Demonstrations at the fence dividing the Gaza Strip and Israel turned deadly again Friday, as Palestinians burned tires that sent up plumes of smoke and some tried to cross the border amid Israeli military gunfire. Eight Gazans died from live fire Friday, including a 16-year-old and
NEW YORK (AP) — When Wuilly Arteaga takes his violin out of its brown case and starts playing Rihanna's "This Is What You Came For" near the platform of a busy Manhattan subway station, several passersby stop to listen or shoot video with their phones. Then someone recognizes the violinist and runs to greet him.…
KHUZAA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian activists chanted "death is better than humiliation" as three-wheelers stacked with old tires drove into a tent camp in a barley field near Gaza's border. The tires are to be burned at a mass protest on Friday, in hopes clouds of black smoke will shield demonstrators from Israeli snipers.…
Srinagar, India (AP) -- Deadly protests against Indian rule erupted in several parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday following the killings of at least eight rebels in fighting with government forces, officials said. The new round of anti-India protests and clashes, which led to the killing of at least one civilian, comes after Indian troops…
Clashes broke out along the Israeli border in the Gaza Strip on Friday as tens of thousands of Palestinians amassed to call for the right to return to homes lost in the Arab-Israeli wars. At least seven Palestinians died in the clashes and a further 550 were injured by late afternoo
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rallies for and against Donald Trump's "big beautiful border wall" with Mexico are expected to mark his first visit to California as president amid growing tensions between his administration and the state over immigration enforcement. Trump will visit eight towering prototypes of his planned wall Tuesday before addressing Marines in San…
If children in kindergarten can practice active-shooter drills, then they can also walk out to call for safety, some parents and educators say. Plans to protest on March 14, which began with high-school shooting survivors in Parkland, Fla., are spreading to
Rome, Italy - As Italians woke up to election results on Monday, 54-year-old Idy Diene left his home in the town of Pontedera and headed into Florence. The 54-year-old migrated to Italy from Senegal 20 years ago, and eked out a living by selling accessories to passersby and tourists. Diene was selling his merchandise on…
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Protests against Vladimir Putin after his expected re-election as president this month could descend into street clashes if police crack down too hard on demonstrators, a senior opposition politician said. FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny attend a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Andrey…
BERLIN (AP) — A German court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution, a decision with wide-ranging and costly implications that marks a turning point for diesel vehicles in Germany. While environmentalists cheered and business groups protested the decision by the Federal Administrative Court, the German government scrambled…
