30/12/2012 | Argentina

SRA to stage more measures ‘soon’

Luis Miguel Etchevehere, the head of the SRA, criticized once again the national government’s decision to seize the Argentine Rural Society’s fairgrounds in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Palermo and announced that more measures will be taken “soon” to protest the expropriation.

30/01/2013 | Argentina

CGT, CTA warn of new protests in March

The head of the CTA umbrella union, Pablo Micheli, and the secretary general of the court workers union, Julio Piumato, agreed that the recent raise in the income tax floor is “not enough” and announced a joint street protest for March.

01/02/2013 | Argentina

Gov't assures power cuts are to be 'reduced drastically'

Following various protests carried out yesterday because of widespread power cuts, Planning Minister Julio De Vido came on stage today to assure that in the course of the first semester of the year “power cuts are going to be hugely reduced.”

12/10/2012 | Argentina

Students meet officials, march to City Education Ministry

Buenos Aires City students marched down to the City Education Ministry after meeting with Minister Esteban Bullrich's advisers. Takeovers were still being carried out in over 40 secondary schools across the capital.

14/10/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't extends academic year in secondary schools on protests

The City Government announced the extension of the academic year for all secondary schools that were taken over by students protesting against a syllabus change, the Education Ministry announced.

08/11/2012 | Argentina

Massive anti-gov't protest take place across the country

27/09/2012 | Argentina

Moreno gives practical advice to anti-gov't 'pot-bangers'

The highly controversial Domestic Trade Secretary Gullermo Moreno brought up big guns in response to last night’s pot-banging demonstrations staged in front of his house. Thus, in a rush of rage the official showed no mercy with protesters and sent them to “grab all pots and shove them up their asses.”

02/10/2012 | Argentina

Coast Guard officials protest against salary cuts

Coast guard officials staged a protest against the passing of a recent decree that saw “between 30 to 60 percent decrease” of their salaries yesterday.

04/10/2012 | Argentina

Border, Coast guard protests continue, await new contact with Security Ministry

Whilst they wait for the Security Ministry's answer over the signed petition presented earlier on Thursday, Border and Coast Guard officers decided to continue with the protest, and said they might deepen measures if they do not reach an agreement before Tuesday.

23/08/2012 | Argentina

Unions clash with police in Córdoba city, several injured

High voltage scenes were seen this morning in Córdoba city as provincial clerks' unions clashed with police infantry teams amidst protest against the pension system reform triggered by Governor José Manuel De la Sota. Police infantry arrived to supress protestors by firing rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.

15/09/2012 | Argentina

'Demontrations were directly aimed at the President,' Vidal

Buenos Aires City deputy mayor María Eugenia Vidal criticized Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina’s comments regarding Thursday’s massive demonstrations and “hoped that he did not express what the President thinks.”

16/09/2012 | Argentina

Cross fire over pot-bashing continues

Pro government officials and opposition leaders came on stage to, once again, express their views on last Thursday’s “cacelorazo”, with different interpretations of the scope of the nationwide pot-banging outburst.

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Traffic chaos after massive CTA march

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Gov't repudiates inconveniences caused by CTA’s protests

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s cabinet chief Abal Medina regretted today the complications and traffic chaos created by several roadblocks, strikes and protests across the country staged by the Argentine Workers Union (CTA).

13/07/2012 | Argentina

City students lift sit-in demonstrations

Students who carried out various sit-in demonstrations in five schools across Buenos Aires this week, demanding a cafeteria service and photocopiers for their schools, announced on Friday that the protests were officially lifted.

11/05/2012 | Argentina

Bank clerks threaten to stage national strike if wage demands not met

Workers belonging to the banking umbrella union have threatened today to stage a national strike next week if their demands regarding pay rises are not met. Bank clerks protested across the centre of Buenos Aires yesterday demanding a higher wage increase.

31/05/2012 | Argentina

Farmers call strike as tax bill passed

Growers in Buenos Aires province will halt sales of grain and livestock for nine days to protest a tax-hike bill advancing in the provincial Congress, agricultural groups announced

04/06/2012 | Argentina

'Both farmers and City neighbours have similar problems,' De Angeli

Entre Ríos Agrarian Federation head Alfredo De Angeli came on stage amidst the farming sector’s liaison board lockout triggered after a BA province land and tax hike.

14/02/2012 | Argentina

Corpacci defends mining ventures, hopes conflict is solved by Catamarca

Catamarca province Governor Lucía Corpacci defended mining ventures and accused national media outlests of printing "disinformation" regarding the activity's enviromental impact.

07/03/2012 | Argentina

Rallies cause traffic chaos in the City

Two rallies caused chaos in traffic in Downtown Buenos Aires. Workers of recovered factories staged a roadblock in 9 de Julio and Corrientes avenues and then marched down to the Labour Ministry, along Leandro N. Alem avenue, while BA City and province State workers claimed for wage hike in front of the Economy Ministry.

14/03/2012 | Argentina

CTA leader calls for national strike

Argentine Workers Union (CTA) leader Pablo Micheli called for a national strike that will be held either in late March or early April and hoped “CGT boss Hugo Moyano joins us”, as he marched from the intersection of Nueve de Julio and Belgrano avenues to the Labour Ministry to claim for wage hikes and the ban of the income tax, among other issues.

25/11/2011 | Argentina

Teachers and City gov't fail to reach a deal

The City Education Minister Esteban Bullrich held a meeting with teachers' unions after they staged a strike yesterday and a march to reject he bill sponsored by the centre-right party PRO that aims to eliminate teachers’ Classification and Disciplinary Boards.

29/11/2011 | Argentina

BA teachers to strike again for 48 hours

Buenos Aires teachers belonging to the Union of Education Workers (UTE) will pitch a tent from today in front of the City Legislature in protest of the City government’s decision to eliminate Classification Boards, which is to be debated next Thursday. Many begin striking for 48 hours tomorrow, while other unions begin striking on Thursday.

19/01/2012 | Argentina

Truckers clash with police during protests in Chubut

Members of the Truckers union in Chubut clashed with police officers today during a protest in the centre of Trelew town, while they were campaigning against the removal of outsourced workers from Camuzzi Gas del Sur Company.

28/09/2011 | Argentina

Alicia Kirchner: 'Protests like these must be banished'

Social Development Minister Alicia Kirchner assured that protests such as the one staged on Wednesday on the 9 de Julio Av. by social organizations must be “definitely banished” from the country, and warned that “they are clearly intended to affect the elections.”

23/11/2011 | Argentina

Clashes persist over illegal street selling in Buenos Aires City

City traffic was complicated today by various protests and marches being carried out across the city. Clashes between protesters, street vendors and police were also wreaking havoc, as shop owners from different neighbourhoods demanded illegal street vending be abolished.

24/11/2011 | Argentina

City school teachers march again

Once again, city school teachers from Ademys union were carried out yet another strike and marched in complaint of the bill being putting forward to eliminate Classification Boards.

05/07/2011 | Argentina

Roadblocks lifted along General Paz

Roadblocks were reportedly lifted in both directions along the General Paz motorway, at the junction with Eva Perón road, after causing more than four hours of major delays along the route. Traffic tailbacks were 4 kilometres long, causing heavy delays.

01/08/2011 | Argentina

Demonstrations against Jujuy deaths cause traffic chaos

 CTA Argentine Workers Central activists marched down different areas of the City in protest of the serious incidents that took place in the Jujuy province locality of Libertador General San Martin, in which four people died during an eviction last Thursday.

04/08/2011 | Argentina

Mass march of 1,500 buses through downtown cancelled

Transport Minister Juan Pablo Schiavi announced the suspension of a massive 1,500 buses rally that was going to march through downtown, after a meeting with authorities of the Civic Association for Motor Transport.

16/03/2011 | Argentina

Tension mounts in protest against Coastal Highway in Vicente López

Protestors clashed with provincial police in Vicente López as they were evacuated from the area of the Coastal Highway construction site were they were camped. They were blocking an area of over a kilometre and a half along the riverside, where the highway is being built.

22/05/2011 | Argentina

Spanish Socialists suffer big defeat in local polls

Spain's ruling Socialists reeled from stinging losses in local elections, and now face a balancing act between voter anger over sky-high unemployment and investor demands for strict austerity measures.

30/05/2011 | Argentina

Activists stage protests on 9 de Julio Av., maintain roadblock

Two protests on the 9 de Julio Av. once again created a traffic chaos during rush hour, with non-combatant soldiers and social organizations activists setting up roadblocks throughout the busy artery.

09/02/2011 | Argentina

San Martín rail service blockage lifted in Chacarita

Outsourced railway workers have lifted blocks made along San Martín train line. The workers are scheduled to meet with the Labour Ministry at 5PM this afternoon to negotiate terms.

11/02/2011 | Argentina

Judge Oyarbide releases Venegas on bail

Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide released on bail the head of the UATRE workers’ union Gerónimo Venegas. After the questioning on the tampered medicine case that lasted almost eight hours, he paid the 500,000 pesos bail and left the police station accompanied by the ex President Eduardo Duhalde.

10/03/2011 | Argentina

Protest blocking Corrientes, Callao avenues lifted

The road-block protest along Corrientes and Callao avenues downtown which lasted two hours, has now been lifted after causing considerable traffic delays.

15/12/2010 | Argentina

Pan American Highway and 9 de Julio re-opened

The central area blockages have been lifted, and those of the Pan American Highway, however traffic could still be slow.

27/01/2011 | Argentina

Methods of protest from some workers 'not rational,' Tomada

Labour Minister Carlos Tomada spoke about the way in which some trade union workers protest, in particular outsourced workers, saying that their methods are "irrational”. He continued to defend the department in terms of conflict management.

01/02/2011 | Argentina

CFK warns union leaders over methodology of protests

While attending the oficial inauguration of a highway uniting the cities of Santa Fe and Paraná, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner addressed the controversy over the methodology of the protests staged by various unions and warned them that “if the effectiveness of the Kirchnerite model is hindered, you will be the first to be affected.”

01/02/2013 | World

One dead, dozens hurt as police clash with Egypt protesters

At least one protester was shot dead and dozens wounded today when riot police clashed with demonstrators demanding the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, witnesses said.

29/12/2012 | World

Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi

The body of a woman whose gang rape provoked protests and rare national debate about violence against women in India arrived back in New Delhi in the early hours of Sunday morning.

28/01/2013 | World

Cabinet backs Egyptian army to make civilian arrests

Egypt's cabinet has approved a draft law giving the army the right to arrest civilians and assist the police in providing security, a cabinet source told reporters today after the death toll in five days of anti-government protests rose to 50.

28/01/2013 | World

Egypt: One killed in riots after emergency law imposed

A man was shot dead today in a fifth day of violence in Egypt that has killed 50 people and prompted the Islamist president to declare a state of emergency in an attempt to end a wave of unrest sweeping the Arab world's biggest nation.

07/12/2012 | World

Protesters surge around Egypt's presidential palace

15/12/2012 | World

Violence flares in Cairo as Egyptians vote

Islamists attacked the offices of an Egyptian opposition party newspaper today, security sources said, as people voted on a new constitution intended to pull the country out of a growing political crisis.

21/12/2012 | World

Clashes as Egyptian Islamists stage rally

Supporters of President Mohamed Mursi and his opponents hurled rocks at each other in Egypt's second city on the eve of a final vote on a new constitution shaped by Islamists.

27/11/2012 | World

Egyptians challenge Mursi in nationwide protests

Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied against President Mohamed Mursi in one of the biggest outpourings of protest since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow, accusing the Islamist leader of seeking to impose a new era of autocracy.

28/11/2012 | World

Egypt protests continue in deadlock over Mursi powers

Hundreds of protesters were in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a sixth day today. demanding that Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi rescind a decree they say gives him dictatorial powers.

05/12/2012 | World

Clashes occur as Mursi's deputy seeks end to Egypt crisis

Islamists battled with protesters outside Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's palace today, after his vice president suggested amendments could be agreed to the draft constitution that has divided the nation.

20/10/2012 | World

British protesters demand end to 'failing' austerity

Thousands of British protesters marched through central London today against public spending cuts and tax rises enacted by a government fighting accusations it is run by an upper-class elite that ignores the plight of recession-hit voters.

07/11/2012 | World

Greek gov't defies protests to approve more austerity

Greece's government voted by a razor thin margin today to approve an austerity package needed to unlock vital aid and avert bankruptcy, despite an internal rift and violent protests at the gates of parliament.

24/11/2012 | World

Crisis over president's powers exposes Egypt divisions

Youths clashed with police in Cairo as protests at new powers assumed by President Mohamed Mursi stretched into a second day, confronting Egypt with a crisis that has exposed the split between newly empowered Islamists and their opponents.

28/09/2012 | World

Italian unions strike against Monti, close Colosseum

Up to 30,000 members of two of Italy's biggest unions marched through Rome today to protest against Prime Minister Mario Monti's cuts in public spending, forcing the closure of the Colosseum.

09/10/2012 | World

Merkel lands in Greece as protesters mass on streets

Germany's Angela Merkel arrived in Greece on her first visit since Europe's debt crisis erupted here three years ago, braving protests to deliver a message of support - but no new money - to a nation hammered by recession and fighting to stay in the euro.

18/10/2012 | World

Greece: Man dies during police, protesters clashes

Greek police have confirmed that a man has died during today's anti-austerity protests in which police fired teargas to disperse anti-austerity protesters hurling stones and petrol bombs on the day of a general strike that brought much of the near-bankrupt country to a standstill.

21/09/2012 | World

Pakistan: protesters clash with police over film, 9 dead

Demonstrators clashed with police in the Pakistani city of Peshawar today as anger over insults to the boiled over despite calls from political and religious leaders across the Muslim world for peaceful protest.

23/09/2012 | World

From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests continue

Muslims protested in Nigeria, Iran, Greece and Turkey to show anti-Western anger against a film and cartoons insulting Islam had not dissipated.

25/09/2012 | World

Protesters clash with police in Madrid

Protesters clashed with police in Spain's capital as the government prepares a new round of unpopular austerity measures for the 2013 budget that will be announced on Thursday.

29/07/2012 | World

Japan anti-nuclear groups protest at parliament

Tens of thousands of people protested against nuclear power outside Japan's parliament, the same day a proponent of using renewable energy to replace nuclear following the Fukushima disaster was defeated in a local election.

15/09/2012 | World

Ten of thousands of Spaniards rally against spending cuts

Tens of thousands of Spaniards rallied in Madrid to protest against spending cuts and tax rises in a country reeling from high unemployment and a gruelling recession.

19/09/2012 | World

French weekly fuels Mohammad row with nude cartoons

A French magazine ridiculed the Prophet Mohammad today by portraying him naked in cartoons, threatening to fuel the anger of Muslims around the world who are already incensed by a film depicting him as a womanizing buffoon.

21/05/2012 | World

Italy vote to tap austerity anger, gauge political shift

Italy is likely to register a strong protest vote against belt-tightening in local elections that will provide a fresh snapshot of Europe's changing political landscape a year ahead of a national ballot.

12/06/2012 | World

Russians protest against Putin despite pressure

Tens of thousands of Russians marched through Moscow amid a stream of banners demanding President Vladimir Putin step down and challenging new laws designed to curb protest against his strongly centralised rule.

19/07/2012 | World

Mass anti-austerity protests on Spanish streets

Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards marched against the centre-right government's latest austerity measures, following more than a week of demonstrations across the country.

04/05/2012 | World

Army imposes curfew in Cairo district after clashes

Egypt's army imposed an overnight curfew around the defence ministry in Cairo on Friday after protesters clashed with troops there during demonstrations against the country's military rulers, leaving one soldier dead and 373 people wounded.

13/05/2012 | World

Italy mulls using army to stem political violence

Italy is considering using the army to protect the defence conglomerate Finmeccanica and the tax collection agency Equitalia, the targets of a series of attacks that are raising concerns about political violence, the interior minister said.

18/05/2012 | World

Thousands protest in Chicago ahead of NATO summit

An estimated 2,500 people, including hundreds of nurses, protested peacefully in a downtown Chicago plaza under the watchful eye of police, chanting mostly about economic issues that have little to do with the summit of the NATO military alliance starting this weekend.

10/03/2012 | World

Smaller crowds challenge Putin after Russia poll

Thousands of Russians chanting "Time for change" challenged Vladimir Putin's presidential election victory on Saturday but their numbers were far fewer than in previous weeks.

21/04/2012 | World

Protests, clashes in Bahrain before Formula One race

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in anti-government protests and activists reported clashes in several districts on Saturday, the eve of a Formula One Grand Prix race.

26/04/2012 | World

Tens of thousands protest at Norway Breivik trial

Up to 40,000 Norwegians staged an emotionally-charged sing-along in Oslo near the court house where Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for the murder of 77 people in a protest organizers said showed he had not broken their tolerant society.

05/03/2012 | World

Russia's Putin faces protests, monitors' criticism

Thousands of protesters chanting "Russia without Putin" took to the streets of Moscow and St Petersburg today to challenge Vladimir Putin's victory in a presidential election which international monitors said was unfair.

06/03/2012 | World

Opposition concerned over Russia’s Putin resorting to force

Russia's opposition expressed concern today that Vladimir Putin was resorting to old tactics to crush dissent after riot police detained hundreds of protesters challenging the legitimacy of his presidential election victory.

09/03/2012 | World

Strauss-Kahn bundled away from UK speech protests

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was bundled into the back of a police car to escape protesters after a speaking engagement at Britain's Cambridge University that angered women's rights activists.

18/02/2012 | World

Thousands rally for Putin before Russian election

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Russia in support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday in a show of force two weeks before a March 4 presidential election that is expected to return him to the Kremlin.

29/02/2012 | World

Thousands of Spanish students protest against cuts

Tens of thousands of students took to the streets of Spanish cities to protest against government spending cuts that have left many classrooms without heating.

03/03/2012 | World

Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote

Vladimir Putin is almost certain to win a third presidential term in an election that began last Sunday in Russia's far east, though opponents have challenged the legitimacy of a vote they say is skewed in his favour.

03/02/2012 | World

Egypt clashes ease but protesters determined to fight on

Clashes between rock-throwing protesters and riot police eased in Egypt as activists argued over how to build momentum in their push to oust the country's ruling generals.

04/02/2012 | World

Russians stage rival protests over Putin

Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

13/02/2012 | World

Greece: Mayor says Athens damage ‘irreparable’

Athens is counting the cost of damage and clearing the debris from the streets, the day after violence and flames greeted the parliamentary vote on austerity measures.

27/12/2011 | World

Gunfire erupts as Syrians plead with Arab monitors

Syrian security forces fired tear gas at tens of thousands of protesters who were heading towards the centre of Syria's troubled city of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

28/12/2011 | World

Gunfire, protests in Syria's Hama

Live footage carried on al Jazeera television showed gunfire and black smoke rising above Syria's central city of Hama as dozens of men marched through the streets chanting "Where are the Arab monitors".

14/01/2012 | World

Thousands protest against austerity in Romania

Thousands of Romanians staged a third straight day of protests in the capital Bucharest and other cities, as anger over a healthcare reform bill widened into protest against government austerity measures.

21/12/2011 | World

Cairo calmer as Egyptian election resumes

Egypt is holding the latest round of its first democratic parliamentary election in relative calm after five days of protests in Cairo that prompted a brutal response from security forces.

23/12/2011 | World

Egypt: Thousands rally against army after woman beaten

Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo and other cities today to demand the military give up power and vent their anger after 17 people were killed in protests where troops beat and clubbed women and men even as they lay on the ground.

24/12/2011 | World

Mass rally in Moscow raises pressure on Putin

Tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting protesters called today for a disputed parliamentary election to be rerun, increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin as he seeks a new term as Russian president.

06/12/2011 | World

Greece passes austerity budget after street clashes

Greek police today fired tear gas at dozens of black-clad protesters in Athens who hurled petrol bombs and stones while hundreds of people marched to parliament to mark the 2008 shooting of a student by police.

10/12/2011 | World

Russians take the streets to protest against Putin

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of cities across Russia today to demand an end to Vladimir Putin's rule and complain about alleged election fraud in the biggest show of defiance since he took power more than a decade ago.

12/12/2011 | World

Anti-Wall Street activists rally at West Coast ports

Anti-Wall Street demonstrators, confronted by police in riot gear, marched on several West Coast ports seeking to disrupt cargo traffic and re-energize their protest movement.

23/11/2011 | World

Yemen's Saleh signs power transfer deal

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative today to hand over power to his deputy as part of a proposal to end months of protests that have pushed the Arab country to the brink of civil war.

23/11/2011 | World

Cairo clashes flare after dark

Rocks, teargas, firebombs and gunfire made darkened streets in central Cairo a battle zone as hard-core protesters demanding an immediate end to army rule fought riot police around government buildings close to Tahrir Square.

24/11/2011 | World

Truce quiets Cairo streets, army apologizes

An overnight truce between Egyptian riot police and protesters succeeded on Thursday in calming violence that has killed 39 people in five days, but demonstrators occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square vowed to stay until the army gives up power.

29/09/2011 | World

Greece resumes talks with auditors amid protests

Civil servants blockaded several ministries to protest against austerity measures as Greece resumed talks with EU and IMF inspectors on an 8 billion euro aid tranche it needs to avoid bankruptcy next month.

15/10/2011 | World

Wall Street sit-in protest goes global

Demonstrators worldwide shouted their rage against bankers and politicians they accuse of ruining economies and condemning millions to hardship through greed and bad government.

20/10/2011 | World

Greece adopts austerity bill amid protests

The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures on, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

17/09/2011 | World

Poland trade union rally raps EU ministers on economy

About 15,000 trade unionists staged a protest march against "neo-liberal" economics and in support of greater European solidarity after EU finance ministers rejected calls to spend more to revive the bloc's flagging economy.

18/09/2011 | World

At least 26 killed in anti-Saleh march in Yemen

At least 26 people were shot dead and hundreds wounded today when security forces fired on demonstrators who charged police lines in Yemen's capital Sanaa, in a dramatic escalation of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

22/09/2011 | World

Berlin greets pope with praise and protests

Germans opposed to Pope Benedict's teachings on sexuality and angry at cases of abuse by priests protested in Berlin while members of parliament boycotted a speech by the pontiff at the start of his four-day visit to his homeland.

21/07/2011 | World

Gaddafi rules out talks, rally emphasises divisions

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ruled out talks with the rebels trying to end his 41-year-rule, raising questions about whether a flurry of Western efforts to negotiate an end to the deepening conflict can succeed.

01/08/2011 | World

Egypt army breaks up protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Egypt's army moved into Cairo's Tahrir Square to break up a protest that had lasted more than three weeks after the main groups involved had said they would leave but a few hundred demonstrators had stayed put, state television reported.

25/08/2011 | World

Second day of strike in Chile against Piñera

Protesters scuffled with police in the Chilean capital today, the second of a two-day strike against President Sebastian Piñera marked by sporadic looting and more protests.

04/06/2011 | World

Yemen's Saleh whereabouts in question after attack

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an attack in his compound, was reported by al Arabiya television to have left for Saudi Arabia, but a Yemeni official and Saudi source denied he had gone.

12/06/2011 | World

Greeks protest for 19th day, utility union to strike

More than 20,000 Greeks protested against austerity measures in Athens and workers at state-owned utility PPC announced strikes to oppose government plans to sell the company.

19/06/2011 | World

Tens of thousands march against Euro Pact in Spain

Tens of thousands of Spaniards abandoned their customary quiet day with families and friends on to march against the so-called "Euro Pact" and the handling of the economic crisis.

28/05/2011 | World

Egypt's Mubarak fined for communications cut

An Egyptian administrative court fined ousted President Hosni Mubarak and two former officials 540 million Egyptian pounds (US$91 million) for cutting off mobile and internet services during protests in January.

29/05/2011 | World

Greeks vent anger at entire political class

Tens of thousands of Greeks vented their anger at the nation's political classes in Athens, staging the biggest in a week of protests as the government seeks backing for yet more austerity.

30/05/2011 | World

Spanish 'indignants' spark wave of European protests

Spaniards protesting over the handling of the country's economic crisis vowed to keep their tents in central city squares this week, as a wave of similar protests spread to other major European cities.

21/05/2011 | World

Spaniards stage mass protests into polling day

Thousands of Spaniards filled city squares and camped out across the country to protest against government austerity before regional elections which are likely to deal a blow to the Socialist government.

27/05/2011 | World

Yemen on brink of civil war as fighting worsens

Yemeni tribesmen said they wrested a military compound from elite troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside the capital Sanaa as increased fighting threatened to tip the country into civil war.

28/05/2011 | World

Yemen tensions ease with doubtful ceasefire, protests pursue

An informal ceasefire between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's security forces and a tribal group brought a pause in fighting today after nearly a week of deadly clashes left Yemen near civil war.

19/05/2011 | World

Spain bans jobs protests over election weekend

Spain's electoral oversight body ruled that jobs protests which young people are staging across the country would be illegal over the coming election weekend, but some demonstrators said they would defy the ban.

20/05/2011 | World

Pakistan Taliban says it attacked US consulate convoy

Pakistan's Taliban said it had attacked a US consulate convoy in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar, the latest assault in a surge of violence since US forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden this month.

20/05/2011 | World

Spain government rethinks ban as youth protests grow

Tens of thousands of Spaniards angry over joblessness protested for a sixth day in cities all over the country, and the government looked unlikely to enforce a ban on the demonstrations, fearing clashes.

10/04/2011 | World

Assad loyalists kill three in coastal Syrian city: activist

Irregular forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed three people in Banias, a local human rights activist said, after pro-democracy protests flared in the mostly Sunni city on the Mediterranean.

30/04/2011 | World

Syria arrests women, opposition figures-rights groups

Syrian security forces arrested two veteran opposition figures and a group of female protesters, adding to thousands of political prisoners in the country, rights groups said.

06/05/2011 | World

US aircraft strike in Pakistan; protests over bin Laden

US drone aircraft fired missiles into a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, killing at least eight suspected militants just as Islamists protested against the killing of Osama bin Laden.

26/03/2011 | World

Rioters battle UK police after anti-cuts rally

Black-clad, masked youths battled riot police and attacked banks and luxury stores in central London, overshadowing a protest by more than a quarter of a million Britons against government spending cuts.

26/03/2011 | World

Six dead in port city as Syrian crisis grows

Syrian security forces have killed six people in two days of anti-government protests in the key port city of Latakia, reformist activists living abroad told reporters.

10/04/2011 | World

More than 1,000 defy Egypt army order to quit square

More than 1,000 protesters ignored an army order to leave Cairo's main square, extending into a third day their calls for a quick move to civilian rule and a deeper purge of corrupt officials

05/03/2011 | World

Yunus removal from bank sparks Bangladesh protest

Thousands of Bangladeshis protested today against the removal of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus from the top post at Grameen Bank, the microlender he founded.

08/03/2011 | World

Yemeni police fire on protest, 65 hurt: hospital

Yemeni police opened fire on protesters in the capital Sanaa, wounding at least 65 people demonstrating for an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year-old rule, hospital sources said.

16/03/2011 | World

Bahrain cracks down on protesters as uprisings continue

Bahraini forces, backed by helicopters, fired tear gas in a crackdown on protesters, clearing hundreds from a camp that had become the symbol of an uprising by the island's Shi'ite Muslim majority.

26/02/2011 | World

Thousands stage anti-gov't protest in Bahrain

Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite Bahrainis gathered in Manama yesterday, officially declared a day of mourning, in one of the biggest protests since unrest erupted 10 days ago.

26/02/2011 | World

Parts of Tripoli defy Gaddafi's rule

26/02/2011 | World

US says Libya has spoken, Gaddafi must leave now

President Barack Obama called for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down from power, sharpening US rhetoric after days of deadly violence and criticism that Washington was slow to respond.

11/02/2011 | World

Some facts about Mubarak

14/02/2011 | World

Berlusconi refuses to resign, dismisses protest

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he had no intention of stepping down and dismissed a weekend demonstration by women across Italy over his involvement in a sex scandal.

21/02/2011 | World

Zimbabwe arrests 46 over 'Egyptian-style' protests

Zimbabwe has arrested dozens of activists on charges of plotting protests against long-serving President Robert Mugabe similar to those that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia, police said.

10/02/2011 | World

Egypt's government faces outbreak of labour strikes

An outbreak of strikes by Egyptian workers, emboldened by more than two weeks of anti-government protests, is compounding the challenge to President Hosni Mubarak as he confronts a mass movement determined to oust him.

10/02/2011 | World

Mubarak says to transfer power but not resigning

10/02/2011 | World

Obama calls Mubarak's latest move insufficient

US President Barack Obama said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's statement that he would hand over power to his vice president was not enough to meet the demands of protesters clamouring for democratic change.

31/01/2011 | World

Thousands anti-Mubarak protesters hit the streets as army steps back

07/02/2011 | World

Egypt's Brotherhood warns it could quit talks with government

US President Barack Obama said talks to resolve Egypt's crisis were making progress, but the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo said it could quit the process if opposition demands were not met.

08/02/2011 | World

Egyptians stage big protest, dismiss power plan

Egyptians staged one of their biggest protests demanding President Hosni Mubarak step down now, their wrath undiminished by the vice president's announcement of a plan to transfer power.

26/01/2011 | World

Egypt's gov't forbids more protests

Egypt said it would ban demonstrations and detain protesters, seeking to draw a line under unprecedented protests against President Hosni Mubarak's rule.

27/01/2011 | World

Egypt unrest enters third day, ElBaradei to return

30/01/2011 | World

Mubarak shuffles cabinet as unprecedented unrest enters seventh day

23/08/2012 | Latin America

Chilean students lead massive protests all over Santiago

Chilean high-school students will set at least 14 simultaneous protests across Santiago de Chile demanding reforms in the educational system, amidst a series of schools take-overs that led to some violent evictions.

19/10/2012 | Latin America

Boy dies in violent protests over new Panama land law

At least one person, a 9-year-old boy, died on Friday in violent protests over a new law allowing the sale of state-owned land in a dilapidated port city within the duty-free zone next to the Panama Canal.

22/03/2012 | Latin America

Ecuador's Correa won't let protests block mining deals

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa insisted he will push ahead with plans to develop large-scale mining, seeking to ride out the arrival in Quito of indigenous de monstrators who fear their lands will be wrecked.

26/04/2012 | Latin America

Chile proposes tax reform to fund education overhaul

Chile's government proposed a sweeping tax reform that raises levies on companies to help fund an education overhaul, as it seeks to quell social protests ahead of local elections seen as a litmus test for the 2013 presidential race.

16/08/2012 | Latin America

Chilean police arrest 139 students amid school protests

Chilean police stormed today three schools in the centre of Santiago, overtaken by students for the past week, and arrested 139 young people who were involved in the protests demanding education reform.

26/08/2011 | Latin America

Teen shot in Chile anti-Piñera protest dies

A Chilean teenager died, a day after being shot in the chest during massive protests in the capital against President Sebastian Pinera, police said, the first fatality in months of social unrest.

28/09/2011 | Latin America

Bolivia protesters to resume march against Amazon road

Bolivian demonstrators opposed to the construction of a road in the Amazon vowed to resume a month-long protest march that has become a major challenge to leftist President Evo Morales.

12/11/2011 | Latin America

Piñera aims for 'strong agreement' over education in Chile

Chile’s President, Sebastián Piñera, expressed his hopes to be able to achieve a “strong agreement” this month over education, despite the fact that the relationship between the Chilean Government and students has been rocky, following six months of tension-filled protests in the country's capital.

23/12/2010 | Latin America

Venezuela security forces break up student protest

Venezuelan security forces fired a water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of students protesting against a new law tightening the government's control over universities.

02/05/2011 | Latin America

Rural protests in Perú to challenge next president

Peru's next president, to be elected on June 5, will inherit hundreds of festering social conflicts that threaten to paralyze mining and energy investments in one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

04/08/2011 | Latin America

Chile: over 800 in custody for protests

Over 800 people were detained across Chile yesterday when police fired tear gas and water cannons to dissolve student demonstrators demanding an education reforms to be carried out in Chile, government spokesman Andrés Chadwick said today.

19/09/2012 | Entertainment

Peru protests move from countryside to Humala's doorstep

After struggling for months to defuse protests against mining companies in far-flung provinces, President Ollanta Humala is now facing strikes in the capital by teachers and doctors who want a piece of Peru's record fiscal surplus.

11/11/2012 | Argentina

Opposition: CFK autistic, authoritarian