Protests erupted in Madison, Wisconsin, last weekend following the police killing of another unarmed black man.
British foreign secretary Philip Hammond has said that the West will impose more sanctions on Russia if separatist forces in Ukraine launch another offensive.
Greece’s left wing government began a new test last week as it returned from eurozone negotiations to face its supporters at home.
Killing of an unarmed black man in US is the latest police atrocity to be filmed, Annette Mackin reports
Tens of thousands of people marched through Moscow on Sunday of last week following the murder of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov.
South African police have arrested 49 activists after opening fire on two protests on Thursday of last week. These include Trevor Ngwane, a well known figure in anti-privatisation campaigns.
A blast ripped through a demonstration in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv last Sunday, killing two and injuring ten people.
France’s centre-left government resorted to extraordinary measures to push a new attack on workers through parliament last week.
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As a European Union deal locks Greece into austerity, workers plan more protests, writes Dave Sewell
European and Ukrainian politicians signed a ceasefire with Russian president Vladimir Putin last week.
Some 20,000 people attended a rally in Downpatrick in Northern Ireland last Saturday to protest against the reduction of services at the Downe Hospital.