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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned a "shocking" suicide bomb blast at the main Pakistan-India border crossing that killed at least 55 people.

• 03 ноября 2014, 10:36

A prominent businesswoman has sparked outrage in Hong Kong by comparing the city's pro-democracy protesters to African-American slaves.

• 01 ноября 2014, 17:52

Hong Kong democracy activists marked one month of mass protests, calling on supporters to gather for an evening rally wearing the masks.

• 28 октября 2014, 15:45

Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests abruptly postponed a vote on their next steps due to differing opinions about how to move the month-long campaign forward.

• 27 октября 2014, 14:40

At least 13 German riot police were injured in clashes with far-right hooligans rallying against Islamist extremism in the western city of Cologne.

• 27 октября 2014, 12:46

Hong Kong student leaders said they may not take part in further talks with the government after accusing city authorities of failing to make any meaningful offer.

• 22 октября 2014, 15:18

Hong Kong's leader told media that if the government met pro-democracy protesters' demands it would result in the city's poorer people dominating elections.

• 21 октября 2014, 12:48

Hong Kong's embattled leader said "foreign forces" were at work in the pro-democracy movement that has paralysed parts of the city.

• 20 октября 2014, 12:46

Protesters occupied three town halls in southern Mexico to demand the safe return of 43 students who disappeared after gang-linked police attacked them.

• 17 октября 2014, 12:49

Hong Kong's justice chief insisted that any prosecution of plainclothes officers who were filmed beating a handcuffed protester would be handled impartially.

• 16 октября 2014, 12:42

Hong Kong police officers involved in an apparent assault on a protester have been "removed" from their positions, the city's security chief said..

• 15 октября 2014, 16:05

A former prostitute walked 500 miles across France to demand that the government make good on its promise to penalise clients ended her protest march in Paris.

• 13 октября 2014, 13:07

A Kurdish woman fighter is leading the battle against Islamic State jihadists in the Syrian battleground town of Kobane.

• 13 октября 2014, 11:57

Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters have an "almost zero chance" of changing Beijing's stance and securing free elections despite more than two weeks of rallies.

• 13 октября 2014, 09:55

Turkish President Recep vowed that the peace process with Kurdish rebels would not be derailed by "sabotage".

• 10 октября 2014, 13:28

Crunch talks between Hong Kong democracy protesters and the government were called off .

• 09 октября 2014, 20:26

Dozens of Palestinians protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site ahead of a religious feast.

• 09 октября 2014, 15:25

A peacekeeper was killed as a UN camp in northern Mali came under rocket fire in an attack said to have been carried out by a jihadist leader.

• 08 октября 2014, 14:18

At least eight people were killed in Cameroon on Monday in a rocket attack blamed on the Islamist group Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria.

• 07 октября 2014, 14:01

Two members of the Femen feminist movement staged a bare-breasted protest on the roof of the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris.

• 07 октября 2014, 13:29