Demonstration News

Donetsk - Tempers flared Friday on Lenin Square in Donetsk -- a Russia-friendly heartland city in eastern Ukraine that has been swept by unrest since the ouster of former president and native son Viktor Yanukovych.Pro-Russian activists have set up a round-the-cl...

Nicosia - The Cypriot parliament failed Thursday to adopt a controversial bill to sell off state utilities mandated by a bailout from international lenders, potentially endangering the next tranche of a 10-billion-euro loan.

Braz - Brazil's federal police said Monday they will stop work Tuesday and Wednesday to demand better wages and improved security for the World Cup."We have reached a critical situation," Jones Borges Leal, chairman of Brazil's national federation of federal ...

Braz - Brazilian police used tear gas and made dozens of arrests Saturday to disperse a protest in Sao Paulo ahead of the World Cup.Among those arrested in Brazil's business hub, which will host the opening match of the World Cup on June 12, were five journal...

Istanbul - Turkish riot police in Istanbul fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday at around 3,000 people protesting new legislation tightening control of the Internet.Police took action to push protesters away from the city's Taksim Square, a focal rally point,...

Caracas - At least two people were injured after unidentified assailants fired into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Caracas on Wednesday amid rival demonstrations over Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro's handling of a deepening economic crisis.The moto...

Johannesburg - South Africa's heated election campaign escalated into violence Wednesday, as Johannesburg police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to stop armed supporters of the ruling ANC from attacking an opposition rally.African National Congress activists h...

Rio De Janeiro - A Brazilian journalist who sustained a head injury in a Rio street protest as the city prepares to host the World Cup has died, his employer said Tuesday."Santiago Andrade died yesterday (Monday) morning after he was declared brain dead.

Rio De Janeiro - A Brazilian journalist injured while reporting on violent clashes with protesters was declared brain dead on Monday, as yet another demonstration paralyzed downtown Rio just four months ahead of the World Cup.Television news cameraman Santiago Ilidio A...

Rio De Janeiro - A Brazilian journalist injured while reporting on violent clashes with protesters in Rio was declared brain dead on Monday, highlighting concerns about security just four months ahead of the World Cup.