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Struggling Cuban economy needs more than symbolic diplomatic gestures from the US

The inauguration of a Cuban embassy in Washington drew rival protesters with chant's of "Viva Cuba" competing with "Free Cuba" as experts said much more needs to be done to enact lasting change.

World News

Sepp Blatter suspends press conference after being showered with fake dollars

Outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter cut short a press conference after a protester approached him as he arrived on stage and showered him with fake

Iran

Italy: angry locals refuse to accept migrants in their communities

A mattress burns in the middle of the street. Residents of Quinto, a neighbourhood of Treviso in the north of Italy are angry that migrants are being

Hungary

Hungary: Protesters condemn 'absurd' anti-migrant border fence with Serbia

Hundreds of people have demonstrated in Budapest against the project to build a fence along Hungary’s border with Serbia to stop migrants from coming

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Economy

Angry Greeks accuse eurozone leaders of blackmail

A protester burns a Syriza party flag during a demonstration against the bailout deal secured by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. As the details

United Kingdom

Heathrow: back to business after protest closed runway

Flights are now back to normal at the UK’s biggest airport after a protest led to some cancellations. Angry at plans for a third runway at Heathrow

World News

Srebrenica peace marchers remember 1995 mass killing

A historic three-day trek takes marchers back to Srebrenica, 20 years after Europe’s worst atrocity since WWII. The peace path is the same route

Nicaragua

Clashes erupt at Nicaragua electoral reform protests

Riot police have clashed with protesters in Nicaragua who are demanding fair elections ahead of the 2016 ballot which is expected to return Daniel

Armenia

Armenia police clear 'electricity hike' protest camp in capital

Armenian police have cleared a protest camp in the capital Yerevan following two weeks of demonstrations over electricity prices. Thousands of people

Brazil

Pro-Uber protests in Sao Paolo after city ban

Uber users have protested in Brazil’s largest city against a government ban on the ridesharing app. Sao Paulo city council voted this week to

Armenia

Armenians protest against electricity price rise

Anger continues to spread across Armenia against plans to raise energy prices. Russia has cautioned against any attempt to spark a new so-called

USA

Girl in US confronts anti-gay protestor and inspires thousands

France

Calais blocked again as French ferry workers threaten worse disruption

There has been more serious disruption for people seeking to cross the English Channel via Calais after striking ferry workers again forced the

Spain

Spain: protesting for the right to protest

Greenpeace activists in Spain have rallied in favour of the freedom to protest. After climbing a crane near the Spanish Congress in Madrid, they

Greece

Massive anti-austerity rally backs a defiant Greek government

Thousands of people gathered outside parliament in Athens on Monday night expressing their support for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ decision to

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Chile: Violent clashes between police and protesters

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador: protestors warned of a "class war"

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets across Ecuador. This is the third week of protests; people are angry about new tax legislation

Chile

Santiago: Clashes during student demo over education reforms

Students have clashed with police in the Chilean capital Santiago during a protest over educational reforms. They have taken to the streets because

France

"We want it to stop", Lyon taxi drivers protest Uber

Taxi drivers calling for Uber to be shut down protested across French cities on Thursday. In Lyon some 300 taxis converged on the Part Dieu train

France

Uber presses traditional taxis hard

Uber is a service linking customers with private tourism vehicles (VTCs or limousines) driven by professional chauffeur, using a smartphone app. On