France arrests hundreds more amid unrest over teen killing
Protests that erupted in France in response to the killing of a 17-year-old by a police officer continued for a fifth night
Protests that erupted in France in response to the killing of a 17-year-old by a police officer continued for a fifth night
Army and paramilitary troops have been deployed across Khartoum, the city’s airport is closed and international flights are suspended. The internet is also down. At least three people have been killed and 80 injured, the Sudan Central Doctor’s Committee wrote on its Facebook page.
Hundreds of people also gathered at the Costanera Center shopping mall - next to South America's tallest skyscraper Gran Torre Santago - with dozens of protesters entering the premises.
On Friday, thousands of protesters gathered again in Plaza Italia, the centre of the demonstrations in Santiago and the site of weekly rallies that have seen massive turnout since the social upheaval broke out.
The Plaza Italia, the ground zero of the protests and renamed by the protesters as "Plaza Dignidad" (Square of Dignity), once again became the epicentre of a large gathering.
Thousands of protesters --- many banging pots and pans in the traditional Latin American manner -- gathered peacefully in the main Plaza Italia square in the capital on Monday, chanting "Pinera Out!" and "Get out military!"
The demonstrations began in Baghdad on Tuesday and quickly grew and spread to other cities, mainly in Iraq’s south. Police have fired live rounds, tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters.
Several policemen were injured in a clash with protesters at the historic Jagannath Temple at Puri on Wednesday.
At least nine people lost their lives in police firing as protests against the Sterlite expansion plans turned violent in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. A girl was among those who died.
Protests against ‘Padmaavat’ intensified in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as fringe groups went on a rampage torching buses,…
