Street demonstrations in Egypt entered a 6th day on Sunday as protesters rejected President Hosni Mubarak’s attempt to hang onto power with promises of reform and a new government. Overnight and into the morning, volunteers armed with guns, clubs and knives stood guard outsides homes and shops in Cairo to preventing looting. Despite their efforts, [...]
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in Chicago on the second stop of his state visit to the United States, visiting a prep school and an exhibit on Chinese companies operating in the Midwest. His arrival snarled traffic and was greeted by supporters lining the streets of Michigan Avenue, the heart of Chicago’s commercial downtown area, [...]
Security forces in Belarus have arrested hundreds of people who protested against the result of the country’s presidential election. At least six presidential candidates were among those arrested. Some of them were reportedly beaten by police. International observers, along with the EU and US, condemned the crackdown. Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, was [...]
Scores of protesters attacked and wounded a former conservative minister outside parliament during an anti-austerity march on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses said. About 200 leftist protesters chased former transport minister Kostis Hatzidakis as he left parliament, shouting: “Thieves! Shame on you!” They threw stones and beat him with sticks, until he took flight into a nearby [...]
At least 50 police and 40 protesters have been injured as hundreds of students clashed with police near the residence of Silvio Berlusconi in Italy’s capital on Tuesday. The riots came as parliament decided on the prime minister’s future. Berlusconi secured a comfortable victory in the no-confidence vote at the senate, but survived a similar [...]
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