Protesters Denounce APEC Summit in Chile
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A cloud of tear gas surrounds a demonstrator during clashes with Chilean police as protesters stage a rally against the upcoming APEC summit in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Nov. 19, 2004.
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Human rights activists Tuesday protested a visit to Australia by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, accusing her government of carrying out political killings and abductions.
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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 demonstrators took to the streets today to protest President Bush's presence at a weekend summit meeting that they accused of fostering economic inequality and exploitation.
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The 12th Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders&#39; meeting will be held in Santiago, Chile from November 20 to 21, with the theme &quot;our community, our future.
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Tens of thousands of South Korean workers held rallies and staged strikes to oppose a free trade agreement with the United States and demand better working conditions. Chanting ÂDown, down F.T.A.,Â thousands of protesters held a peaceful rally near the city hall in central Seoul, while hundreds clashed with police in the southwestern city of Gwangju. No injuries were reported. The protest comes less than two weeks before South Korean and American negotiators meet for their fifth round of free trade talks in the United States to hammer out an accord that would sharply reduce tariffs and other trade barriers. Seoul and Washington started the negotiations in June and have made some headway, but they are unlikely to wrap up an agreement by the end of this year, as originally hoped.
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Chile's government says 700 people were arrested and 20 police injured during protests over the Apec summit.
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World leaders unite in condemnation as opposition groups warn killing threatens to tear country apart
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Top ministers from 21 economies ringing the Pacific Ocean gathered in Chile to convene high-level talks on free trade and global security as university students clashed with police to protest the summit and weekend visit of US President George W. Bush.
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Angry protesters opposed to an economic summit of Pacific Rim nations and US President George W. Bush battled police for hours Wednesday, hurling rocks at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon blasts.
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Chilean anti-riot forces in armoured vehicles fired water and tear gas at protesters in central Santiago on Friday, hours before the arrival of US President George W Bush for a major summit.
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A major security operation is under way in Chile ahead of the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation group (Apec).
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Hundreds of protesters clashed anew with security forces Monday ahead of this week's Group of Eight summit in Heiligendamm, and police said they briefly halted a demonstration in a nearby city and were pelted with stones.
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Hooded anti-American marchers protesting an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile on Friday hurled Molotov cocktails and stones at police who retaliated with water cannons and tear gas.
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= Ministers from nations facing the Pacific Ocean discussed stronger economic ties and the elimination of trade barriers against a backdrop of street clashes between anti-globalisation protesters and Chilean police.
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Prime Minister John Howard has arrived in the Chilean capital Santiago for the APEC leaders summit. Mr Howard says he will be pushing trade and security issues when the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting gets under way this weekend.
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Fans and foes of Chile's General Pinochet gather after his death, as some opponents clash with police.