Thousands of activists on Saturday sought to occupy several open cast coal mines in eastern Germany in a bid to put pressure on the government to phase out the fossil fuel — a divisive issue in the country's rust belt. With painted faces and dressed ...
Bringing politics into Japanese clubs
Dance music has always had a political edge, but recent events in Tokyo show that clubs and politics are clashing on a more frequent basis
Iran leader Khamenei backs gasoline price hike that led to deadly unrest
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, on Sunday threw his support behind a decision to hike gasoline prices, a move that sparked nationwide unrest in which he said "some lost their lives." Khamenei blamed "hooligans" for damaging property and said "all the centers of the ...
Chinese army personnel emerge from Hong Kong barracks to help in clean-up exercise
Personnel from the Chinese People's Liberation Army barracks in Hong Kong emerged onto the city streets Saturday to help the clean-up after a week of violence and disruption caused by pro-democracy protesters. In a rare and highly symbolic movement by a garrison which is confined ...
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Hong Kong more shouting than violence
Baton-wielding police moved in to break up scuffles in Hong Kong on Saturday between pro-China protesters and those denouncing perceived Chinese meddling in the Asian financial hub, the latest in months of sometimes violent clashes. The pro-China demonstrators chanted "Support the police" and "China, add ...
Tens of thousands of protesters flood Hong Kong streets in 'peaceful' march
A sea of democracy activists flooded the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a defiant show to the city's leaders that their movement still pulls wide public support, despite mounting violence and increasingly stark warnings from Beijing. Tens of thousands of protesters carrying umbrellas ...
Spanish women hold nationwide strike against inequality and macho culture
Women across Spain went on strike and held street protests over gender inequality on Thursday, including midnight pot-banging rallies, bike demos and demonstrations under the rain in city squares. Authorities did not say how many participated in Spain's first-ever women nationwide strike held on International ...
When the Dallas Cowboys — known as America's team — took a knee before the national anthem and then beat the Arizona Cardinals, they provided the strongest evidence yet that President Donald Trump can't keep fans away from football. ESPN said overnight ratings rose 63 ...
Chancellor Angela Merkel stood up to rowdy protesters who tried to drown out her campaign speech with deafening jeers and whistles in the eastern town of Quedlinburg on Saturday, telling them that their angry shouts would not solve Germany's problems. Amid chants of "Merkel just ...
Protesters march in Tokyo against Apa Hotel chief's Nanking Massacre denial books
About 200 protesters marched through the streets of Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Sunday carrying banners to protest a hotel chain under fire for books its president wrote denying that the Nanking Massacre in wartime China ever happened. Tokyo-based hotel and real estate developer Apa Group ...
FBI hopes to peacefully end protesters' armed occupation of Oregon wildlife facility
Federal law enforcement officials on Monday sought a peaceful end to the occupation of the headquarters of a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon launched over the weekend by a group of self-styled militiamen angry over the imminent imprisonment of two ranchers. The occupation, which began ...
U.N. official's claim that 13% of Japanese girls engage in 'compensated dating' angers government
The Foreign Ministry has protested remarks by a U.N. official who said 13 percent of schoolgirls in Japan are engaged in enjo kosai, or compensated dating, and called for the comment to be retracted. The ministry lodged the protest with the Office of the High ...
