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Australia: protesters call for an end to offshore detention of asylum seekers

Protesters have rallied outside the Australian parliament for a second consecutive day.

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U.S. workers rally in first 'Fight for $15' protest since Trump win

Workers from fast-food chains and nearly 20 airports joined nationwide protests for higher pay, union rights and immigration reform on Tuesday in their first major action since businessman Donald Trum

Haiti

Haiti elects new president

Provisional results suggest Jovenel Moise has won the presidential election in Haiti. The political novice has won a majority in the first round, avoiding a second round runoff.

South Korea

South Korea sees largest protest in weeks of demos against president Park Geun-hye

A flood of candles in Seoul gives a stunning visual to the peaceful protest and show the scale of anger in South Korea over the corruption scandal surrounding the country’s embattled…

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Celebrations in Miami's Little Havana in the wake of Fidel Castro's death

Miami’s Little Havana has erupted in celebrations at the news of Fidel Castro’s death.

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Turkey to Buenos Aires: worldwide rallies to protest violence against women

The UN is kicking off two weeks of actions to raise awareness of the large-scale cost to societies of psychological, physical and sexual violence against women and…

Philippines

Angry Filipinos march against burial with military honours of Ferdinand Campos

Across the Philippines, thousands of people have protested against the burial with military honours of former president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was laid to rest last week, 27 years after hi

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Naked run in protest against the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos

Dozens of men from a university fraternity in the Philippines took part in a naked run on November 25 to protest against the burial of a late dictator at the Heroes’…

Belgium

Brussels blocked by massive protest

Thousands of demonstrators who work in Belgium's health and welfare sector are angry about government plans for austerity measures.

Cameroon

Anglophone protester killed in Cameroon

One person has been killed and around 100 people arrested after demonstrators clashed with security forces in an English speaking city in Cameroon.

USA

What is the Dakota Access Pipeline, and who are #NoDAPL?

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a 1,885km crude oil delivery pipeline running from Bakken, North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois.

Turkey

Thousands protest against a proposed child sex law in Turkey

Thousands took to the streets in Turkey to protest against a bill proposed by the ruling party, which critics say would legalise rape.

Egypt

Egyptian Journalists Union head sentenced to two years in jail

An Egyptian court has sentenced the head of a journalists’ union to two years in prison, a ruling condemned by rights groups.

Korea

Huge protest against South Korean president as influence scandal intensifies

A huge demonstration has been held in the South Korean capital Seoul as people called on the president to resign.

Philippines

Filipino dictator Marcos given hero's burial by President Duterte

Twenty-seven years after his death, Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been buried at Manila’s prestigious Cemetery of Heroes.

Turkey

Turkey detains mayor of Van and takes over three municipalities in southeast

Authorities in Turkey have detained the mayor of Van.

Brazil

Anti-government protesters storm Brazil Congress

USA

Turkey issues US travel warning due to anti-Trump protests

Turkey's government has told its citizens traveling to, and living in, the United States to stay away from mass protests in US cities.

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Think of us not just tourists, demand Venetians

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Protesters demand resignation of South Korea's president

Tens of thousands of South Koreans rallied in Seoul on Saturday demanding the ousting of President Park Geun-hye, one of the biggest protests in the country since its democratisation about 30 years…