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A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso, as anger sparked by the recent death of a student spilled into the rush hour commute. (Photo: Twitter/ screengrab)

Hong Kong police shooting protesters point blank amid fresh clashes; viral goes video

Another masked individual then approached officer and was shot in the chest area, quickly falling to the ground, clutching their left side.

11 Nov 2019 3:09 PM

The United States on Sunday urged Iraqi authorities to hold early polls and carry out electoral reforms, and called for an end to the violence against protesters that has left hundreds dead. (Photo: File)

US urges early Iraq elections, halt to violence against protesters

The committee said snipers were active near protest sites and hunting rifles were used against demonstrators as well.

11 Nov 2019 1:17 PM

Hundreds of students staged protests outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday over fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions in the varsity. (Photo: ANI)

Ahead of convocation, JNU students protest over fee hike, dress code

They claimed that the manual has provisions for fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions.

11 Nov 2019 1:03 PM

Police personnel on Tuesday held a protest outside Police Head Quarters (PHQ), against the clash that broke out between police and lawyers at Tis Hazari Court on November 2. (Photo: ANI)

Behave like disciplined force, resume work: Delhi top cop to agitating police personnel

Lawyers have been protesting at several places across the city against the scuffle that took place in Tis Hazari.

05 Nov 2019 12:08 PM

Pakistan's firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday convened an all-party meeting to discuss the future course of action as the deadline set by him for Prime Minister Imran Khan's resignation has expired. (Photo: File)

Pak protest leader convenes all-party meet as deadline for PM Imran's resignation ends

Rehman has said that the protest would continue until Khan steps down.

04 Nov 2019 1:35 PM

Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. (Photo: File)

Iraq protesters pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam

In Baghdad, protesters had set up checkpoints in the streets leading into and surrounding Tahrir Square, redirecting traffic.

02 Nov 2019 4:43 PM

Many of the distraught depositors sounded dejected on Wednesday, with no solution in sight. (Photo: ANI)

PMC Bank depositors continue protest seeking payback

Three of the protesting members were detained by the police and taken away.

30 Oct 2019 7:48 PM

The bank has deposits of over Rs 11,000 crore and the RBI has said that 77 per cent of the depositors can withdraw their money with the Rs 40,000 limit.

PMC depositors protest outside RBI office seeking payback

Five persons, including HDIL promoters and bank's top management, have been arrested.

29 Oct 2019 5:48 PM

Separatists clash with police in Barcelona after huge rally

Hundreds of mostly masked youths surrounded the Police headquarters in Barcelona and threw colourful plastic balls at the officers on guard.

27 Oct 2019 1:17 PM

As many as a million Chileans protested on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest demonstrations yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in the South American nation. (Photo: File)

Biggest demonstrations yet rock protest-stricken Chile

Santiago governor Karla Rubilar said almost a million people marched in the capital — more than five percent of the country's population.

26 Oct 2019 1:11 PM

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt "doxxing" by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)

Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos

Earlier this month the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam used a colonial-era emergency law to ban protesters from wearing face masks.

26 Oct 2019 11:56 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch an anti-government protest named 'Azadi March' later this month. (Photo: File)

'Will not resign': Imran Khan ahead of anti-govt protest

The Azadi March has been announced by JUI-F chief in a bid to topple the govt, which Rehman says came to power through 'fake elections'.

24 Oct 2019 8:15 AM

Thousands protested against police across Bangladesh on Monday, a day after at least four people died when officers fired on a crowd in one of the country's deadliest religious riots to date. (Photo: AFP)

4 dead in firing at protest over Hindu man's post in Bangladesh

In 2016, angry Muslims attacked Hindu temples in an eastern town over a Facebook post that allegedly mocked one of Islam's holiest sites.

22 Oct 2019 11:08 AM

Following the death of a five-month-old infant due to fire in a hospital at Hyderabad's LB Nagar area, BJP workers led by MLC Ramchandra Rao held a protest outside the hospital demanding investigation and strict action against the culprits. (Photo: ANI)

BJP workers protest following death of toddler at Hyd hospital, demand strict action

A five-month-old child in an incubator was burnt alive, while other children received injuries.

22 Oct 2019 9:20 AM

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Sunday said they had not "permanently closed down the Parthasarathy Rock" area on the campus. (Photo: File)

As admin decries 'rumour', JNU students protest against 'shutdown' of Parthasarathy Rock

Some miscreants had broken open the lock and uprooted the iron gate on the intervening night of October 19-20, the circular said.

21 Oct 2019 1:08 PM

The death toll in Chile's anti-government protests rose to 10 in the capital Santiago, local authorities said. (Photo: ANI)

Death toll in anti-govt protests rises to 10 in Chile

This is first time since Chile's return to democracy in 1990 that government has declared a state of emergency for public disorders.

21 Oct 2019 11:25 AM

Buses that were set alight by demonstrators during last night's protests stand on a street in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (Image: AP)

Chile's President rolls back subway fare hike amid violent protests by students

Santiago Metro director Louis De Granges said 'there is still no clarity' on when subway service would return to normal.

20 Oct 2019 3:17 PM

Pro-democracy lawmakers were dragged out of Hong Kong's legislature by security guards on Thursday after they heckled the city's pro-Beijing leader for a second day running, the latest outburst of political rancour in the strife-torn city. (Photo: screengrab/ AFP video)

Hong Kong lawmakers dragged from chamber as leader heckled for second day, see video

But chaos erupted once more as her political opponents chanted slogans and were dragged one by one from the chamber.

17 Oct 2019 1:27 PM

Thousands of people, some shouting “Erdogan terrorist”, took to the streets of Paris and other European cities on Saturday in protest at the Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria. (Photo: AFP)

Thousands in Europe march against Turkey’s Syria offensive

About 5,000 people marched to the Swedish parliament in Stockholm.

13 Oct 2019 1:49 PM

'No one showed up! Only me! Wearing a mask to show off! This is quite disappointing,' said the 20-year-old. (Photo: AP)

'No one showed up!' Hong Kong protests face acid test as movement enters fifth month

The youth-led movement has radicalised a new generation of protesters unlikely to go readily back into their box.

11 Oct 2019 1:37 PM

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