BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press= SAO PAULO (AP) â In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across this continent-sized country and united people from all walks of life behind frustrations over poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. More than 100,000 people were in the streets Monday for largely peaceful protests in at least eight big cities. They were in large part motivated by...
At first, it is a small child's game - the kind that exasperated parents play to make car journeys seem shorter. It is the day before the G8 summit is due to begin and in Belfast, counting police cars is easy as one, two, three. The signature blue and yellow cars are easy to spot … four, five,...
BAGHDAD -- A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led...
Two Turkish unions have called for a nationwide strike today as sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul following weekend in which Prime MinisterTayyip Erdogan sought to rally his supporters and expel demonstrators from an Gezi Park. A protester sits on a barrier at the...
IRAN'S new PresidentHassan Rowhani has hailed his presidential election win as a victory over "extremism" as jubilant supporters took to the streets, pinning their hopes on an easing of Western sanctions. Major powers quickly offered to engage with the moderate cleric and former nuclear negotiator,...
PARIS (Reuters) - Three European aerospace companies called on Europe to launch its own independent drone programme to equip armies across the continent at a time when budget cuts weigh on national defence spending and air forces rely on foreign-made equipment. France's Dassault Aviation , EADS...
Hassan Rouhani has hailed his election as Iran's president as a "victory of moderation over extremism". The reformist-backed cleric won just over 50% of the vote and so avoided the need for a run-off. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran when the result was announced,...
A day of official mourning has been declared in the Pakistani city of Quetta after 25 people were killed by gunmen in twin attacks on Saturday. After a bomb on a bus killed 14 female students and injured 22, militants attacked a hospital treating survivors, where they killed another 11 people. Four...
