Chile, known as one of Latin America's wealthiest, most stable and peaceful countries, is in the grip of political and economic upheaval with thousands of people protesting since Oct. 6 after the government increased public transportation fares.

Chile Anti-Govt protests escalate

Protests seem to have gripped parts of the world. From over hundreds getting killed in Iraq to the ongoing unrest in Hong Kong that has seen many face the brunt of tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons - the nature of resistance against the establishment could differ but the underlying sentiment of dissent remains at the heart of all protests.

In Lebanon, protesters ditch rioting and turn revolution into rave

The death toll from violent street protests in Chile has risen by three to 15, the government said Tuesday. Eleven of the fatalities were in the Santiago region and caused by looting and arson, mainly targeting shopping centers, Deputy Interior Minister Rodrigo Ubilla told a news conference.

Death toll in Chile protests rises to 15

Two people died and several others were injured as police baton-charged peaceful protesters in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Kashmir(PoK) on Tuesday. Various political parties under the All independent parties alliance (AIPA) in PoK had called for a pro-freedom rally in Muzaffarabad on the occasion of October 22, the day when Pakistani forces invaded Jammu and Kashmir in 1947.

2 dead, several injured as police baton-charge protesters in PoK

Thousands protested against police across Bangladesh on Monday, a day after at least four people died when officers fired on a crowd in one of the country's deadliest religious riots to date.

Thousands protest against Bangladesh police after deadly shootings

Three people died in a fire in a supermarket being ransacked in the Chilean capital early Sunday, as protests sparked by anger over social and economic conditions rocked one of Latin America's most stable countries.

Three dead in Chile protest violence

A man who inadvertently triggered Hong Kong's huge protests after he murdered his girlfriend in Taiwan has agreed to return to the island to face justice, a clergyman who has visited him in prison said on Friday.

Murderer who triggered Hong Kong protests will go to Taiwan: Pastor

Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels resumed Friday in neighbouring South Sudan after a rocky start saw one of the main groups threaten to pull out, accusing government forces of bombing its territory.

Sudan peace talks resume after deadlock

"I feel fury and a sense of powerlessness," said Joan Guich, a 19-year-old student protesting in Barcelona after Spain's Supreme Court jailed nine Catalan leaders jailed over a failed independence bid.

Angry protesters take to streets as Spain jails Catalan leaders over failed independence bid

Strife-torn Hong Kong is sliding towards becoming a police state, US senator Josh Hawley warned Monday, as the financial hub braces for a rally calling on Washington to punish China over sliding freedoms.

US senator warns Hong Kong of becoming 'police state'

Indigenous leaders and Ecuador's president prepared Sunday for face-to-face talks after nearly two weeks of violent street protests over austerity measures instituted to obtain a multibillion-dollar loan from the IMF.

Ecuador's president, protest leaders in talks to end deadly violence

Iraqi authorities, under pressure from the streets as well as political and religious forces, on Saturday increased the number of commissions to investigate the deaths of more than 100 people in recent protest.

Facing pressure, Baghdad ups probes into protest bloodshed

Indigenous leaders in Ecuador captured and publicly paraded eight police officers before a crowd on Thursday (October 10), pushing back against a tough government crackdown on anti-austerity protests that have shaken President Lenin Moreno's administration.

Police held by Ecuador protesters say they are not captives

Protesters and riot police exchanged rocks and tear gas in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito on Tuesday (October 08) amidst rising anger of austerity measures that have seen a price hike in fuel.

Tear gas, rocks fly as Ecuador protesters demand president steps down

There’s a deja vu feeling to this year’s wave of protests across the Arab world. It’s not that this year saw the toppling of the leaders of Algeria and Sudan as a result of popular revolts, a harking back to the 2011 protests that overthrew the leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen.

Learning lessons: Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers

Fault lines of Iraq become visible as protests roar

The Supreme Court on Sunday took cognisance into the trees felling matter in Mumbai's Aarey Colony and said that a special bench will sit on Monday to hear the petition submitted by a group of law students protesting the action by the authorities.

Aarey row: Supreme court to hold special sitting on Monday

A local court on Saturday sent 29 people to judicial custody for five days while police detained 55 others in connection with protests against the cutting of trees in Aarey colony area.

Aarey Row: 38 arrested, 55 detained during protest against cutting of trees

Egypt lowered fuel prices on Friday, the oil ministry said, following several rounds of price hikes as part of an austerity programme that has triggered discontent.

Egypt lowers fuel prices after protests

An indefinite curfew came into effect early Thursday in Iraq's capital after two days of chaotic protests across the country that descended into violence and left nine dead.

Indefinite Curfew imposed in Baghdad after deadly protests

Hong Kong awoke to widespread damage on Wednesday and calls for more protests following some of the most violent clashes in nearly four months of unrest, including the shooting of a teenage demonstrator by police.

Hong Kong mops up, braces for fresh protests after National Day violence

More than 500 people were arrested after clashes in Indonesia's capital amid nationwide protests against a raft of divisive reforms, including banning pre-marital sex and weakening the anti-graft agency, authorities said Tuesday.

Hundreds arrested in Indonesia after fresh protests over legal-reforms

Thousands rallied across Indonesia Monday in fresh demonstrations sparked by a raft of divisive legal reforms, including banning pre-marital sex and weakening the anti-graft agency.

Thousands rally across Indonesia in fresh legal-reform protests

China's tightly choreographed 70th birthday bash next week risks being upstaged by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, which offer a starkly different take on the strength and power of the Communist Party being feted in Beijing.

Hong Kong crisis threatens to spoil China's 70th party

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