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Clashes were reported to have broken out in Greece Wednesday as tens of thousands of people joined marches in cities across the country to protest the government's bailout for austerity deal.

A socio-economic survey for a steel plant project by South Korean steel major POSCO in Orissa began Tuesday despite protests, an official said.

Wikipedia joined a chorus of voices from the tech community protesting two congressional bills being debated that are meant to target online piracy.

Tens of thousands of Left activists staged noisy but peaceful protests across India on Thursday, with thousands courting arrest, to denounce rising food prices and attacks on their cadres in West Bengal, party sources said.

Taiwan was to persuade China to drop its demand that all Taiwanese goods exported to China must be marked "Made in Taiwan Province of China," it was reported on Sunday.

Autorickshaw and taxi drivers Thursday collectively voiced their angst against the expected increase in the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by 20 percent.

According to the "New York Times" report, this Friday, 21-year-old Palestinian volunteer medical staff praised. When Razan al-Najar rescued the wounded protesters in the Gaza Strip, he was killed by Israeli snipers. This week, the Gaza Strip launched its demonstration in the 10th week

The Spain and its people have risen to a protest against the government which announced budget cut which is about 14% due to which Primary, secondary, colleges and universities have been affected. Therefore laying off and increase in the tuition fees was a natural phenomenon. All the teachers, staff, students and young parents which were affected by the cut down were encouraged to participate in the 'One Day Strike' in Madrid, Spain. The protestors wearing Green T-shirts, is a symbol of the rejection of José Ignacio Wert reforms and wants him to resign.

Indian mining giant Adani's plan to build one of the world's largest coal mines in Australia got a major boost on Monday as it secured the final approval for a permanent rail line and a temporary construction camp for the 21.7 billion dollars controversy-hit project despite protests.

Ricardo Amorim, a former WestLB specialist in emerging markets and a well-know commentator, criticized the measures taken by the Brazilian government to boost the country's industry. Business associations and industry workers have protested against the lack of competitiveness to manufacture goods in Brazil...

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UK government ministers will boycott England's group games in the European football championships in Ukraine. The move is in protest at the "selective justice" meted out to jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

Amid protest against fuel price hike in different parts of the country, Chief Statistician Pronab Sen Tuesday said that the move will further stoke inflation, which needs to be taken care of by the government.

Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Thursday appealed to petrol pump owners in Delhi not to go ahead with their proposed one-day strike from midnight to protest the Delhi government's hike of Value Added Tax on diesel.

With Canadian taxpayers paying through their nose to host the G8 and G20 summits this month, many political leaders, including former prime minister Paul Martin, have joined in protests against the billion-plus dollar cost of the gatherings.

A dawn-to-dusk strike called by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front to protest against the hike in fuel prices Monday brought life to a halt in Tripura.

Over three lakh BSNL employees started an indefinite nation-wide strike from Tuesday to protest the proposed disinvestment in the telecom PSU, as also voluntary retirement.

About 250 readymade garment units located on the outskirts of Dhaka, which saw violent protests by workers over closure of factories during last three days, resumed operations Wednesday morning after a government assurance regarding security.

Government doctors in Orissa withdrew their strike on Sunday after a day's protest to press their demand for the implementation of a scheme that ensures time-bound promotions.

A major showdown between security forces and tribal Naga protesters was averted with the apex tribal students' group of Nagaland announcing that it would suspend a more than two-month blockade of roads leading to Manipur by Tuesday evening.