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A POLICE officer has been injured along with two other members of the public as Glasgow is on lockdown following violent clashes during a Bloody Sunday march. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Beirut rocked by violence as Lebanese security forces, protesters clash for 2nd night
Lebanese security forces fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas on Sunday to try to break up stone-throwing protesters in Beirut, which has been rocked by some of the worst violence since unrest erupted in October. CBC | World News
Read More »Officials, activists say 2 Iraqi protesters killed amid renewed violence in Baghdad
Two protesters were killed and more than a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence between anti-government demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, activists and officials said. The deaths follow weeks of calm. CBC | World News
Read More »Violence against health workers complicating measles outbreak in Ebola-ravaged Congo
Violence against health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo is complicating the response to a massive measles outbreak and accelerating the spread of the disease, which has claimed twice as many lives than an ongoing Ebola epidemic. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong holds its breath ahead of polls amid lull in violence
Hong Kong is holding its breath ahead of elections on Sunday, which carry added significance after brutal attacks on candidates and months of unrest by protesters seeking the freedom to choose their own leader. CBC | World News
Read More »Barcelona mayor pleads for violence in Catalonia to stop
The mayor of riot-stricken Barcelona pleaded Saturday for calm after violent protests by Catalan separatists rocked Spain’s second largest city for a fifth consecutive night. CBC | World News
Read More »Spain travel warning as Barcelona riots: Arrests spark orgy of violence across Catalonia
THIRTY people have been arrested and dozens injured during an orgy of violence on the streets of Catalonia’s main cities sparked by Monday’s jailing of nine pro-independence leaders. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Hong Kong protesters take violence to new ‘life-threatening’ level, say police
Violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have escalated to a “life-threatening level,” police said Monday after a small bomb exploded and a police officer was stabbed overnight. CBC | World News
Read More »Hundreds return to Hong Kong streets as metro, shops shut after violence
Hong Kong’s subway system and many shops were closed on Saturday, after a night of chaos in which police shot a teenage boy and protesters torched businesses and train stations. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong upholds ban on National Day march after violence
Hong Kong authorities have rejected an appeal for a major pro-democracy march on China’s National Day holiday after two straight days of violent clashes between protesters and police raised fears of more showdowns that could embarrass Beijing. CBC | World News
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