Thousands of demonstrators shouting "blood for blood" and "we want freedom" protested in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir Saturday against the killing of a second teenage boy in a week. Witnesses said 17-year-old Zahid Farooq was killed Friday when security forces opened fire after a group of
Workers of the Kragujevac Grain Institute are protesting in front of the Democratic Party (DS) headquarters in the city. They are calling for overdue wages to be paid.
In addition to a major speech on international policy and Internet free speech Jan. 21 by Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, the U.S. government is expected to issue a formal complaint to Beijing over cyber-attacks on Google and other international companies doing business in China. - The ...
The U.S. state department says it will make a formal protest to China over alleged cyber-attacks on the internet search giant, Google. A spokesman said the U.S. would demand an explanation in the coming days.
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has deferred its planned agitation to protest the five India-Bangladesh accords, inked during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to New Delhi earlier this week, and said it will wait for her briefing on the talks with the Indian leadership. Hasina will elaborate later Saturday on ...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation contends that recent New Jersey court rulings that shut down three H-1B protest sites are out of legal bounds. An EFF official calls the moves dangerous and wrong, and argues that the state's court is failing to safeguard the right of anonymous speech. - ...
The Auckland Tennis centre was evacuated on Tuesday after a security scare over an unattended bag, although it was not linked to a protest against the presence of Israeli player Shahar Peer, police said. The central Auckland venue is hosting the WTA Tour's ...
Pakistan's commercial capital nearly shut down on Friday as religious and political leaders called for a strike to protest against violence after a suicide bomber killed 43 people at a religious procession this week. The Taliban, determined to topple the government, claimed responsibility
Arab websites are urging citizens to boycott products made in Switzerland, in protest of a ban on the construction of minarets in that country. “The Swiss do not want our minarets, we do not want Swiss products,” says one of the websites, according to a report aired on Swiss national ...
Two people have been shot dead and several wounded during a pro-Kurdish demonstration in south-east Turkey, local media report. A shopkeeper was detained after opening fire on demonstrators when his shop was attacked, Turkish news agencies said.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through London demanding action at this week's Copenhagen Climate Conference. Their ultimate message was to get world leaders to reach a tough new deal on cutting emissions.
Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a mine in northeastern China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the country's latest mine disaster at 104. The explosion at the mine in Hegang in the ...
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Tuesday were met with egg tosses and shouts of "Majesty go home" from scores of anti-royalty protesters blocking the entrance to a military armory they were visiting here. The royal couple were not soiled or hurt during the incident, but ...
Members of the Serbian Chamber of Lawyers (AKS) will begin a three-day protest on Monday. The attorneys will not attend any of the trials scheduled for these three days and refuse to render their services to clients, in protests against the adopted government decree which obligates the lawyers to ...
Four Serbian journalist associations today expressed their protest over parliament's failure to elect a new member of RRA. MPs yesterday did not elect either of the two candidates for the Republic Broadcasting Agency (RRA) Council membership nominated by the media and journalists’ associations.
You know that the government and the giant banks are not being responsive to the needs of the economy and the American people when even PhD economists and economics professors are calling for protests.Indeed, many top experts and even politicians say t...
Israeli police are out in force at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque as Palestinian groups stage a day of protest over access to the holy site. The demonstration is taking place following Palestinian warnings of a general uprising.