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Anti-Japan protests across China on war anniversary Thousands of anti-Japan protesters rallied across China over a territorial row on Tuesday, a key historical anniversary, as Japanese firms including car giant Toyota shut or scaled back production.
18 сентября 2012
One year on, at least 180 held in Occupy protests Protesters from Occupy Wall Street hit New York City streets again Monday to mark their one-year anniversary, disrupting access to the stock exchange, as police detained more than 180 people.
18 сентября 2012
Thousands rally in Pakistan against anti-Islam film Thousands of people rallied across Pakistan on Sunday to denounce an anti-Islam film with protestors burning US flags and effigies of President Barack Obama, and calling to sever ties with Washington.
17 сентября 2012
Photo courtesy of gawker.com US powerless to act against anti-Islam inciters As anti-American protests erupt in the Muslim world, the United States is powerless to act against those who incited the violence due to the freedoms enshrined in its cherished constitution.
16 сентября 2012
Protesters blow whistles against New York police New Yorkers blew whistles Thursday in protests against the police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy aimed at getting guns off the streets.
16 сентября 2012
Violence explodes as Muslims protest anti-Islam film Furious protesters targeted symbols of US influence in cities across the Muslim world on Friday, attacking embassies, schools and restaurants in retaliation for a film that mocks Islam.
16 сентября 2012
Iran tells US to 'punish' makers of anti-Islam film Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday demanded the United States punish those behind an anti-Islam film blamed for sparking violent protests in the Middle East and North Africa.
14 сентября 2012
US police protect suspected anti-Islam filmmaker The man suspected of producing a crude film lampooning the Prophet Mohammed has been placed under police protection after protests erupted around the world.
14 сентября 2012
Obama: Egypt no ally but no enemy either Egypt is neither an ally nor an enemy of the United States, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in the wake of a violent protest at the US embassy in Cairo.
14 сентября 2012
Boris Berezovsky. ©RIA Novosti Russia state TV claims 'exiled oligarch behind Pussy Riot' Self-exiled Russian oligarch and Kremlin foe Boris Berezovsky was involved in organising Pussy Riot's performance in a Moscow cathedral.
13 сентября 2012
<i>Innocence of Muslims</i>. Photo courtesy of realitatea.net Mystery over filmmakers behind anti-Islam movie Mystery remained Wednesday over exactly who was behind the anti-Islam film which sparked deadly protests in the Middle East, amid conflicting claims of Jewish or Coptic Christian involvement.
13 сентября 2012
One dead as Islamists storm US missions in Libya, Egypt An armed mob protesting a film deemed offensive to Islam attacked the US consulate in Benghazi Tuesday killing a US official, hours after angry Islamists stormed Washington's embassy in Cairo.
12 сентября 2012
Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois. ©REUTERS/Olivier Jean Quebec separatists set for election win Quebec's separatists look to sweep back into power in elections Tuesday, buoyed by rising frustration with the current leadership and months of student protests over a planned tuition hike.
05 сентября 2012
South Africa miners to be freed South African courts are due Monday to start releasing 270 miners arrested over the deaths of fellow workers shot by police, after the murder charges against them were provisionally dropped.
04 сентября 2012
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. ©REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 'I love Russia, hate Putin' says jailed Pussy Riot activist One of the three members of punk band Pussy Riot jailed last month for a protest in a Russian cathedral launched a fierce new attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a magazine interview.
03 сентября 2012
Mexico court rejects bid to scrap presidential vote Mexico's electoral tribunal rejected Thursday a left-wing bid to overturn the presidential election win of Enrique Pena Nieto, as protesters shouted "fraud" and threw stones at the court.
31 августа 2012
Violence breaks out at massive Chile student protest Clashes broke out Tuesday in Santiago between police and tens of thousand of demonstrators demanding education reform.
29 августа 2012
Photo courtesy of designyourway.net Two Tibetans self-immolate in China: groups Two Tibetan men have died after setting fire to themselves in China, a US broadcaster and two overseas pressure groups said Tuesday, taking the number of such protests to more than 50 since 2009.
28 августа 2012
Libyan interim Interior Minister Fawzi Abdelali. ©REUTERS/Ismail Zetouni Libya's under-fire interior minister quits Interior Minister Fawzi Abdelali resigned on Sunday after coming under fire for the performance of security forces during a surge of violence that has rocked Libya, an official from his office told AFP.
28 августа 2012
Russia to question Kasparov over 'biting policeman' Former chess champion turned opposition leader Garry Kasparov was set Monday to face police questioning after he was detained at a protest during the Pussy Riot trial and accused of biting a policeman.
21 августа 2012

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