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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency on Sunday to quell political unrest and threatened to take tough action against protesters who have gathered in Bangkok.

Police in London braced for new protests a day after several thousand demonstrators jammed the streets of London’s financial district in a brief but brutal spasm of violence.

Thousands of protesters crowded together outside the Bank of England in London today, a day before President Obama and other leaders gathered for the G-20 summit to discuss the world's economic crisis. Some protesters lunged toward the police line.

US Vice-President Joe Biden urges G20 protesters to give governments a chance to tackle the economic crisis.

Thousands of people marched through European cities Saturday to demand jobs, economic justice and environmental accountability, ...

On 50th anniversary of the province's failed uprising, China takes unprecedented security measures. If it had happened elsewhere, it might have been dismissed as a teenage prank.

A lecture by Chinese premier Wen Jiabao was disrupted when a human rights protester threw a shoe at him Monday.

While much of the world celebrated the arrival of the new American president on Tuesday, some regions saw angry protests.