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Lebanon tycoon forgoes PM job under protest pressure

17 Nov 2019

Lebanon's former finance minister has backed down from becoming the protest-hit country's new prime minister, after reports of his nomination sparked ire among demonstrators railing against the ruling elite. Wealthy...

Hong Kong University engulfed with tear gas, firebombs in new clash

17 Nov 2019

Police fired tear gas at protesters holding out at Hong Kong Polytechnic University as overnight clashes resumed on Sunday, and opposition lawmakers criticised the Chinese military for joining...

Protesters spill back onto bridge in Iraq capital

16 Nov 2019

Anti-government demonstrators spread to a second bridge in the Iraqi capital on Saturday after security forces retreated from a key area where they had clashed with protesters, the...

Bolivia’s growing crisis turns deadly as 5 killed in clash

16 Nov 2019

Bolivia’s political crisis turned deadly after security forces opened fire on supporters of Evo Morales in a central town, killing at least five people, injuring dozens and threatening the...

Lebanese protesters back in streets; first death reported

13 Nov 2019

Lebanese protesters are blocking major highways with burning tires and roadblocks, saying they will remain in the streets following a televised interview in which the president urged them...

Police, protesters face off in renewed clashes in Hong Kong

12 Nov 2019

Police and protesters battled outside university campuses and several thousand demonstrators blocked roads as they took over a central business district at lunchtime on Tuesday in another day...

Ruling Socialist party leads Spanish general election

11 Nov 2019

Spain’s Socialist party pledged on Monday to act fast to form a government after its leader and acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez gambled on a repeat election that on Sunday...

Iraqi forces shoot 3 dead in southern city of Nassiriya

11 Nov 2019

Iraqi forces shot three anti-government protesters dead in the southern city of Nassiriya on Sunday, police and medics said, adding to scores killed in weeks of unrest that...

Protesters seize state-run media in Bolivia as tensions soar

10 Nov 2019

Opposition demonstrators in Bolivia overran two state-run media outlets and forced them off the air Saturday and some police stopped guarding the square where President Evo Morales' palace is located,...

Protests expected in Hong Kong one week after violent clash