Tag: Political and civil unrest
Business group warns China boycotts spooking investors
BEIJING — An American business group warned Tuesday that government-instigated consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, clothing and other brands in China are making companies...
42 killed in Colombia protests, human rights agency says
BOGOTA, Colombia — Forty-two people have died during anti-government protests that began two weeks ago amid discontent fueled by growing poverty and inequality during...
Group: Sudan forces disperse protest in Khartoum; 2 killed
CAIRO — Two protesters were killed when Sudanese security forces dispersed a demonstration late Tuesday in the capital of Khartoum, a local medical group...
Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
PHOENIX — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper...
Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the...
Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters inside a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday.
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Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
PHOENIX — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S. Capitol who had been pepper...
Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the...
Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters inside a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday.
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Iran protests Iraq over raid on diplomatic site
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it “strongly condemns” Iraq's raid on Tehran's consulate in Karbala over the killing of a prominent...