Friction over Sri Lanka shows at Commonwealth meet
By KATY DAIGLE Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures as he answers a question during a media briefing a day ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting in Colombo, Sri…
Protests and demonstrations
Dozens hurt in Bangladesh garment factory protest
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi garment workers assist their colleagues injured during a clash with police in Ashulia, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thousands of garment workers demanding…
Thai leader issues plea to end protests
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Protesters blow whistles and wave clapping tools during a rally against a political amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra…
Buddhists in Myanmar protest OIC’s upcoming visit
By AYE AYE WIN Myanmar Buddhist Monks carry religious flags as they march to protest against the upcoming visit of a delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to Myanmar…
Greenpeace activists arrive in St. Petersburg
By VITNIJA SALDAVA A Russian police officer guards police vans believed to be transporting Greenpeace activists to a prison in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Jailed Greenpeace activists…
Cambodian police open fire on protesters; 1 dead
An injured Cambodian worker escapes from riot police in the compound of a Buddhist pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Police fired live ammunition during clashes with…
Bulgarian police, protesters clash near parliament
By VESELIN TOSHKOV Students clash with the riot police during a protest in front of Alexander Newsky cathedral, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Bulgarian police clashed with protesting…
WAGE PROTEST CLOSES BANGLADESH GARMENT FACTORIES
By JULHAS ALAM A Bangladeshi security vehicle patrols on the second day of a four-day general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Opposition enforced a four-day general strike…