More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed election results, police say. Thirty-three people were killed and 15 injured in clashes with guards, police chief Bernardino Rafael told a press conference. About 150 more fugitives have since been recaptured, he added. Protests erupted […]
Protests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree near the city of Hama. A video posted on social media showed masked gunmen setting fire to the tree on display in the main square of the Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town in central Syria. The main Islamist faction which led the uprising […]
Protests in Bolivia triggered by a feud between the president and a political rival have caused turmoil. One fallout: fuel shortages that have left drivers lining up for gas for days.
“Some people viewed Penny as callous and his actions as criminal on the day he encountered Neely, who had been shouting and acting erratically,” NBC’s Janelle Griffith and Erik Ortiz write. “Others contend Penny was selfless in his attempt to protect fellow passengers.” Others, the vice president-elect has made clear, like Vance. On the day […]
Demonstrations in the city and nationwide demanding the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol intensified through the week, and Saturday’s rally was the largest yet.
AK Mishra Protesting residents raised slogans against the former owner Dr Ashok Bajaj, asking him to take the house back A Muslim couple in India have been hounded out of their newly-purchased home by their Hindu neighbours who said they would not allow them to live there because of their religion. Hindu residents of the […]
Avandtil Kuchava Avandtil Kuchava is one of a number of Georgian protesters to have suffered severe injuries More than 300 people have been arrested since mass protests erupted in Georgia six nights ago, and an increasing number of accounts have emerged alleging violent attacks by police. One man has told the BBC how he was […]
GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP Opposition parties said the third night of protests was the biggest so far After nights of large-scale street demonstrations and a string of public resignations, Georgia’s prime minister has rejected calls for new elections and said protesters have fallen victim to opposition lies. Irakli Kobakhidze confirmed reports that Georgia’s ambassador to the US, […]
Watch: Salome Zourabichvili spoke to the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg on Saturday Georgia’s pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government’s decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold. Speaking to the BBC, Salome Zourabichvili, who has sided with the opposition, claimed the […]
Mass protests have continued for a second consecutive night in Georgia, sparked by the government’s decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union. In the capital, Tbilisi, police used water cannon, tear gas, and rubber bullets against crowds gathered outside parliament. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg reports from the scene.
