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Human rights group protests US drone killings

Human rights group protests US drone killings

Kenyan protester's lonely campaign gets a hearing

The May Day protest referred to MPs' demands to reverse the ruling of a government commission that shrank their salaries from around $126,000 to $78,500, and impeach its members.

Delta CEO objects to TSA allowing small knives

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Austerity triggers novel protests in Portugal

Last weekend, dozens of people - ranging from children to pensioners - joined in the painting of a 13-meter (42-feet) by 13-meter mural calling people to Saturday's protests.

Big protests in Spain against health care reforms

Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of 16 Spanish cities Sunday to protest plans to part-privatize the public health care system, with some questioning the government's motives.

Egypt women protest sex assault at site of attacks

Rights activists, meanwhile, say police have used excessive force against the latest wave of protests that started on the eve of the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime Mubarak.

Egypt: Hundreds of police stage rare protests

The protesters said that they are against laws that would make them responsible for permitting or preventing protests and which would eventually put them in confrontation with protesters.

Saakashvili changes speech venue after protests

After three weeks of protests, demonstrators led by Saakashvili burst into the parliament, forcing then-President Eduard Shevardnadze to flee and resign.

Egypt military chief urges end to violent protests, warns nation threatened

"The protests, el-Sissi said in a speech to military cadets that was distributed as a statement, jeopardized everyone.

U.S. should closely watch censorship protests in China

What the protests show, however, is that ordinary Chinese are less willing to put up with the chronic afflictions of political repression, cronyism and corruption.

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Cuban dissident says racism remains a grave problem

"As long as the race problem is not resolved, we don't believe that the problems of the nation...

Catholic journal criticizes dissidents who support embargo

In its latest edition, the magazine published by the Council of Laypersons of the Archdiocese of...

Global protests mark May Day

But, initial reports said, most protests went off quietly, including those in Athens.