Bangladesh ruling party poised to cruise as opposition boycotts poll

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:05

With a brass band, horse-drawn carriages and political posters flapping overhead, the rally in an old section of the Bangladesh capital had all the trappings of a spirited election.

Bangladesh bans rallies, street protests; BNP to defy

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 15:55

Bangladeshi authorities have banned rallies and street protests in the capital city Dhaka for an indefinite period.

Over 100 Occupy Wall Street arrests in NYC

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 13:07

Police say more than 100 people have been arrested as Occupy Wall Street protesters march in small groups.

11 arrested at Occupy DC site

Last Updated: Monday, February 6, 2012, 09:04

Three others were charged with assault on a police officer.

Indian-American Preet Bharara on Time cover

Last Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012, 12:54

Nominated by President Obama as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Bharara was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in May 2009.

Occupy Wall Street protesters march nationwide; 300 arrested

Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 10:28

Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the US on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New York.

Crackdowns reach epicenter of protests

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 09:26

A New York Supreme Court said that authorities can stop demonstrators from returning to the site of the protests with their tents.

Coming soon, a movie on the Wall Street protests

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 22:16

The filmmakers are also trying to speak to "outside parties", to get a balanced and unbiased view on the protests.

From a single hashtag, a protest circled the world

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 11:20

The first two weeks of the movement were slow, media coverage was slim and little happened beyond the taking of the concrete park itself. But then a demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge prompted hundreds of arrests and the spark was ignited.

From a single hashtag, a protest circled the world

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 11:20

The first two weeks of the movement were slow, media coverage was slim and little happened beyond the taking of the concrete park itself. But then a demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge prompted hundreds of arrests and the spark was ignited.