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183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
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183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency

ALGIERS (Reuters) – A total of 183 people were injured during protests across Algeria on Friday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s…
Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency
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Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency

President Omar al-Bashir named a new prime minister Saturday as he pressed on with a shake-up at the top, even…
Venezuela troops fire tear gas on demo at Colombia border
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Venezuela troops fire tear gas on demo at Colombia border

Venezuelan forces on Saturday fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a crowd demanding to cross a closed…
Bashir declares year-long state of emergency across Sudan
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Bashir declares year-long state of emergency across Sudan

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared a nationwide state of emergency on Friday and dissolved the government in an effort to…
Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison
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Iran sentences 3 rights lawyers to prison

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has sentenced two human rights lawyers to six years in prison and a third to…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
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Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
Libya court sentences 45 to death over killings in 2011
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Libya court sentences 45 to death over killings in 2011

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad over killings during the…
Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests
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Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests

President Daniel Ortega has scrapped a pension reform law and vowed to crack down on “gangs.” At least 24 people…
Tunisia hit by third night of violent protests
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Tunisia hit by third night of violent protests

Tunisians have taken to the streets of several cities including the capital in a third night of violent protests. The…
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
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Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum

Thousands of Iranian Kurds poured into the streets of Iran overnight and into early Tuesday in support of the Iraqi…
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