Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests
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Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
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Six protesters have been killed when security forces broke up a demonstration outside a police station in Thailand&#39;s troubled Muslim-majority south.
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Police firing tear gas and bullets halted protests Wednesday, blocking mass rallies the opposition hoped would show the power behind their demands for the president to step down. At least two people were fatally shot by police.
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Troops and riot police took up positions outside at least six big activist monasteries in Yangon on Wednesday as Myanmar's junta tried to prevent monks leading new protest marches against military rule, witnesses said.
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BEDDAWI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fired at Palestinian civilians demanding to return to their homes at a besieged refugee camp on Friday, killing three protesters and wounding 50, witnesses and hospital sources said.
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Myanmar's junta deployed riot police and fire trucks at potential flashpoints in Yangon on Friday to prevent pro-democracy protests on the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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Buddhist nuns joined monks in growing protests against Myanmar's ruling generals on Sunday while the United States denounced the military leadership as brutal.
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Soldiers fired warning shots in the air to break up hundreds of Buddhist monks protesting in central Myanmar against a massive hike in fuel prices, media reports and a resident said Thursday.
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At least three protesters are shot dead by police as  unrest spreads in southern Nepal, the authorities say.
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Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar  fired tear gas on Tuesday to break up a protest of around 1,000  Buddhist monks and civilian demonstrators in the northwestern  city of Sittwe, a witness said.
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Demonstrators on Tuesday tried to mount a new protest against rising prices, but marched only 30 yards before being beaten and wrestled into waiting trucks by civilians who back Myanmar's military government, witnesses said.
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Supporters demanding the return of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurled stones and fired shots in the air yesterday, the third straight day of violent protests that have killed 12 people so far.
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Port-au-Prince - At least three people were killed on Monday in gunfights that erupted during protests by militants against the transitional government in Haiti, news reports said.
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At least three people were killed when a firefight erupted between unidentified insurgents and Ethiopian troops near a military base in the Somali capital Tuesday hours after the arrival of African Union peacekeepers, witnesses said.
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One protester was killed and three others injured when police opened fire to disperse an angry crowd that tried to storm the Egyptian embassy, which represents Iraqi interests in the Himalayan kingdom, the home ministry said.
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Government troops retaliate violently against protesters in Burma's capital, sealing off streets and firing into crowds
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Soldiers and police fired into crowds of demonstrators in Myanmar's largest city and gave them 10 minutes to clear the streets or be shot on Thursday, with nine people killed in the second day of a crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.