Protesters
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Egyptian Protesters Clash With Police, One Dead
World | Nov 26, 2011, 08:51 PM ISTCairo, Nov 26: Egyptian security forces clashed with protesters camped outside the Cabinet building Saturday, leaving one man dead, as tensions rose two days ahead of parliamentary elections being held despite mass demonstrations against military
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Protesters Pack Cairo's Tahrir Square, New PM Appointed
World | Nov 25, 2011, 06:23 PM ISTCairo, Nov 25: Unmoved by the ruling Generals' overtures like appointment of a new Premier, tens of thousands of Egyptians today packed the iconic Tahrir Square here for a “last chance” mass rally demanding that
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Protesters Reject Yemen President's Power Transfer
World | Nov 25, 2011, 08:31 AM ISTSanaa, Yemen, Nov 25: A U.S.-backed deal for Yemen's authoritarian president to step down fell far short of the demands of protesters who fought regime supporters on the streets of Sanaa Thursday in clashes that
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Defiant Assad Brushes Off Threat Of Sanctions
World | Nov 21, 2011, 07:24 AM ISTDamascus, Nov 21 : Syria on Sunday brushed off the threat of a civil war and looming Arab League sanctions after a deadline for the regime to stop its lethal crackdown on protesters expired with
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4 Killed, 800 Injured In Egypt
World | Nov 21, 2011, 07:19 AM ISTCairo, Nov 21 : Thousands of protesters on Sunday clashed with riot police for the control of the iconic Tahrir Square here with violence spreading to three other cities, leading to the death of four
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Police, Occupy Protesters Head For Oregon Showdown
World | Nov 13, 2011, 07:30 PM ISTPortland, Oregon, Nov 13: Anti-Wall Street protesters and their supporters flooded a city park area in Portland early Sunday in defiance of an eviction order, and authorities elsewhere stepped up pressure against the demonstrators, arresting
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More Than 100 Tibetan Protesters Detained In Nepal
World | Nov 01, 2011, 09:19 PM ISTKatmandu, Nov 1: Nepalese police detained more than 100 Tibetan exiles on Tuesday who had gathered to pray for nine Tibetans who set themselves on fire to protest against Chinese rule.About 400 Tibetans, including 150
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At Least 40 Killed In Yemen Unrest Today : Protesters
World | Sep 24, 2011, 08:26 PM ISTSanaa, Sept 24: At least 40 people, among them dissident soldiers, were killed in violence that rocked Yemen's capital today, an activist from the protest organising committee told AFP.“More than 40 people were killed on
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Yemeni Truce Breached By Shelling, 16 Dead
World | Sep 22, 2011, 08:18 AM ISTSanaa, Sept 22 : Yemeni government forces on Wednesday fired mortars at tens of thousands of mourners at funerals held for protesters killed in clashes and attacked an opposition base, shattering a cease-fire negotiated a
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Kudankulam Protesters Call Off 11-Day Fast
India | Sep 21, 2011, 09:33 PM ISTChennai, Sept 21: The 11-day-old fast by locals demanding the scrapping of the Kudankulam nuclear power project was called off on Wednesday after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa agreed for a cabinet resolution to
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Crowd At Ramlila Maidan Dwindles As Protesters Go Back To Work
India | Aug 23, 2011, 07:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 23: The end of an extended weekend saw the crowd of protesters at Ramlila Maidan, where Anna Hazare is on an indefinite fast, dwindling on Tuesday. While the past three days saw
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Syrian Forces Kill 31 After Friday Rallies
World | Aug 21, 2011, 08:03 AM ISTNicosia, Aug 20 : Syrian forces killed 31 protesters after weekly Friday prayers as tens of thousands flooded streets to demonstrate against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, a new toll showed.The Syrian Observatory for
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Anti-Austerity Protesters Clash With Police In Greece
World | Jun 15, 2011, 08:00 PM ISTAthens, Jun 15: Hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police in central Athens Wednesday as a major anti-austerity rally degenerated into violence outside Parliament, where the struggling government was to seek support for new cutbacks
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32 Dead In Syrian Crackdown On Protesters
World | Jun 11, 2011, 01:34 PM ISTBeirut, Jun 10: Syrian forces shelled a town in the country's restive north and opened fire on scattered protests nationwide, killing at least 32 people today, activists said. Hundreds of Syrians streamed across the border
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Protesters Demand Immediate Resignation Of Saleh In Yemen
World | Apr 25, 2011, 01:28 PM ISTSanaa (Yemen), Apr 25: Deep divisions within Yemen's opposition appeared to doom an Arab proposal for the president to step down within a month, raising the prospect of more bloodshed and instability in a nation
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Yemeni Police Kill Three, Wound More Ahead Of Talks
World | Apr 20, 2011, 08:08 AM ISTSanaa, Apr 19 : Three people were shot dead in Yemen today—one a passer-by—as security forces opened fire to disperse protesters calling for the ouster of embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh.The latest killings came as
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Protesters Return To Cairo's Tahrir Square, 2 Killed
World | Apr 09, 2011, 07:04 PM ISTCairo, Apr 9: At least two people were killed and scores wounded today when Egyptian military stormed the capital's Tahrir Square to clear the protesters, signalling that the bonhomie between them had turned sour in
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22 Syrian Protesters Killed: Rights Activist
World | Apr 09, 2011, 07:59 AM ISTDamascus, Apr 8: At least 22 protesters were killed today as anti-regime demonstrations and clashes with security forces raged around Syria, the head of the National Organisation for Human Rights said."We have the names of
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Swami Ramdev Joins Protesters At Jantar Mantar
India | Apr 08, 2011, 05:46 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, Apr 8: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has come out in full support of Anna Hazare's agitation against corruption. Joining the protesters at Jantar Mantar, Baba Ramdev raised a battle cry for hanging the
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Libyan Protesters Defiant After Gadhafi Speech
World | Feb 23, 2011, 05:26 PM ISTCairo, Feb 23: New videos posted by Libya's opposition show anti-government protesters raising the pre-Moammar Gadhafi flag on a building outside Tripoli and lining up cement blocks to defend themselves on a square inside the