Santiago march turns violent
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Santiago - Chilean anti-riot police fired water-cannon and tear gas on Friday at bands of stone-throwing protesters in a massive rally against a major Asia-Pacific summit.
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A protest by hundreds of youth activists turned violent Sunday, with protesters setting fire to cars and smashing shop windows, police said.
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Anti-Bush demonstrators filled the streets of New York City on Sunday. The march, organized by United for Peace and Justice, was largely peaceful, but by late afternoon some demonstrators had set fire to a
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Spain marks the beginning of its civil war as July 18, 1936, when Gen. Francisco Franco mounted a military uprising against the leftist government in Madrid.
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Police battled with demonstrators across the country, shooting several, according to witnesses, while opposition leaders vowed to press ahead with the protests.
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A rash of attacks on abortion and family planning clinics has struck Albuquerque this month, the first such violence there in nearly a decade.
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Chile marks the anniversary of the 1973 military coup, as protests erupt in the capital, Santiago.
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Thousands of educators and leftist activists marched through Mexico's southern city of Oaxaca on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of a clash between police and striking teachers that set off months of political unrest.
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The opposition has set a huge protest to demand the president admit electoral defeat, sparking fears of more violence
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Thousands of police and paramilitary troops patrolled the capital yesterday on the second day of a general strike called to protest a grenade attack on an opposition political rally that killed 20 people and wounded hundreds.
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Student protestors clashed with Chilean police Wednesday during demonstrations leading to the weekend meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation group.
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SANTIAGO -- Chilean riot police used water cannons and tear gas yesterday to break up a demonstration by hundreds of rock-throwing protesters before more than 20,000 people marched to vent their anger at Pacific Rim leaders, particularly US President
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Police and protesters clash in the Chilean capital, Santiago, ahead of a meeting of the Apec regional organisation.
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Thousands of protesters marched peacefully through downtown Santiago on Friday, expressing anger at a weekend summit of Pacific Rim leaders, particularly President Bush. But violence later erupted at a rock concert.
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Relations between Spain's government and its clerics have turned hostile. Socialists swept to power earlier this year with a pro-gay, feminist agenda and the church is putting up a fight.
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SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 10 -- Thousands of jubilant Chileans streamed into the streets of Santiago after hearing that their former president, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, had died Sunday. Many danced and popped open champagne, while caravans of cars with horns blaring toured the capital for hours.
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The protests in Santiago, Chile, during President Bush&#39;s visit for an Asia-Pacific summit last month are a symptom of far deeper troubles in Latin America.