Nov 11 Hong Kong leader promises stricter measures after violent day By Alice Fung, Associated Press The pledge from Carrie Lam follows a day of violence in which one person was shot and another set on fire. Continue reading
Nov 08 Hong Kong student’s death fuels more anger against police By Eileen Ng, Associated Press A university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters died Friday in a rare fatality after five months of unrest. Continue reading
Nov 04 Protesters killed as clashes erupt on Baghdad bridge By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press Police and hospital officials said at least one person was killed and 24 wounded in the clashes on the bridge, where security forces used live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas grenades. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 5:32 Protesters’ rage over ‘income and bread’ challenges Iraqi government By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran The streets of Baghdad were silent Tuesday after a week of peaceful protests -- against corruption, unemployment and lack of basic services -- turned deadly. More than 100 people were killed as Iraqi security forces and armed groups clashed with… Continue watching
Oct 07 Death toll in Iraq anti-government protests top 100 By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The unrest is the most serious challenge facing Iraq two years after the victory against Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Oct 04 Death toll in Iraq anti-government protests rises to 42 By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Friday urged political leaders and the protesters to pull back “before it is too late.”… Continue reading
Aug 16 Police and protesters clash in Zimbabwe’s capital By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press The clashes came after Zimbabwe's High Court upheld a police ban on the opposition protest. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 2:25 Mass protests over Hong Kong extradition law turn violent Protesters in Hong Kong are promising more mass demonstrations after some erupted into violence. Police battled crowds in a growing crisis over Hong Kong officials’ granting mainland China greater control over the city -- including the power to extradite people… Continue watching
Apr 09 Algeria parliament names interim leader By Aomar Ouali, Associated Press The leader of parliament's upper chamber was named as interim leader for a maximum of 90 days until a new election can be organized. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 8:37 Despite oil wealth, Iraq’s Basra plagued by broken infrastructure, poverty and violence By Jane Ferguson Basra, in southern Iraq, contains much of the country’s oil wealth -- yet residents there are struggling just to survive. The city lacks basic services like clean water and reliable electricity, and jobs are rare. But people taking to the… Continue watching