here Tuesday when police fired at thousands of farmers who blocked highways and turned violent to protest government ... Read more...
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At least six killed in Kabul, Afghanistan clashes
August 9th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least six people were killed and 18 others were wounded during clashes triggered by land disputes in Kabul, Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.The clashes broke out at ... Read more...
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Youth Congress activists baton-charged in Lucknow
August 8th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 8 (IANS) Youth Congress activists were baton-charged as they turned violent after police prevented them from marching towards the state assembly here while demonstrating against the Mayawati-led ... Read more...
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Lawmaker arrested in immigration protest at White House
July 28th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 28 (IANS/EFE) Rep. Luis Gutierrez was arrested for staging a sit-in in front of the White House to demand that President Barack Obama stop the deportations of ... Read more...
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Afghans protest Pakistani shelling
July 11th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of people Monday took to the streets in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad to protest shelling from the Pakistani side of the border, ... Read more...
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70 injured in Bangladesh clashes
July 10th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) Around 70 people, including 10 policemen, were injured in separate clashes in Bangladesh during a 30-hour countrywide strike Sunday to protest against dropping the words "absolute ... Read more...
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Over 1,600 held in Malaysia for protests
July 10th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 10 (IANS) Over 1,600 people who participated in street rallies in the Malaysian capital city Saturday were arrested, police said Sunday.The 1,667 arrested activists were later released, ... Read more...
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Italians protest high-speed rail link to France
July 4th, 2011 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 4 (IANS) Hundreds of demonstrators Sunday clashed with police in Italy protesting the construction of a high-speed rail link to France, Xinhua reported.About 50 police officers were injured ... Read more...
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Syria vows to ‘overcome protests’ within two months
June 27th, 2011 - 3:03 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Syria hopes to gain control over the ongoing anti-government protests in two months.Syrian parliament speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash said Sunday that the anti-government uprising in Syria ... Read more...
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Mubarak trial demanded by protest victims’ kin
June 25th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 25 (IANS/AKI) Relatives of those killed during Egypt's 18-day protests that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak from power in February have now issued a statement demanding ... Read more...
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Six killed in firing on protesters in Syria
June 25th, 2011 - 4:52 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 25 (IANS) At least six people were killed Friday in Syria as thousands of anti-government protesters took to streets in cities demanding freedom and reforms, Xinhua reported.Armed groups ... Read more...
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Greek government survives confidence vote
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:30 am ICT by BNO News
ATHENS, GREECE (BNO NEWS) -- The Greek government led by Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday survived a confidence vote by 155 votes to 143 with two abstentions, the state-run ANA-MPA news ... Read more...
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12 Arabs killed for violating Golan Heights truce line
June 5th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Israeli military killed 12 Arabs, including a child, and wounded at least 220 when they tried to storm the ceasefire line in the Golan ... Read more...
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