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Madagascar president sacks government following deadly protests
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Monday sacked his government following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations said has left at least 22 people dead.
The price of progress
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/06/2025
» Ongoing construction at the former site of Scala is opposite a major predecessor. Opening in 1985 at the corner of Pathumwan Intersection, MBK Center is located on a plot of land leased to Mah Boon Krong Drying and Silo Co Ltd. It features a 20-storey office building and an eight-storey shopping mall.
Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» ISTANBUL — Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in Istanbul Saturday calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked Turkey's worst street unrest in over a decade.
Supporters of Pakistan's Imran Khan call off protest: media
Published on 27/11/2024
» ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party suspended street protests demanding his release from jail after a sweeping midnight raid by security forces in the capital Islamabad in which hundreds of people were arrested, local media reported on Wednesday.
Man kills police officer, then himself after taking family hostage in Bangkok
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/07/2024
» A mentally ill man committed suicide after shooting dead a police lieutenant colonel who was attempting to negotiate an end to a family hostage drama at a house in Bang Bon district, Bangkok, early Sunday morning.
Six presidential candidates in Madagascar call for election boycott
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» ANTANANARIVO - Six prominent presidential candidates in Madagascar told AFP on Monday they plan to boycott this week's elections, worsening a political crisis engulfing the country.
Legal victories for injured protesters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/08/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) was on Tuesday ordered to pay compensation to two anti-government protesters severely injured by police munitions used during protests in the capital in 2021.
Six killed in banned Kenya protests
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between police and demonstrators who joined banned opposition protests against tax hikes, police officers told AFP.
France deploys 45,000 police to quell 'unacceptable' riots
AFP, Published on 01/07/2023
» PARIS - France on Friday deployed 45,000 officers backed by light armoured vehicles to tackle a fourth straight night of violent protests after the fatal police shooting of a teenager.
Fury at the police as march for French teen turns violent
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» NANTERRE (FRANCE) - At a march for the French teen killed by police during a traffic stop earlier this week, protesters described simmering anger in the community over security forces that are widely perceived as aggressive and racist.