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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The Security Council calls for restraint as several people are reported killed in Burma's crackdown on protests.
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Troops fired shots over the heads of a large crowd in central Yangon on Wednesday, sending people scurrying for cover as a crackdown intensified against the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years, a witness said.
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Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai&#39;s sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked UN compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including several US troops
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At least three miscreants were killed in a clash with Pakistani soldiers in the country&#39;s South Waziristan tribal region Wednesday, private GEO TV channel reported.
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Minor skirmishes marred a mostly   peaceful protest by thousands of Hungarians in Budapest on   Wednesday in a third night of demonstrations sparked by the   prime minister's admission he lied to win re-election in April.
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Exclusive: The scene on the streets of Burma's capital was chaotic as security forces cracked down on protesting monks
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A policeman shot and killed an opposition lawmaker Thursday in what authorities say was a crime of passion over a woman. But machete-wielding protesters convinced it was an assassination clashed with police, leaving at least three dead.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked U.N. compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including several U.S...
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Three Palestinians are killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, in a day of violence in the occupied territories.
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Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked U.N. compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including three U.S. troops who were hit with stones.
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Violence began before dawn as Myanmarâs military junta tried to crush a wave of nationwide protests with tear gas, beatings and volleys of gunfire.
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Burmese police beat protesters including monks at a pagoda at the heart of anti-junta unrest, reports say.
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Three Tamil Tiger rebels and one soldier were killed in a clash in northern Sri Lanka early on Monday, the military said, the latest confrontation in a renewed civil war.
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Soldiers with automatic rifles fired into crowds of anti-government demonstrators Thursday, killing at least nine people in the bloodiest day in more than a month of protests demanding an end to military rule.
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At least nine people were killed in Myanmar on Thursday as soldiers and police cleared the streets of central Yangon by giving protesters 10 minutes to leave or be shot, tightening a two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.
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About 20,000 people led by Buddhist monks demonstrated against Myanmar's military junta Sunday, in what has quickly become the largest anti-government demonstrations since the failed democratic uprising in 1988.