Venezuela’s military: Key things to know
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- The powerful military in riot-torn Venezuela has sworn "unconditional loyalty" to the leftist government of embattled…
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Protest
Venezuela vote triggers deadly ‘war’ in the streets
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- A controversial vote in Venezuela on Sunday championed by…
9 years ago
Myanmar farmers stage week-long protest over land grabs
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP) - Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered the seventh day of protest over land grabs on Wednesday, demanding…
9 years ago
80 protesters arrested as US Congress prepares to tackle health care again
WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) - Police arrested 80 people at the buildings of the United States Congress on Monday, as…
9 years ago
German minister compares G20 rioters to ‘neo-Nazis, terrorists’
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday compared the far-left and anarchist radicals who rampaged…
9 years ago
Children tear-gassed in Caracas as tense Venezuela protest boils over
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Dramatic images from Caracas on Thursday (July 06) as protesters and riot police faced off on…
9 years ago
Protests in Hong Kong as Xi swears in new leader
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping swore in new Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Saturday as the politically…
9 years ago
Violence returns to Caracas after Venezuela coup claim
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - A day after an alleged coup attempt in Venezuela, tensions boiled over anew on the streets…
9 years ago
China lodges protest over Indian border incursion
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has made a formal protest after Indian border guards crossed from Sikkim state into its…
9 years ago
Thousands form human chain to protest against Belgium’s nuclear reactors
VISE, Belgium (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters formed a human chain on Sunday (June 25) to demand the closure of…
9 years ago
Chained to health ministry, Peruvians protest mining pollution
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Parents of sick children who live near one of Peru's oldest mining sites camped out in…
9 years ago
Venezuelan troops fire on protesters; one killed
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- Venezuelan troops on Thursday (June 22) fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters as…
9 years ago
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