Thousands of Taiwan People Protest US Arms Deal
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Thousands of protesters marched through Taiwan&#39;s capital on Saturday, urging the government to scrap a big US weapons package they said would trigger an arms race with China and squeeze social welfare.
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More than 100,000 Taiwanese rallied Saturday to demand the United Nations accept the island as a member, the most important step yet in the government-orchestrated campaign to emphasize its separation from mainland China.
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Taiwan&#39;s opposition Nationalist Party supporters celebrate in front of party headquarters in Taipei after the party and its allies won legislative elections, December 11, 2004.
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Tens of thousands of supporters of Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian are set to march in Taipei in a show of strength just one day after 300,000 people angrily called for his resignation.
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The US Department of Defense has notified Congress that it plans to sell Taiwan missiles worth 421 million US dollars, which would help boost the island's defenses against rival China.
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TAIPEI: Taiwan&#39;s defence authorities said yesterday it is the country&#39;s standing policy not to develop or use nuclear weapons, as atomic officials denied developing such weaponry 20 years ago.
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Thousands of Iraqi Shias protest about the detention of the son of a powerful Shia politician by US forces.
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Tens of thousands of people converged yesterday on this small city in the Veneto region of northern Italy for a peaceful protest against the planned expansion of a U.S. military base here.Comment
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Thousands of protesters marched through  Taiwan's capital on Saturday, urging the government to scrap a  big U.S. weapons package they said would trigger an arms race  with China and squeeze social welfare.
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The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on U.N. membership, while China urged Washington to help oppose the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.
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Tens of thousands of South Korean workers held rallies and labor strikes Wednesday to oppose a free trade agreement with the United States and demand better working conditions.
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The United States said it is against moves by Taiwan to drop any references to China in its official name, warning it would disrupt the status quo in delicate cross strait relations.
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Hundreds of people protested on Saturday in front of the US embassy in Khartoum against recently announced US economic sanctions and calling for immediate severance of economic ties with Washington.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 15 -- After six years of hesitation, Taiwan's legislature voted Friday night to approve only a small portion of an $18 billion arms package suggested by the Bush administration as the best way to gird the self-ruled island against any attack by China.
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Peace campaigners rally outside a Suffolk airbase to protest at US military facilities.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said Sunday a controversial arms deal was part of the government&#39;s attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island.
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Thousands of Manchester United fans protest against US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer's plans to take over the club.