Ex-Thai PM Abhisit indicted for murder over rally crackdown

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 13:07

Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was indicted for murder Thursday in connection with a deadly military crackdown on mass opposition protests in Bangkok three years ago, prosecutors said.

Will Thailand military side with protesters?

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 10:40

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, a firebrand veteran politician, has asked police and military chiefs to meet him by Thursday evening and choose their side in the latest crisis engulfing Southeast Asia`s second-biggest economy.

Thai protest leaders refuse to give up, but streets calm

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 14:25

Protesters seeking to topple Thailand`s government stayed off the street on Friday after halting their demonstration the day before out of respect for the king on his birthday but clashes were reported overnight, one at the occupied Finance Ministry.

Physically challenged protesters detained in J&K

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 16:46

About a dozen physically challenged people were detained as police foiled their attempts to take out a rally towards the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here today.

Thousands of Ukraine protesters mass outside Parliament

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:49

Thousands of Ukrainian protesters massed outside parliament in Kiev on Tuesday as lawmakers were set to debate a vote of no confidence in the government over the scrapping of a deal with the European Union.

Thai protesters target Army, ruling party headquarters

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 10:20

Defiant Thai opposition protesters stormed the Army headquarters and besieged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra`s party offices on Friday, intensifying their fight to bring down her government.

Thai protesters ignore PM`s plea, cut power to police HQ

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 21:14

Yingluck denied the accusations and urged protesters to end rallies in a televised national address after the vote.

Thai protesters move on ministries, offices in anti-government push

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 12:36

Thousands of Thai demonstrators marched on Wednesday towards a government office complex they planned to shut down as part of efforts to cripple the government and oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Thailand protesters throng ministries to topple Yingluck Shinawatra govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 14:25

Tens of thousands of protesters stormed into the government ministries, demanding the PM to resign, reports said Tuesday.

Protesters hit Cairo`s Tahrir on anniversary of deaths

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 00:44

Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in Cairo`s Tahrir Square on Tuesday to commemorate the deaths of protesters killed two years ago and call for reforms, with many in the crowd calling for the power of the security forces to be curbed.

Militias attack Libyan protesters, killing 7

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 23:54

A Libyan hospital official says seven protesters have been killed when militiamen opened fire on peaceful protesters demanding the removal of armed groups in the capital.

Sri Lanka protesters block British TV crew travel to north

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 15:52

Protesters in north central Sri Lanka today blocked a train carrying the crew of the British TV Channel 4 that aired documentaries highlighting alleged human rights violations in the country, forcing them to abandon the trip.