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After Charlottesville riot, U.S. political violence could increase

PoliticallyfueledviolencecouldincreaseintheUnitedStatesamidariseofradicalgroups,expertssaid.Lastweekendsawviolentclashesbetweenanumberofwhitepowerprotestersandc

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U.S. White nationalist rally at University of Virginia

HundredsofUSwhitenationalistshaveralliedattheUniversityofVirginia,protestingagainstplanstoremoveastatueofaconfederategeneral.Thegroupwavedtorchesandchanted"Jews

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Police gain upper hand after Hamburg's day of G20 clashes

PolicegainedtheupperhandinHamburgearlyonSaturdaymorningafteradayofrunningclasheswithanti-capitalistprotestersseekingtodisruptthecity'sG20summitofgloballeaders.H

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Turkish leader's security officer charged with assault in Washingtong

USprosecutorshavechargedadozenTurkishsecurityandpoliceofficerswithassaultafteranattackonprotestersinWashingtonduringTurkishPresidentTayyipErdogan'svisittotheUSc

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Toll in last week's Kabul truck bomb now over 150: Ghani

ThedeathtollfromadevastatingtruckbombinKabul'sdiplomaticquarterlastweekhasjumpedtomorethan150,PresidentAshrafGhanitoldaninternationalpeaceconferenceinthecapital

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Indian police arrest 150 from Modi's party in Kolkata clashes

​Indian police arrested around 150 people protesting against a breakdown in law and order in the eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, after street battles broke out during a march to police headquarters and police cars were set ablaze.

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Man set alight during Venezuela protest, death toll rises to 48

VenezuelanPresidentNicolasMaduroblastedoppositionprotestersonSundayforsettingamanonfireduringarallythepreviousday.Maduroaccusedtheprotestersoftargetingthemanfor

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Trump's refugee ban sparks protests before White House, at over 30 U.S. airports

Thousands of protesters rallied in front of the White House on Sunday while demonstrations continued across more than 30 American airports after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily barring all refugees and seven Mideast and North African countries' citizens from entry into the U.S..

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South Korean protestors demand President Park’s immediate removal, Sewol ferry salvage

Hundreds of thousands of protestors returned to the streets of Seoul on Saturday, demanding impeached President Park Geun-hye’s immediate removal and the salvaging of a sunken ferry which left more than 300 dead.

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Australia parliament: Second dramatic protest over asylum

​Protesters campaigning against the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers have breached parliament security for a second day.

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Pro-asylum protest halts Australia's parliament

​About 30 people demonstrating against the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers have disrupted parliament in Canberra.

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Police clash with North Dakota pipeline protesters, arrest one

Hundreds of protesters opposed to a North Dakota oil pipeline project they say threatens water resources and sacred tribal lands clashed with police who fired tear gas at the scene of a similar confrontation last month, officials said.

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Tens of thousands of Muslims march in Indonesia against city governor

​Tens of thousands of hardline Muslim protesters in Indonesia marched on Friday to the presidential palace to demand the resignation of the governor of the capital, Jakarta, who they said had insulted the Koran.

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Police arrest 141 in crackdown on North Dakota pipeline protesters

Police arrested 141 Native Americans and other protesters in North Dakota in a tense standoff that spilled into Friday morning between law enforcement and demonstrators seeking to halt construction of a disputed oil pipeline.

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Curfew imposed in U.S. city Charlotte as anti-police protests enter 3rd night

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts issued the curfew order, which will go into effect beginning midnight until 6 a.m. next morning, the City of Charlotte said in a tweet.

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Malaysia's DAP lodges police report after rowdy protest

The opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) has lodged a police report following a rowdy protest outside its headquarters on Tuesday by Malay activists.

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Sri Lankan gov't urged to probe resurgence of "white van" abductions

​Families of those missing during and after Sri Lanka's civil conflict staged a protest outside the UN office in the capital on Tuesday urging authorities to halt the controversial "white van" abductions.