Protests

Mubarak verdict fuels protests, mockery in Egypt

Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop crimina...

Dec 01, 2014 12:50 AM EST

Protesters target Black Friday sales in Ferguson

Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri began targeting Black Friday sales at major retailers overnight in ...

Nov 28, 2014 02:06 AM EST

More troops deployed in Ferguson to guard against fresh riots

Missouri's governor ordered hundreds more National Guard troops on Tuesday to the St. Louis suburb r...

Nov 25, 2014 11:21 PM EST

Grand jury decides against charges in Ferguson shooting, unrest erupts

Violence flared again in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson on Monday, with gunshots heard and tear ga...

Nov 25, 2014 01:22 AM EST

Demonstrators clash with French police over protester death

Protesters clashed with police in southern France on Saturday over the death of a young activist kil...

Nov 22, 2014 06:47 PM EST

Support for Hong Kong street protests wanes ahead of expected clearance: poll

More than two-thirds of Hong Kong people think pro-democracy demonstrators who have occupied key par...

Nov 17, 2014 02:45 AM EST

Hong Kong student leaders blocked from taking democracy fight to Beijing

Three Hong Kong student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing on Saturday to take t...

Nov 15, 2014 11:02 PM EST

Army clears protesters, fires warning shots in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's army cleared thousands of protesters from the capital and fired warning shots at stat...

Nov 02, 2014 05:37 PM EST

Police reputation and morale at stake in Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong police have been pushed and pulled in all directions during weeks of pro-democracy street ...

Nov 02, 2014 06:13 AM EST

China blocks BBC website as Hong Kong tensions rise

Chinese Communist Party censors have blocked the website of Britain's national broadcaster, the BBC ...

Oct 16, 2014 09:53 AM EDT

Scuffles break out in HK as anti-protest groups tear down barricades

Hundreds of people, some wearing surgical masks and armed with crowbars and cutting tools, tore down...

Oct 13, 2014 09:08 AM EDT

Hong Kong protests at crossroads, talks to start on Friday

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong agreed with the city's government late on Tuesday to start for...

Oct 07, 2014 10:28 PM EDT

Hong Kong government may resume on Monday, but protests go on

Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders said they would unblock access to government buildings to al...

Oct 04, 2014 10:16 PM EDT

Tensions surge in Hong Kong protests amid scuffles, signs of backlash

Fresh scuffles broke out on Saturday between Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and opponents of the...

Oct 04, 2014 01:54 AM EDT

Missouri police make arrests as protests persist over black teen killing

Police in Ferguson, Missouri arrested several people, an official said on Friday, following another ...

Oct 03, 2014 11:51 PM EDT

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