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Sri Lanka renews state of emergency ahead of key vote

Sri Lanka's acting president renewed the country's state of emergency Monday ahead of a parliamentary vote to pick a new head of state --...

Protesters in Panama leave part of key highway

Panama's government and indigenous leaders reached a deal Sunday to clear demonstrators from part of the Panamerican Highway in exchange for lower fuel prices,...

At least 234 dead or hurt in Haiti gang violence from July 8-12: UN

By Christophe Vogt Gang violence killed or injured at least 234 people from July 8-12 in Haiti's Cite Soleil, an impoverished and densely populated neighbourhood...

‘While pushing for peace in WPS, PH won’t drop sovereignty over it’

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Tuesday declared that the Philippines wants peace in the South China Sea but rejected any claims that undermine...

China detains alleged bank fraud ‘gang’ after rare mass protests

Members of a "criminal gang" accused of taking control of local banks have been arrested in central China after rare protests over alleged financial...

Sri Lankan leader flees home, to quit

Sri Lankan protesters refused to budge from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence on Sunday after storming his home, forcing him to flee with the navy...

White House protesters demand Biden do more to defend US abortion rights

Hundreds of abortion rights protesters waved banners and chanted Saturday outside the White House to demand the president take stronger action to protect access...

Ecuador president survives impeachment amid protests

Ecuador’s president survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday, as negotiations to end more than two weeks of cost-of-living protests by Indigenous groups were suspended...

In protest-hit Ecuador, shortages of key goods start to bite

By Paola Lopez, with Karla Pesantes Holding rotten peppers in her hands, Mariana Morales says she has been unable to open her stall at the...

Cuba sentences 74 anti-government protesters

Judicial authorities in Havana, Santiago, and Matanzas announced sentences for 74 defendants accused of sedition, public disorder, and other crimes related to the protests....

Indigenous protesters in Ecuador defy state of emergency

Indigenous protesters demanding cheaper fuel in Ecuador defied a state of emergency Saturday, pressing on with road blockages now in their sixth day. A day...

Anti-fish importation protest

Members of the militant fishermen’s group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) stage a protest at the Department of Agriculture (DA) in...

Protest against DAR

Members of the Kabisig-Sumalo group hold a protest action in front of the DAR office in Quezon City. The group is calling for a...

UN calls on Guinea’s junta to lift ban on protests

The United Nations on Monday urged Guinea to lift a ban on political protests that the west African country's military rulers introduced earlier this...
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