Israeli soldier shoots U.S. activist in face with tear gas can

An American activist who participated in a Palestinian ’solidarity’ demonstration is in serious condition Saturday after an Israeli soldier shot him in the face with a high-velocity tear gas canister. He...

Troops patrol Thailand streets after deadly protests

Amidst the threat of  protestors to intensify their stir in the capital Bangkok today , there is no improvement in the situation in Thailand a day after two people died and over 400 were injured in the...

Bangkok: Two Killed in Clashes

IN continuing civil unrest in Bangkok, riot police have thrown tear gas and stun grenades into crowds of anti-government protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).  Two have been...

Thai Protesters Trap Legislators

After a period of calm, events in Thailand are heating up again, with protestors renewing their push to unseat the government."Thousands of anti-government protesters surrounded Parliament on Tuesday, trapping...

Israeli troops beat photographer in WB

" Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:20:15 GMT An Israeli photographer has been severely beaten by troops in an anti-fence demonstration in the West Bank village of Naalin.  Puterman, 71-year old photographer from Tel Aviv,...

My cancer victim son's final wish

" PROUD Lorraine Fleming had more reasons than most mums to shed a tear as she saw her son’s bride approaching in all her wedding finery. For bridegroom Reece was just eight years old — and getting “hitched” to his sweetheart Elleanor Pursglove was his last dying...

Wax Adolf Hitler to be repaired by Madame Tussauds

Head of a waxwork of Adolf Hitler's has been restored  and it will be reinstalled at the Germany's Madame Tussauds . "A waxwork of Adolf Hitler will return to Berlin's new Madame Tussauds as soon as experts have restored the head ripped off by a demonstrator on its...

David Villa Out Of Euro 2008 Final

"Contact David Villa Out Of Euro 2008 Final June 27th, 2008 David Villa Will Miss The Euro 2008 Final Against Germany It is now...

Google Deal Void If Icahn Wins Control Of Yahoo

Carl Icahn's campaign to broker a marriage between "Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) just got a lot more complicated -- and expensive -- thanks to the search ad outsourcing deal Yahoo struck with Google late Thursday. According the deal's fine print, disclosed...

Bolivian protesters march on US Embassy

US decision of granting political asylum to former Bolivian defense minister Carlos Sanchez Berzain has unleashed big protest in the capital La Paz. Thousands of protestors demanded extradition of former defense minister who is accused of ordering...

Egypt: Bread Protest Leaves 10 Dead!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,...

Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Thousands of Partiers Near Michigan State Campus

Police say around 3,000-4,000 people were gathered in East Lansing, Michigan on Saturday night after an attempt to re-start the Cedar Fest parties that were shut down in 1987 after the parties got too...

Tear gas fired at Tibetan monks

Everyone from monks in Tibet to George Clooney seems to be using the Olympics to bring attention to bear on China's extremely controversial human rights record.At least 600 monks were protesting in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, today and were tear gassed by police. This marks...

Trepidation over Wilders' anti-Islam film

"Trepidation over Wilders' anti-Islam film by Michel Hoebink* 18-01-2008 Islam specialist Maurits Berger talks to RNW's Edwin Mooibroek (mp3) Tensions are growing over the expected release of a film by Geert...

Kenyan Demonstrators Clash With Police In Second Day of Protests

Adding more flames to the fire, a local television station published video of a Kenyan police officer allegedly killing a protester. According to one of my sources in Nairobi, the ethnic segregation has gotten so systemic in some parts of the country that bankers aren't being...

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