Thousands of people in Washington, New York, Boston and a dozen of other cities across the United States on Tuesday continued protests against Monday's decision by a Missouri local grand jury not to indict a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American youth.
Hong Kong police on Wednesday strongly condemned the acts of protesters who attempted to enter the Legislative Council (LegCo) Complex by force and endangered public order.
Hong Kong's high court Thursday refused to hear an appeal by Occupy Central protesters against injunctions to clear the barricades in occupied areas of Mong Kok.
An illegal assembly what the initiators self-claimed to be "with peace and love" has left nothing but adverse impacts on the economy and people's livelihood in Hong Kong, besides tearing apart the local community with clamorous streets in the past month.
Hong Kong Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Steve Hui on Tuesday urged Occupy Central protesters to comply with court orders to stop their illegal occupation of roads.
More than 100 Hong Kong police officers started removing barricades in Mong Kok, one of the main demonstration areas, Friday morning where Occupy movement participants had blockaded roads and streets from Sept. 28.
China's Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Monday the Occupy Central movement had severely affected citizens' life, hoping to get life in Hong Kong back to normal as soon as possible without causing a huge conflict.
Police started removing barricades set up by the Occupy protesters on both sides of Hong Kong's harbor Monday morning.
Main roads in various locations in Hong Kong remained blocked as "Occupy Central" movement continued on Monday, leading to school suspension and traffic disruption in busy districts.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has canceled his trip to Deakin University in Melbourne on Wednesday in consideration of security reasons, while angry students gathered to protest against budget cuts to education.
Two anti-government protesters were killed and 22 others injured in a gun and grenade attack here early Thursday, local media reported.
Thailand's newly installed caretaker Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan on Monday insisted that holding a general election to form a new government is the only way out of the prolonged political crisis.
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Sunday said in a statement that it "regrets" the referendum in Ukraine.
Hundreds of pro-Russian protesters stormed and occupied a regional television station building in Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk Sunday afternoon, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
A leaked audio recording of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan and his son, allegedly discussing how to hide large sums of cash amid an ongoing graft probe, has sent shockwaves through the country, with many Turks taking to the streets to stage protests demanding Erdogan's resignation.
At least 30 police officers and two protesters were injured during a protest here on Wednesday, local media reported.
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