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Hong Kong protest founders to 'surrender', urge students to retreat The original founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Occupy movement tearfully announced they would "surrender" by turning themselves in to police.
03 December 2014 09:07
Protest over 43 missing Mexicans ends in violence A peaceful rally over the presumed massacre of 43 Mexican students ended with violence in the capital.
02 December 2014 15:09
Obama to move on police body cameras after Ferguson unrest President Barack Obama will seek to release funds aimed at equipping more US police officers with body cameras.
02 December 2014 12:32
Hong Kong protesters on hunger strike after violent clashes Joshua Wong, the teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and two other student demonstrators went on hunger strike.
02 December 2014 11:59
Spain's Canary islanders protest against oil drilling About 200 people, including tourists, formed a giant "SOS" on a beach on Spain's Canary Islands to protest against drilling for oil off the archipelago.
01 December 2014 12:01
Police arrest 15 in more Ferguson protests Police in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson arrested 15 people after fresh protests over a grand jury decision not to indict a white policeman for shooting dead black teenager.
29 November 2014 15:36
Amnesty warns against 'excessive force' by Hong Kong police Amnesty International warned Hong Kong police against "excessive force" ahead of a planned rally by pro-democracy demonstrators.
29 November 2014 12:10
Celebrities call for 'Black Friday' boycott US celebrities called for a boycott to take place- to protest a grand jury's decision not to prosecute a police officer who fatally shot a black teen.
27 November 2014 14:15
Russia says Ferguson violence highlights 'massive' US problems Russia said that the racial unrest in the US town of Ferguson highlighted "massive" domestic problems in America.
26 November 2014 11:38
Hong Kong democracy movement split in protest-weary city Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are at a crossroads -- as public support fades after nearly two months of mass sit-ins and gridlocked traffic.
22 November 2014 14:33
Jerusalem facing 'terror' onslaught: Israeli PM Israel is facing an ongoing wave of terror which is focused on Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after an attack on a synagogue.
19 November 2014 11:16
Thousands protest in Spain over Western Sahara Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid iin support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
17 November 2014 13:00
Parents of 43 missing start Mexico protest tour The parents of 43 missing students began a protest tour of Mexico, rejecting claims their sons were slaughtered in a crime rattling the nation and its leaders.
14 November 2014 11:44
Mexico 'massacre' protesters set government office on fire Protesters fuming over the disappearance of 43 college students set a government office alight in southern Mexico.
13 November 2014 11:54
Worry grips Jerusalem residents awaiting next attack Jerusalem is witnessing security measures not seen in years as residents try to maintain some semblance of normal life while awaiting the next attack.
13 November 2014 11:45
Hong Kong authorities plan to take action at protest sites Hong Kong bailiffs and police are planning to take action at pro-democracy protest sites in the city, as pressure grows on demonstrators to leave.
11 November 2014 16:36
Fears grow of return to all-out fighting in Ukraine New unidentified armoured columns rumbled toward the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine.
10 November 2014 18:55
Hungary protestors demand removal of 'corrupt' tax chief Several thousand Hungarians marched though Budapest to demand the resignation of the head of the country's tax office.
10 November 2014 09:55
Mexicans protest for 43 missing after mayor caught Thousands of protesters swarmed Mexico City to demand the safe return of 43 missing students after authorities arrested the main suspects in the disappearance.
06 November 2014 16:34
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