Clashes in Paris as thousands march against Israel offensiveClashes erupted in Paris on Sunday as thousands of people protested against Israel and in support of residents in the Gaza Strip, where a six-day conflict has left 168 Palestinians dead.
14 July 2014
Police arrest 500 after huge Hong Kong protestHong Kong police arrested more than 500 protesters at a sit-in early Wednesday following a huge pro-democracy rally that organisers said mobilised half a million people demanding the right to choose their next leader.
02 July 2014
Thousands gather for Hong Kong pro-democracy marchCarrying banners and chanting slogans, thousands of protesters gathered for a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong that organisers say could be the largest since the city was handed back to China.
02 July 2014
Police arrest 21 in Hong Kong new town protestPolice used pepper spray to scatter protesters at Hong Kong's government headquarters in an angry rally against plans for a new town development, with 21 arrested, officials said.
14 June 2014
Angry protests in India's capital over power blackoutsAngry protests broke out in India's capital overnight over power blackouts as summer temperatures soar, fuelling concerns of a repeat of an electricity crisis two years ago, police said.
12 June 2014
France hit by national train strikeFrench commuters faced traffic chaos Wednesday amid a national train strike called by trade unions in protest against a proposed railway reform aimed at containing the sector's soaring debt.
11 June 2014
Protests after Nigeria's ousted central bank chief named new emirHundreds of youths took to the streets of Nigeria's second biggest city on Sunday to protest against naming the ousted central bank chief Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano, the country's number two Muslim leader.
09 June 2014
Thousands call for elections in HaitiThousands of Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince Thursday to demand that President Michel Martelly step down and new elections be held.
06 June 2014
China detains 29 Xinjiang 'terrorist suspects'China has detained 29 people described as "terrorist suspects" in its ethnically divided western region of Xinjiang, state media said Thursday, as authorities crack down following several deadly attacks.
Global protest reads names of 100,000 Syria deadActivists began reading the names of 100,000 people killed in Syria outside UN headquarters on Monday, in a modest launch of what they hope will be a global protest.
03 June 2014
Gunfire in C. Africa capital amid anti-government protestsSecurity forces fired warning shots as protesters in Bangui demanded the resignation of the interim government and the removal of foreign troops from Central African Republic on Friday, a military source said.
31 May 2014
Ukraine forces suffer fresh losses in separatist eastUkrainian forces have suffered fresh losses in a rebel raid in the separatist east as the newly-elected president promised to hold his first talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin on easing the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.
29 May 2014
Abkhazia leader forced to flee, denounces coup bidOpposition protesters stormed the presidency in Abkhazia overnight in what the leader of the Georgian breakaway region called a coup attempt, Russian news agencies said.
28 May 2014
Man strips naked outside White HouseUS Secret Service personnel sprang into action Friday outside the White House when a man stripped naked in what appeared to be a bizarre form of protest.
24 May 2014
Brazil mobilizes 157,000 security force for World CupBrazil said Friday it is mobilizing 157,000 soldiers and police to ensure security during the World Cup, which opens in 20 days against a backdrop of violent protests and strikes.
24 May 2014
One dead in Istanbul as anti-government protests flareOne man died and about 10 others were injured in Istanbul during violent clashes between police and protesters Thursday, officials said, in the latest eruption of anger against the Turkish government.
Thai army invokes martial law to quell unrestThailand's army declared martial law Tuesday after months of deadly anti-government protests, deploying armed troops in central Bangkok and censoring the media but insisting the move was "not a coup".