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Argentina: clashes erupt when police try to disperse protesting teachers

Clashes have broken out between protesting teachers and police in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires.

Venezuela

Venezuela hit by further opposition protests

There have been further ugly protests on the streets of Venezuela’s capital Caracas after demonstrators clashed with police.

France

Tempers flare as protesting prison guards clash with police near Paris

Protesting prison guards have clashed with police outside the sprawling Fleury-Merogis prison near Paris.

Venezuela

Violence flares once more in Venezuela

Four nationwide protests in the last 10 days have degenerated into clashes between youths throwing stones and security forces spraying crowds with tear gas.

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Italy

Violent clashes at G7 in Italy

Police wielding batons managed to push the protesters back. Italian media are reporting that five or six police officers were slightly injured during the scuffles.

Argentina

Violence in Buenos Aires as police and strikers clash

Police and protesters clash in Buenos Aires

Argentina

Argentina: police and protesters clash during general strike

Protesters in Argentina have clashed with police during demonstrations against government austerity measures.

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Ecuador in political turmoil

Supporters of conservative Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso clashed with police in the streets of Guayaquil on Sunday April 2, after it appeared leftist Lenin Moreno was poised to win

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Venezuela clashes

Venezuela’s pro-government Supreme Court revoked its takeover of the opposition-led Congress on Saturday (April 1) after it drew both national and international condemnation and protests against Socia

France

Calls for calm in Paris amid clashes over police shooting

Demonstrations were sparked after the police killing of a Chinese man in his home on Sunday.

France

Riots in Paris after police shoot Chinese man dead

The clashes were triggered by the fatal police shooting of a Chinese man at his Paris home.

Netherlands

Netherlands-Turkey row heats up in Rotterdam

Netherlands blocks two Turkish ministers from speaking in Rotterdam, in an escalating row over Ankara's political campaigning in the country.

Italy

Naples protests against campaign visit by Northern League leader

Once the Northen League criticised southern Italians in language as fierce as they now use against immigrants, but now it wants southern Italian votes it has come to campaign in Naples. No thanks, say

Greece

Cretan farmers clash with Athens police at reform protest

Farmers from the Greek island of Crete have clashed with authorities in Athens over tax and pension reforms.

South Africa

Violence erupts between locals and migrants in South Africa

The unrest in Pretoria broke out despite a condemnation of anti-foreigner violence and call for calm from President Jacob Zuma.

France

Anti-police riots spill over from Paris suburbs into city centre

The riots rocking the suburbs of Paris since early February spilled over onto the streets of the French capital on Wednesday evening.

France

Hollande urges 'respect' in bid to calm Paris suburb violence

“Police, killers” were among the slogans shouted as French President Francois Hollande visited a gritty suburb of Paris on Tuesday as tensions continue to rise over alleged police…

France

French riots: wounds show no signs of healing soon

Over a decade after the infamous 2005 riots that rocked France, tensions between police and those living on the outskirts of society don't appear to be easing.

France

Unrest over alleged police brutality in Paris continues over weekend

Cars and rubbish bins were set on fire as clashes between rioters and police show no sign of abating.

Iraq

Baghdad anti-corruption protest ends in deadly clashes

At least seven people were killed as Iraqi security forces stopped demonstrators from entering the heavily-fortified Green Zone.