Philippines steps up security in capital for protest rally: military
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Troops and armoured vehicles were rushed to the Philippine capital on Friday to beef up security for a planned mass protest against President Gloria Arroyo, military officials said.
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Indonesia has stepped up security at its airports and seaports in response to last week&#39;s attack on the Australian Embassy, said acting Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Hari Sabarno.
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Troops stepped up security across the Somali capital Saturday after Islamists threatened to disrupt a peace conference, saying anyone who takes part "is sentenced to death."
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Thousands of protesters blocked the main street in Manila's financial district on Monday calling on President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to step down and catching police officers by surprise.
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Bangladeshi security forces are on high alert as more protests are planned after an attack on a political rally in Dhaka killed 19 people last week.
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The Philippine government Saturday denied reports of some local newspapers that the military is showing signs of &quot;restiveness&quot; after the opening of investigation against a former army general for corruption this month.
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Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons Thursday to beat back crowds of protesters heeding an opposition call for a "million-man" rally that many fear could worsen the violence that already has killed 300 people
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Philippine communist guerrillas vowed to step up attacks on government security forces outside the capital to coincide with protests against attempts to alter the political system, a rebel spokesman said late on Wednesday.
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About 1,000 soldiers were brought to the Philippine capital on Friday amid reports of a plot to destabilize the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo due to a brewing political scandal, the military chief said.
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Authorities in South Korea mobilised more than 50,000 riot police as protesters vowed to press ahead with a wave of demonstrations against a proposed free trade deal with the United States.
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The Police Department stepped up security in and around Pennsylvania Station in preparation for the convention.
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Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.
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Manila tightens its security ahead of the verdict in the corruption trial of ex-President Joseph Estrada.
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Hundreds of Afghan and coalition troops took up positions around the Afghan capital on Tuesday to prevent further anti-American riots a day after a deadly traffic accident set off the worst violence in the capital since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
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Demonstrators rallied Friday in Pakistan's major cities to denounce a government assault on a radical mosque that left more than 100 dead, and security forces were deployed to foil revenge attacks by extremists, officials said.
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Manila tightens security ahead of the verdict in the corruption trial of ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Friday appreciated the &quot;courage and humility&quot; that the military officers, who participated in a mutiny last year,showed in an apology