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Space Invaders: Brazilian Villagers Launch Protests of Rocket Base

Celso Camargo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:23:12 +0000

For 200 years, descendants of slaves have preserved a distinctive way of life in this village near the Amazon jungle. Amid the stone ruins of plantations, they farmed communally, played drums made of tree trunks and revered spirits in the...

Mauritanian protesters beaten back by police

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:22:46 +0000

Police fired tear gas and used batons to beat back union activists demanding the reinstatement of Mauritania’s deposed president.

Mass. police officers protest civilian flaggers

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:59:40 +0000

Dozens of police officers disrupted the work of a road maintenance crew Tuesday when they heckled civilian flaggers who have replaced law enforcement officers at construction sites under new state...

Animal rights group opposed to fur targets Armani

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:14:55 +0000

The PETA animal rights organization is targeting Armani in its latest anti-fur campaign.

Thousands march in Romania to protest low salaries

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:39:39 +0000

Some 7,000 workers and trade unionists have marched around the Romanian parliament to demand higher salaries and better working conditions.

Six shot and murdered, 10 wounded by Police Eviction in Chiapas Ejido

Oscar — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:04:12 +0000

They were attacked by state and federal police, according to an ejido representative. Ten wounded and thirty detained reported.

Six Mexican Indian Villagers Killed in Protest clash with police at Ruins

Oscar — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:58:25 +0000

Police clashed with hundreds of villagers who seized the entrance to a Mayan archaeological site and six protesters were killed, state officials said Saturday.

Pastors' political endorsements draw complaints

AP — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:53:28 +0000

A church-state separation group filed complaints Monday with the Internal Revenue Service against six churches whose pastors either endorsed or made pointed comments about political candidates from their pulpits Sunday in defiance of federal tax...

Few truckers, but noisy protest over fuel prices

AP — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:24:55 +0000

Blame it on the high cost of fuel: Most of the truckers expected at a rally to protest high gas prices couldn’t afford to drive to Capitol Hill.

Cologne prepares for protests over mosque

AP — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:34:07 +0000

Police announced plans Thursday to station 3,000 officers this weekend in downtown Cologne, where thousands are expected to demonstrate against far-right groups attending an “Anti-Islamification”...