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Germany: Syrian man beaten in attack
World
August 31, 2018
Germany: Syrian man beaten in attack
Chemnitz, Germany (CNN) – A few hundred protesters gathered Thursday evening for a nationalist rally in Chemnitz, just across the…
Egyptian police disperse protest for jailed father of two murdered children
Egypt
August 29, 2018
Egyptian police disperse protest for jailed father of two murdered children
Police on Tuesday dispersed a protest in Mit Salsil village, Dakahlia in support of Mahmoud Nazmy, the father of…
UN demands urgent action amid ‘climate of fear’ in Nicaragua
World
August 29, 2018
UN demands urgent action amid ‘climate of fear’ in Nicaragua
The United Nations called Wednesday for urgent action to prevent Nicaragua from descending further into turmoil after months of…
Washington white nationalist rally sputters in sea of counterprotesters
World
August 13, 2018
Washington white nationalist rally sputters in sea of counterprotesters
A white nationalist rally in the heart of Washington drew two dozen demonstrators and thousands of chanting counterprotesters on…
Israel: Arab-led rally protests nation state law in Tel Aviv
Middle East
August 13, 2018
Israel: Arab-led rally protests nation state law in Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands of Israeli Arabs and Jews have staged a second large rally in Tel Aviv to denounce the…
White supremacists set to rally outside White House a year after deadly clash
World
August 12, 2018
White supremacists set to rally outside White House a year after deadly clash
White supremacists are set to rally outside the White House on Sunday, one year after torch-wielding neo-Nazis clashed with…
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israel-Gaza border was quiet on Friday after an Egyptian-brokered truce ended a surge in violence that…
Bangladesh shuts down mobile internet to tackle teen protests
World
August 5, 2018
Bangladesh shuts down mobile internet to tackle teen protests
Bangladesh authorities have shut down mobile internet across swathes of the country, officials and local media said Sunday, as…
Scattered protests in Iran as US sanctions loom
Middle East
August 4, 2018
Scattered protests in Iran as US sanctions loom
Sporadic protests were taking place in cities in Iran for a fourth day, with demonstrators attacking a Shi’ite seminary…
Tunisian airport workers threaten strike in tourist high season
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Tunisian airport workers threaten strike in tourist high season
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian airport employees plan to strike on Wednesday and Thursday, disrupting the reviving tourist trade, unless the…