World Oct 19 French Prime Minister Lecornu calls for localized curfews in cities to curb rioting and looting By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
World Oct 06 Watch 2:40 French students lead massive protests against education policies More than a quarter-million people poured into the streets across France on Tuesday, a dramatic development in a student-led movement that began at a single high school. In some cities, police and protesters clashed. French officials condemned what they called… By Deema Zein, Eliot Barnhart
World Oct 01 Student protests grip France as Prime Minister Lecornu calls crisis meeting The demonstrations erupted in Paris-region schools last week and have snowballed, with police making hundreds of arrests in clashes with the young protesters. By Nicolas Garriga, John Leicester, Associated Press
World Nov 17 Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death in absentia Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides fled to India last year, and were sentenced in absentia. India has so far declined to extradite them, making it unlikely that they would ever be executed or imprisoned. By Julhas Alam, Associated Press
Nation Mar 13 Columbia says it expelled some students who occupied building in last year's protests Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press
Mar 10 Arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be first 'of many to come,' Trump says By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident who was a graduate student at Columbia until December, was detained Saturday by federal immigration agents in New York and flown to an immigration jail in Louisiana. Continue reading
Mar 09 ICE arrests Palestinian student who helped lead Columbia protests, attorney says By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last spring's anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, according to his attorney. Continue reading
Aug 04 Renewed protests in Bangladesh leave nearly 100 dead as military announces new curfew By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept across Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister accusing them of “sabotage” and cutting off mobile internet in… Continue reading
Jul 20 Bangladesh enforces curfew with order to 'shoot on sight' after weeks of protests turned deadly By Julhas Alam, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital Saturday after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs. Continue reading
Jul 19 Bangladesh orders nationwide curfew as deaths mount in protests over government jobs By Julhas Alam, Krutika Pathi, Al Emrun Garjon, Associated Press The announcement came after police and security officials fired on protesters earlier Friday and banned all gatherings in the capital. Several people were killed, media reports said. Continue reading