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Congolese in tense vote on longtime leader’s bid to extend rule
World

Congolese in tense vote on longtime leader’s bid to extend rule

Congo will hold a referendum Sunday to determine whether longtime President Denis Sassou Nguesso can seek a third term in…
Protests escalated in last three months: report
Egypt

Protests escalated in last three months: report

Protests in Egypt have escalated in the past three months, according to a report issued Saturday by the Arab Foundation…
Student protest outside Cabinet building forcibly dispersed by security
Egypt

Student protest outside Cabinet building forcibly dispersed by security

A protest led by graduate students, who are demanding an appointment with the government, outside the Cabinet's building on Qasr…
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest
Middle East

Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest

Dozens of protesters blocked access to Lebanon's energy ministry early on Tuesday in a surprise demonstration against the notoriously ineffective…
Opponents vow to fight laws expanding role of Japan’s military
World

Opponents vow to fight laws expanding role of Japan’s military

Opposition groups Saturday vowed to challenge laws passed overnight that clear Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time…
Hundreds of Aswan garbage collectors demand permanent contracts
Egypt

Hundreds of Aswan garbage collectors demand permanent contracts

Hundreds of garbage collectors in the Aswan governorate continued to strike for the third day in a row on Thursday to…
Masters graduates demand jobs in protests outside Cabinet
Egypt

Masters graduates demand jobs in protests outside Cabinet

Hundreds of masters degree holders protested outside the Egyptian Cabinet on Thursday, demanding government jobs, such as what their peers…
Child among 4 killed in Nepal in police firing at charter protest
World

Child among 4 killed in Nepal in police firing at charter protest

Police in Nepal fired rubber bullets into a crowd of demonstrators killing four people including a four-year-old boy, officials said…
Pressure mounts on Malaysian PM as protests spill into second day
World

Pressure mounts on Malaysian PM as protests spill into second day

Thousands gathered for a second day of protests on Sunday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over…
Nepal town tense after protests kill child and seven police
World

Nepal town tense after protests kill child and seven police

Hundreds of security personnel patrolled a tense town in western Nepal Tuesday after an 18-month-old boy and seven police died…
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