Gunfire, explosions near protest wound three in Bangkok

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 16:25

Three were wounded by explosions and gunshots close to standoff between supporters and opponents of Thailand`s government ahead of an election some anti-government elements are seeking to derail.

Ukraine army calls on prez to take urgent steps to ease crisis

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:58

Ukraine`s armed forces urged embattled President Viktor Yanukovych to take "urgent steps" to ease the crisis in the ex-Soviet country, entering the fray on the political crisis for the first time.

PM Manmohan Singh faces protest at Waqf event

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 11:55

A minority affairs ministry conference attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was disrupted here Wednesday by a man who said none of the government schemes were reaching the people.

Egyptian photojournalists assaulted at protests

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 01:38

An Egyptian photojournalist was killed, three were wounded with gunfire and six were arrested while covering the third anniversary of the start of the country`s uprising that ousted longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, their union said.

Ukraine PM resigns, Parliament revokes anti-protest laws but unrest continues

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 01:32

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned while deputies loyal to President Viktor Yanukovich back-tracked and overturned anti-protest laws they rammed through Parliament 12 days ago.

Ukraine on way to peace? Parliament scraps anti-protest law, PM quits

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 17:20

In another conciliatory move, Ukrainian PM Mykola Azarov too offered to quit to make “social and political compromise”.

Ukraine PM Mykola Azarov resigns to ease crisis

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 15:31

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov resigned on Tuesday in a bid to defuse Ukraine`s deadly crisis and preserve its unity, finally giving into months of pressure from street protesters.

Ukraine crisis: Parliament to vote on scrapping anti-protest law

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 08:48

The Ukrainian Parliament will now be reportedly holding a special Parliament session over the controversial anti-protest law after President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to the scrap the legislation.

Ukraine leader agrees to scrap anti-protest laws

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 04:12

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Monday agreed to scrap anti-protest laws but said jailed protesters would be released only if barricades are taken down, in a new twist to a two-month crisis before a key EU-Russia summit.

BJP leaders protest outside Delhi CM`s office, seek action against Somnath Bharti

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 14:49

BJP MLAs have been protesting in front of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal`s office at the secretariat demanding the resignation of Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on Monday.

Thousands stage `Day of Anger` protest against French president

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 04:20

Several thousand people marched through Paris on Sunday in a "Day of Anger" against embattled President Francois Hollande which ended in clashes between police and protesters.

One Thai protest leader shot dead, advance polling blocked

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 00:46

An anti-government protest leader was shot dead on Sunday as demonstrators created chaos in the Thai capital blocking several polling centres to bar people from casting their advance vote, raising doubts over the fate of the February 2 snap elections.