Brussels police clash with far-right mob at attacks shrine
Belgian riot police fired water cannon on Sunday to disperse far-right football hooligans who disrupted mourners at a shrine for victims of the Brussels attacks, as police arrested several suspects in...
View ArticleDeadly clashes erupt in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region
A new wave of fighting broke out in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Saturday, killing dozens and drawing international calls for an immediate ceasefire to stop violence spreading in the South Caucasus.
View ArticleAzerbaijan calls unilateral truce in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry announced a unilateral cease-fire Sunday against the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a claim that rebel forces there promptly rejected.
View ArticleCongo capital rocked by violence in wake of disputed election
Gunbattles rocked the capital of Congo Republic on Monday, shattering a relative calm that had followed President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s re-election in a disputed poll last month.
View ArticleScores arrested as French labour reform protest turns violent
Police in Paris arrested 130 people on Tuesday amid country-wide protests by students opposed to controversial labour reforms being championed by the Socialist government, the same day the bill was due...
View ArticleTripoli authorities cede power to Libyan unity government
The authorities in Libya's capital announced Tuesday they were ceding power to a UN-backed unity government in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.
View ArticleTens of thousands march against Fujimori in Peru
Some 50,000 people marched in the Peruvian capital, Lima, on Tuesday to protest against the presidential candidacy of frontrunner Keiko Fujimori, 24 years to the day after the coup d’état staged by her...
View ArticleDeadly clashes in Congo after disputed election
Seventeen people have died in clashes that erupted in the wake of President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s disputed re-election, according to a government statement released on national television and radio on...
View ArticleFighting near Aleppo overshadows Syria peace talks
Fierce fighting raged Friday around Syria's Aleppo as a surge in violence forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes, overshadowing the latest round of peace talks in Geneva.
View ArticleSyrian opposition negotiator calls for renewed attacks on regime despite truce
The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator on Sunday called for renewed attacks on regime forces, despite the shaky truce deal between government troops and rebel fighters.
View ArticleUN envoy urges Obama, Putin to salvage Syria ceasefire
The United Nations mediator on Thursday called on the leaders of the United States and the Russian Federation to salvage the “barely alive” two-month-old ceasefire in Syria and revitalise the damaged...
View ArticleDozens of police injured, scores arrested at French labour protests
Two dozen police officers were injured Thursday, three of them seriously, as violence flared in mass protests across France against a hotly contested labour reform bill.
View ArticleOver 200 arrested as French labour protests turn violent
French politicians are decrying the violence that erupted at the edges of anti-labor reform protests in Paris and other French cities.
View ArticleFrenchman seeks to ‘give voice to those who have none’ in Syria’s Aleppo
For the last three weeks, Pierre Le Corf, a 27-year-old Frenchman, has been living under heavy shelling in the Syrian city of Aleppo, driven by a desire to share the stories of the people he has met...
View ArticleVideo: Shocking moment Paris police car attacked and set on fire
A video has emerged of the shocking moment protesters attacked and set on fire a police car in central Paris on Tuesday, forcing the two officers inside to flee the vehicle as it burst into flames.
View ArticleFive UN soldiers killed in central Mali ambush
Five United Nations peacekeepers were killed and one other seriously injured in an ambush in central Mali on Sunday, the United Nations said.
View ArticleMore than 50 Afghan police killed in two days of fighting with Taliban
More than 50 Afghan police have been reported killed over the past two days in heavy fighting around the capital of the southern province of Helmand, officials said on Monday.
View ArticleSocial unrest in France: A decisive week ahead
Another week of social unrest in France: A series of strikes have been launched to protest the government’s proposed labour reform as the country is gearing up for the European football championship....
View ArticleRussian football fans to be kicked out of France over fears of unrest
A group of Russian football supporters is being thrown out of France because it is feared they will cause trouble at Euro 2016 matches, authorities said on Tuesday.
View ArticleRussia handed ‘suspended disqualification’ from Euro 2016 over fan violence
Russia could be thrown out of Euro 2016 if their fans cause further trouble inside a stadium after UEFA imposed a suspended disqualification and a 150,000 euro ($168,300.00) fine on the Russian...
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