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Amid countrywide protests, Iraqi President Salih calls for national dialog
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 8 (ANI): While addressing a public event, Iraqi President Barham Ahmed Salih on Monday denounced the targeting of peaceful demonstrators and called on protesters to join the national dialogue.
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Violence sent Hong Kong into 'very dangerous situation': Chief Exe. Carrie
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong's Chief executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday said that the violent acts in the special administrative region these days have sent Hong Kong into "a very dangerous situation," vowing to stop violence with utmost determination and resolution.
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Hong Kong protests: Chinese military garrison unfurls warning flag for dem
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Oct 7 (ANI): In the first direct interaction between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and pro-democracy demonstrators since the beginning of protests, the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong on Sunday raised a yellow flag, warning protesters they could be prosecuted if the
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French conservatives protest against IVF access for singles, lesbians
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 7 (ANI): Thousands of French conservatives took to the streets of Paris on Sunday (local time) to protest against a proposed bill that would allow single women and lesbian couples to access fertility treatments like in-vitro fertilisation.
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Iraq anti-government protests: 104 killed; PM announces cabinet reshuffle
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 6 (ANI): The death toll from six days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 104, with an estimated 6000 others wounded, country's Interior Ministry announced on Sunday.
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Iraq: Unknown gunmen attack several television stations in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 06 (ANI): Masked gunmen ransacked the office of multiple television stations in Baghdad on Saturday, reported Russia Today news.
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Bandipur traffic ban: Karnataka should boycott Rahul Gandhi, says Pro Kann
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mysore (Karnataka) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Pro Kannada activist and Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha (KCVP) party president Vatal Nagara said that Karnataka should boycott Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for supporting protests against the night traffic ban in Bandipur.
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'This must stop': UN denounces violence during anti-govt protest in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 06 (ANI): The United Nations on Saturday denounced the violence during protests in Iraq that have claimed the lives of at least 100 people across the country and have injured thousands.
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Aarey Row: 38 arrested, 55 detained during protest against cutting of tree
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 5 : 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.
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Balochistan: Women protest against enforced disappearances in Quetta
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], Oct 5 (ANI): Baloch women in Quetta city organised a protest against enforced disappearances in the south-western province of Balochistan.
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Mumbai Aarey Protests: 29 people arrested, Section 144 imposed
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Twenty-nine people have been arrested since Friday night and Section 144 imposed was imposed by Mumbai Police at the Aarey Colony blocking all roads to it after protesters gathered to fight the Bombay High Court orders that allowed authorities to cu
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Javadekar backs cutting trees at Aarey, says development and environment p
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Amid ongoing public protests against the cutting of trees at Aarey colony in Mumbai, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday backed the proposed metro shed in Aarey forest area and said that development and environment protection
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