Polls open for Irish referendum on gay marriagePolls opened in Ireland for a historic referendum on allowing same-sex marriage that is backed by all the main political parties but opposed by the Catholic Church.
23 May 2015
Prince to lead peace concert in BaltimorePrince announced a peace concert in Baltimore on Mother's Day after the death in police custody of an African American man sparked sometimes violent protests.
Hundreds in New York demand justice for Freddie GraySeveral hundred people protested in New York demanding police reform and justice for the African-American man who died from injuries sustained in custody in Baltimore.
02 May 2015
Femen and her father ruin France's Marine Le Pen's big dayBare-chested Femen activists making Nazi salutes disrupted a speech by France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen at her National Front party's traditional May 1 rally in Paris.
Brazilians march against Rousseff governmentHundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets, venting anger over government corruption and economic drift a month after larger protests gathered.
Seven months on, Ferguson shooting takes its tollSeven months under the wrong kind of spotlight is taking its toll on Ferguson as it tries to move past the dark shadow cast by the police killing of unarmed black teenager.
14 March 2015
Tens of thousands march for slain Russian opposition leader NemtsovTens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow to honour the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in the highest-profile assassination of Vladimir Putin's rule.
US, Latin America worry over Venezuela tensionsThe United States and Latin American nations voiced concerns Friday over political tensions in Venezuela after the socialist government arrested the opposition mayor of Caracas in an alleged coup plot.