Trump urges Mexico to send migrants home; 42 arrested
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries,...
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Tear gas used on Turkish Cypriot protesters
By Annette Chrysostomou Turkish Cypriot farmers returned to the ‘ministry of agriculture’ with drums and clarinets after their unsuccessful attempt to cross to the south...
Two killed as Kenyan police disperse opposition supporters
Two people were killed on Friday as Kenyan police tried to disperse supporters cheering a convoy carrying opposition leader Raila Odinga from the airport to central...
Kenyan police fire teargas at opposition protesters in capital
Police on Monday fired teargas at opposition supporters in the Kenyan capital Nairobi who were calling for the sacking of officials they blame for last...
Pakistan police fire tear gas at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan
Pakistani police on Friday fired tear gas at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan who defied a ban on public gatherings, adding to political...
Police fire teargas, warning shots at Ethiopia protest
By Aaron Maasho Police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a...
Macedonian police fire tear gas at migrants on Greek border
Macedonian police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse around 50 migrants stranded in Greece who tried to pull down part of the razor wire...
Scuffles at Greek-Macedonian border, day after dozens injured (Updated)
Scuffles broke out between migrants and Greek police on Monday after dozens tried to push a train carriage along rail tracks leading to Macedonia. The...
Macedonian police use tear gas on migrants at Greek border (Update 2)
Greece on Sunday condemned as “dangerous and deplorable” the use of teargas by the Macedonian police against crowds of migrants gathered on the Greek side...
Greek police fire tear gas at angry farmers rallying in Athens
Greek riot police fired tear gas at farmers protesting against pension reform plans on Friday who hurled stones at the agriculture ministry in central Athens...
Hong Kong protesters defy Beijing with calls for democracy
By Farah Master and Clare Baldwin Hong Kong democracy protesters defied volleys of tear gas and police baton charges to stand firm in the centre...
Turkish police fire teargas at protesters on anniversary of unrest
Turkish police fired teargas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse protesters in central Istanbul who sought to mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s...
Thai police fire teargas, rubber bullets at protesters
Thai police fired teargas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters in the capital Bangkok on Thursday after demonstrators tried to disrupt planning for a February...
Thai government says protest leader must surrender, no talks
By Pairat Temphairojana and Jutarat Skulpichetrat The Thai government said on Wednesday the leader of violent protests aimed at ousting the prime minister should surrender...
Thai government defuses confrontation, protest leader says not over
By Panarat Thepgumpanat Thailand’s government ordered police on Tuesday to stop confronting protesters demanding the resignation of the prime minister, raising hopes that days of...
Thai PM calls for talks as police use rubber bullets on protesters
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Aubrey Belford Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Monday she would “open every door” to find a peaceful solution...
Skirmishes in Turkey after police storm Istanbul square
By Nick Tattersall and Ece Toksabay Turkish riot police fought running battles with pockets of protesters overnight after storming a central Istanbul square in a...