The man in his 40s poured flammable liquid over himself at a protest in Tel Aviv before setting himself alight in front of shocked onlookers. ...

Police arrested dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters on Saturday night during a protest marking the movement's six-month anniversary at its birthplace in New York's Zuccotti Park. The sweep of the park by police just before midnight capped a day of demonstrations and marching in lower Manhattan. There was no official word on the number of arrests but dozens of people were handcuffed and led out of the pa ...

Greece has avoided a nightmare scenario by agreeing to a 130bn euros (£110bn; $170bn) bailout deal, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has said. [caption id="attachment_4181" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Thousands of Greeks have protested against the austerity measures"][/caption] He said the deal was probably the most important in Greece's post-war history. The cabinet was meeting to discuss h ...

Greek political leaders say the nation must accept yet more punishing austerity or face a social explosion, but after a night of violence and destruction in Athens, some people fear this explosion may already be about to begin. [caption id="attachment_5727" align="alignright" width="300" caption="A cyclist rides past a burning building during violent protests in central Athens February 12, 2012. Historic ci ...

Thousands of Israelis have rallied in the town of Beit Shemesh against ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism. [caption id="attachment_4402" align="alignright" width="300" caption=""People believe what is happening in Beit Shemesh is a microcosm of the broader Israeli society""][/caption] The protest follows two days of clashes after an eight-year-old girl said she had been harassed on her way to school. ...

Almost 200 people have died in two days of clashes in Syria, activists say, as the violence there intensifies. [caption id="attachment_4038" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Jim Muir says the regime may be trying to "clear up some unfinished business""][/caption] Two activist groups put Tuesday's toll at 84 - the majority in Idlib province in the north-west. Video has emerged of a young boy ...

An attempt by Chinese government officials to hold resolution talks with the rebel villagers of Wukan was snubbed on Sunday. Rattled Chinese Communist Party chiefs asked to enter the south coastal village to discuss an end to the week-long stand off with villagers but were refused. Wukan residents are in open revolt after the death of their main anti-corruption protester, Xue Jinbo in police custody ten day ...

Syrian opposition says 'Massacre' could follow deadline Syrian residents in the city of Homs face a deadline to stop anti-government protests, hand in weapons and surrender defecting military members by Monday night -- or face attack by the government forces, an opposition leader said. [caption id="attachment_3450" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Syrian government has given activists in the flas ...

It's a sight Russia hasn't seen for 20 years - a mass anti-government demonstration that's been allowed to go ahead. [caption id="attachment_3224" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Protesters shout anti-Putin slogans during a mass rally to protest alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, with the Kremlin in the background."][/caption] Ten ...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of stirring up protests against his 12-year rule and said foreign countries were spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence Russian elections. [caption id="attachment_1444" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Putin says protests stirred up by US and other foreign countries"][/caption] In his first public remarks about daily d ...