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".
20 May 2014
4,000 Chinese nationals await Vietnam evacuationThousands of Chinese nationals are awaiting evacuation from riot-hit Vietnam, state-run media said Monday, as Hanoi moved to stifle fresh protests over a territorial dispute between the two countries.
19 May 2014
Clashes near Sao Paulo airport 27 days from World CupDozens of protesters clashed with police late Friday, throwing fireworks and torching at least two vehicles near Sao Paulo's airport, which has just opened a new international terminal ahead of the World Cup.
17 May 2014
Philippine, Vietnamese join anti-China street protestSeveral hundred Filipino and Vietnamese protesters united in a march in the Philippine capital on Friday, demanding that China stop oil drilling in disputed South China Sea waters.
17 May 2014
Attack on Thai protest camp leaves 2 dead, 24 woundedGrenade blasts and gunfire rocked an anti-government protest site in Thailand's capital Thursday, leaving two dead and 24 wounded as fears of wider political violence mounted in the crisis-hit kingdom.
15 May 2014
Venezuelan police arrest 105 in clashesVenezuelan police arrested 105 people and fired tear gas at anti-government student protesters who hurled stones and fireworks Wednesday at a ministry building in the capital, officials said.
15 May 2014
Angry scenes as Chinese MH370 relatives meet airline staffA meeting between relatives of Chinese passengers aboard missing flight MH370 and Malaysia Airlines staff descended into chaos Thursday, with police stepping in to separate both sides amid angry scenes in a Beijing hotel.
25 April 2014
Canadians rally to legalize marijuanaSeveral thousand people came out in Canada's biggest cities on Sunday to call for the legalization of marijuana -- a yearly protest that happens internationally on April 20.
22 April 2014
Tibetan man in China sets self on fire: reportsA Tibetan man in China burned himself to death on Tuesday, overseas media and a rights group reported, the latest in a string of self-immolation protests in recent years.
16 April 2014
Protesters consider ending occupation of Taiwan's parliamentProtesters said Monday they were considering ending their three-week occupation of Taiwan's parliament, after its Speaker intervened to try to end the standoff over a contentious services trade pact with China.
Thai 'Red Shirts' rally to support embattled PMThousands of Thai pro-government "Red Shirts" massed Saturday in a show of support for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, warning that they would resist attempts to oust her through the courts.
Protesters occupying Taiwan's parliament issue ultimatumProtesters barricaded themselves inside Taiwan's parliament for a third straight day, threatening "further action" if the government pushes ahead with its plans to ratify a contentious trade pact with China.
21 March 2014
Venezuelan intelligence arrests opposition mayorVenezuela's intelligence service arrested and charged the opposition mayor of restive San Cristobal, where anti-government protests broke out more than a month ago.
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