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Israeli settlers step up protest against freeze

Israeli settlers step up protest against freeze

Jewish settlers widened their protests on Sunday against a temporary construction freeze by shooting at a Palestinian home, torching and stoning vehicles, and assaulting Israeli officers in separate West Bank incidents.

 

Amid protests, Obama assails insurance companies

Amid protests, Obama assails insurance companies

President Barack Obama assailed insurance companies on Tuesday as he sought to counter an onslaught of conservative opposition to a U.S. healthcare overhaul at a town hall meeting that drew protests outside.

 

Angry Americans disrupt town-hall healthcare talks

Angry Americans disrupt town-hall healthcare talks

At scattered events across the United States, protesters are confronting members of Congress whose summer "town hall" meetings aim to get a sense of how Americans feel about overhauling healthcare.

 

Protesters Clash With Police in Iran

Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other ...

 

Iran police fire in air to disperse protesters

Iranian police fired in the air to disperse pro-reform demonstrators in central Tehran on Thursday, nearly four weeks after a disputed election triggered mass protests in the capital, a witness said.

 

NYT: Leading clerics defiant on Iran election

The most important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday.

 

Iran Says British Embassy Staff to Stand Trial

Iran Says British Embassy Staff to Stand Trial

The announcement by Iranian authorities to put some embassy staff members on trial for spurring on protests against the government could deepen the diplomatic crisis with the European Union.

 

Political Unrest Flares in Iran

Political Unrest Flares in Iran

Clashes erupt between police, protesters; Iranian police detain employees of British Embassy.

 

Ahmadinejad Criticizes Obama

Ahmadinejad Criticizes Obama

Iranian president calls on Obama not to interfere after remarks by U.S. leader.

 

Khamenei Vows Iran Will Not Yield ‘at Any Cost’

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ruled out compromise on the disputed election on Wednesday after a harsh crackdown on the streets.

 

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