Thai court ruling deals new blow to government
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Riot policemen stand guard as an anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag in front of Constitutional Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. The top…
Political and civil unrest
Russia grants bail to 9 foreign activists
By VITNIJA SALDAVA Greenpeace International activist Miguel Hernan Perez Orsi of Argentina, left, reacts to a verdict and holds a photo of his daughter in a cage at a court…
Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square
By SARAH EL DEEB and TONY G. GABRIEL Anti-government protesters clash with Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi supporters near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Egypt’s revolutionary groups…
Memorial at Egypt’s Tahrir Square sparks protest
By TONY G. GABRIEL In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 photo, Egyptian municipality laborers work on a memorial base two days before the commemoration of deadly clashes with security forces…
Clashes hit Libyan capital after militia attack
By ESAM MOHAMED This image made from video shows an injured protester being carried away from the scene in Tripoli, Libya after militiamen attacked peaceful protesters demanding the disbanding of…
Over 2K trucks block French highways in protest
A farmer burn straw bales as farmers block a main road, facing the police, in Arles, southern France, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Demonstrators are protesting against the controversial governmental environment…
Albanians oppose dismantling Syrian weapons
An Albanian student wears a gas mask and holds a sign during a protest against chemical weapons during a protest against the dismantling of Syrian chemical weapons in Albania in…
Poll: Most Kenyans want president to stand trial
By JASON STRAZIUSO FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, center-left, arrives for the burial ceremony of his nephew Mbugua Mwangi and Mwangi’s…