Alberto Carrasquilla's resignation comes a day after President Ivan Duque withdrew tax plan from congress
Threats to reporters have been growing in Sahel, along with Islamist insurgencies
Thousands of Paraguayans have protested in the capital Asunción over the lack of medicine and intensive care beds
Overnight raids conducted by police have targeted leaders of National League for Democracy (NLD)
They say living conditions at the centers are poor
Neighboring protests find common ground in Asia
Social media giant said it was served a non-compliance order by Indian government
Collapse of vital tourism industry has deprived millions of their livelihoods
So far 40 protesters, the youngest aged 16, have been charged under the law
Inthira "Sai" Charoenpura has drawn both praise and criticism for giving material support and raising funds for the student-led movement
Senior US military spokesman says terror threat remains but 'is contained'
At least 200 people were arrested Sunday, a rights group reported, as Belarusians continued to call for the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko
The opposition said preliminary results did not correspond with reality
As the House speaker began the session, only 450 of the total of 731 members of both houses had signed in for the meeting
Criticism of the one-party communist state is forbidden and punishable with prison
Thailand will recall Parliament from recess to discuss ongoing pro-democracy protests in country, cabinet announces
Thousands of protesters took to streets of Bangkok for the fifth straight day, defying a ban on gatherings of more than four people and demanding resi
Days of protests demanding harsher punishments for rapists prompted change
The alleged plot against Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer is far from the first threat against state officials, particularly Democrats who imposed COVID-re
More than 100,000 demonstrators marched in Minsk for the ninth straight Sunday in opposition to longtime President Alexander Lukashenko
Protesters have grown bolder during two months of demonstrations against Thailand's palace and military-dominated establishment, breaking longstanding
Verdicts came just ahead of scheduled address by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the self-exiled presidential candidate who ran against President Alexander
Demonstrations that often turn violent have racked Oregon's biggest city for more than two months following the police killing of George Floyd in Minn
TV personalities join growing numbers of police officers and factory workers who are walking off the job to send a message to authorities
10,000 people attended a student-lead rally calling for Thailand's Prime Minister to step down and hold new parliamentary elections
Monarch calls for order and peace as students argue for reform
Rallies in the Oregon city have topped the headlines for days, but lost in the shouting are the voices of Black residents themselves
Activists briefly chain themselves together to impede upcoming vote on granting Netanyahu government temporarily expanded powers
Some 1,656 government-approved candidates are running this year for the 250-seat People's Assembly
A second wave of COVID-19 has angered Israelis and driven down the Israeli prime minister's approval ratings
At least 11 people have been killed as a result of violence in Mali's capital as protesters call for the removal of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Protesters have demonstrated for 41 consecutive nights following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and they are increasingly focusing
The statue had been the focus of a standoff earlier in the week between its supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters who wanted it removed
While demanding better living conditions and tougher measures to fight corruption, demonstrators are urging Hezbollah to disarm
The shakeup came as police have been sharply criticized for using what has been called inappropriate force against some protesters as huge demonstrati
California immigrants say history of violence is repeating Itself
They can't grieve with the rest of black America, and many of them must meet a seething public
Day that began with hope that New York City was beginning to find a way out of the crisis caused by a week of angry demonstrations ended Wednesday wit
Iowa Congressman Steve King, known for years of racist comments and arch-conservative stance, loses primary race in re-election bid
Military, federal agents descend on DC after days of unrest
U.S. officials vowed to 'maximize federal law enforcement presence' in the nation's capital after days of violent demonstrations led to fires across W
The officer was shot in the area of the Las Vegas Strip and an officer was involved in a shooting in the downtown area
Big crowds rallied in Times Square and Brooklyn on Monday afternoon and marched through the streets for hours
Like protesters across the country, the Louisville marchers were incensed by the treatment of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died in Minnea
National Guard and police are hoping to prevent another night of violence after the death in police custody of African American George Floyd
The government says it wants to replace existing overcrowded camps with closed facilities and has already issued land appropriation orders
Modi's BJP Wooed Voters on a Polarizing, Nationalist Pitch
Only 177 schools were certified to open after engineers inspected them for damage caused by the magnitude-6.4 earthquake that killed one person and da
Thousands take to streets to protest reforms, even as analysts say movement is losing steam
In a country where most media outlets have strong political leanings, some activists create their own outlets while established papers seek donations
At least three people were killed on Monday ahead of a Friday protest expected to call for US military expulsion from Iraq
Protesters are marching in Paris and other French cities in a new round of demonstrations against French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul
Public anger has reached a boiling point as Lebanon's banks impose capital controls on foreign currency accounts in response to the plummeting local c
Protests continue in Tehran over the Iran military's admission that it mistakenly shot down a civilian Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 on board
Rival governments committed to an internationally brokered truce that took effect Sunday, though immediate reports of violations by both sides raised
The session was called after a U.S. drone strike on Friday on a convoy at Baghdad airport that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and
Cairo slams Turkish Parliament, as fears grow of escalating conflict