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True colours: China summit foments Taiwan's green-blue split
The colours blue and green symbolise the rift between opposing political parties in Taiwan, an entrenched divide that polarises friends and families, with this weekend's historic China summit adding fuel to the fire.
06 November 2015
Violence as anti-capitalist march hits London
Activists set a police car alight and scuffled with riot police in central London as thousands took part in a "Million Mask March" anti-capitalist demonstration night.
06 November 2015
Thousands demonstrate in Czech Republic against migrants
Thousands of people protested against migrants in towns around the Czech Republic, a week after the UN slammed the country's treatment of new arrivals as "degrading".
29 October 2015
Malaysia becoming 'police state' as govt battles scandal: HRW
Malaysia increasingly resembles a "police state" as the government uses repressive laws to silence critics including those demanding the prime minister answer corruption allegations.
27 October 2015
Montenegro PM shrugs off violent demos calling for resignation
Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic brushed off violent protests calling for his resignation, insisting they were not a threat to his country's stability.
27 October 2015
Germany's PEGIDA condemned over 'concentration camp' speech
Germany's xenophobic PEGIDA movement drew widespread condemnation from lawmakers and Jewish groups after a speaker at an anti-refugee rally used Nazi-era rhetoric.
21 October 2015
One seriously hurt as thousands mass in Dresden for anti-migrant rally, counter-protest
Tens of thousands of people massed in the eastern German city of Dresden in counter rallies over the anti-migrant movement PEGIDA, with one demonstrator left seriously injured in a brief clash between the two sides.
20 October 2015
Hollande says Air France turbulence doesn't reflect state of country
French President Francois Hollande said the social turbulence currently gripping Air France, which was rocked by violent protests over job cuts, was not a reflection of the state of the country.
19 October 2015
Staff ends strike at London's National Gallery
A protracted strike by hundreds of staff at London's National Gallery over the outsourcing of some services to the private sector ended.
03 October 2015
Thousands back opposition call for Montenegro govt to quit
Around 3,000 people rallied in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica to back an opposition call for the left-wing government of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to resign.
28 September 2015
Crimea Tatars seek to block peninsula to protest Russian annexation
Hundreds of pro-Kiev activists from Crimea's Tatar community launched a blockade of roads from Ukraine to the Crimean peninsula to protest Russia's seizure of their home region.
21 September 2015
'Change is possible': Thousands join Moscow opposition protest
Thousands of people poured onto Moscow's streets for the first authorised opposition protest in a year-and-a-half, with Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny telling the crowds: "Change is possible."
21 September 2015
Brazil president's own supporters revolt against her austerity plans
When Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff loses the support of someone like longtime backer Edson Silva, perhaps she had better start worrying.
17 September 2015
London march urges UK change of heart on refugees
Tens of thousands of people marched through London in protest against Britain's refugee policy, with new Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn attending in his first political engagement only hours after being elected.
14 September 2015
1.4 mn people at Catalan independence demo: city police
Some 1.4 million people joined a march demanding independence for the Catalonia region from Spain, Barcelona city police said.
12 September 2015
Pressure on Malaysian PM mounts as ex-leader backs protests
Pressure mounted on Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as influential former leader Mahathir Mohamad threw his weight behind mass protests.
31 August 2015
Malaysia PM criticises upcoming demonstration
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak criticised organisers of a weekend protest demanding his ouster, saying the timing and venue of the demonstration would clash with independence day parade rehearsals.
28 August 2015
Brazilians rage against president, corruption
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's resignation, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for runaway corruption,
17 August 2015
Nepal appeals for calm after deadly clashes over constitution
Nepali politicians including Prime Minister Sushil Koirala appealed for calm as hundreds protested against a new constitution for a second day.
12 August 2015
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