WASHINGTON — About 200 protesters lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House on Sunday in a show of support for demonstrations in China…
Read more Protesters near White House demand ‘Free China!’Asian shares were mostly higher and oil prices rose Monday after the European Union and the Group of Seven democracies agreed on a boycott of most Russian oil…
Read more Asian shares gain, oil prices up after Russia price cap dealAsian shares were mostly higher and oil prices rose Monday after the European Union and the Group of Seven democracies agreed on a boycott of most Russian oil…
Read more Asian shares gain, oil prices up after Russia price cap dealCAIRO — An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” state media reported, a day after a top official suggested…
Read more Iran morality police status unclear after ‘closure’ commentCAIRO — Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the U.S. over sweeping…
Read more Iranian state media: Construction begins on nuclear plantSEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of demonstrators representing organized labor marched in South Korea’s capital on Saturday denouncing government attempts to force thousands of striking truckers back to…
Read more Thousands protest in South Korea in support of truckersHAVANA — Cuba enacted a new penal code this week that activists and human rights organizations warned Friday could further limit free expression and snuff out protests at…
Read more Human rights groups criticize Cuba’s new criminal codeBEIJING — When it comes to ensuring the security of their regime, China’s Communist Party rulers don’t skimp. The extent of that lavish spending was put on display…
Read more China security forces are well-prepared for quashing dissentBEIJING — A campaign to vaccinate the elderly has sparked hopes China might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted protesters to demand President Xi Jinping resign, but…
Read more Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s security minister on Wednesday warned that the city’s protests against China‘s anti-virus restrictions were a “rudiment of another color revolution” and urged residents…
Read more Hong Kong official warns lockdown protests hurt securityUSA’s midfielder Tyler Adams (R) and coach Gregg Berhalter give a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha on November 28, 2022, on the eve…
Read more U.S. World Cup team pelted with political questions in tense press conference ahead of crucial Iran gameTOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as jitters over protests in China set off by growing public anger over COVID-19 restrictions subsided. U.S. futures edged higher.…
Read more Asian shares rise except Japan as markets eye China protestsEAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — Joye Braun, a fierce advocate for Indian Country and an organizer of protests against the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines, has died. Braun,…
Read more Braun, protester of Dakota Access pipeline, dies at 53BAGHDAD — The niece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameni is calling on people to pressure their governments to cut ties with Tehran over it’s violent suppression…
Read more Niece of supreme leader asks world to cut ties with IranDemonstrators against Covid restrictions hold blank sheets of paper during a protest in Beijing in the early hours of Monday, Nov. 28. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
Read more Protests against Covid controls erupt across ChinaMEXICO CITY — Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Mexico’s capital Sunday in a show of support for President Manuel López Obrador, who before assuming the presidency…
Read more Mexico’s López Obrador leads massive pro-government marchBRUSSELS — Police had to seal off parts of the center of Brussels, deploy water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds following violence during and after…
Read more Brussels sees riots after Morocco beats Belgium at World CupRIO DE JANEIRO — The two men were sitting at a bar on Nov. 21, sipping drinks for relief from the scorching heat of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state,…
Read more Brazilian protests intensify; Bolsonaro stays silentCAIRO — Egypt announced late Thursday the release of 30 political activists from jail, the latest in a series of mass releases from detention amid intensifying international scrutiny…
Read more Egypt announces freedom, mass pardon for 30 jailed activistsBEIJING — The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones apologized Thursday for what it said was a technical error that led to protests by employees over payment of…
Read more Foxconn apologizes for pay dispute at China factory
