Former U.S. President George W. Bush is accused of having authorized torture methods in the United States under the slogan of the “war on terror” in 2000. The human rights organization Amnesty International asked three African countries to detain George W. Bush during his next visit, accusing him of “crimes” and “torture.” Bush will travel December 1-5 to Zambia,... 

A general view of Piazza Duomo during the FIOM CGIL and Students National Strike on January 28, 2011 in Milan, Italy. Italian trade unions have called for a strike to protest the recent government austerity measures aimed at resolving the eurozone debt crisis. Two of Italy’s three biggest trade unions said they would hold a two-hour strike on December 12, AFP reported on Monday The Cisl and Uil... 

Iran's Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam says 12 students were arrested during the recent protest rally in front of the British Embassy in Tehran. “After students entered the British Embassy and Qolhak Garden, 12 [students] were arrested…they have been turned over to judicial authorities,” Ahmadi-Moqaddam... 

Protesters in Belgium on Friday, December 2, 2011 Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Belgian capital, Brussels, in protest to austerity measures proposed by the country’s incoming government. On Friday, Belgians marched in central Brussels to voice their opposition to cuts the incoming government says are necessary to help the country’s troubled financial sector,... 

Hundreds of Iranian student protesters storm the British embassy in Tehran Dozens of Iranian students have stormed the UK embassy in Tehran, chanting “death to England.” Before police intervened, protesters pelted the embassy with stones and petrol bombs, brought down the flag, and destroyed a pile of classified documents. Police have released six employees of the embassy who had been taken hostage... 

Saudi regime forces in the eastern city of Qatif Saudi police have fired live bullets at anti-government demonstrators protesting the death of a teenage boy in the city of Qatif, killing several mourners including a nine-year-old girl. Activists say regime forces attacked protesters with artillery fire and machineguns in the city on Monday, adding that soldiers are conducting house to house searches... 

Protesters stand opposite police who fired tear gas during clashes between protesters and police near Liberation Square in Cairo November 21. At least 24 people have been killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and military forces in Cairo’s Liberation Square, Egyptian Health Ministry says. Some 1,700 protesters have also been injured in the country’s recent violence, DPA reported. Medical... 

Cairo: Egyptian protesters clashes with riot police at Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square on November 19, 2011, as Egyptian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a sit-in among whose organisers were people injured during the Arab Spring which overthrew veteran president Hosni Mubarak. Thousands of police clashed with protesters for control of Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday.... 

Moscow in aggressive move to stop another American “humanitarian intervention”. Russian warships have entered Syrian territorial waters in an aggressive move designed to prevent any NATO-led attack on the country under the guise of a “humanitarian intervention”. “Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move... 

Italian students march in Milan during a demonstration to protest against the austerity measures in Europe, November 17, 2011. Italian protesters clashed with police Thursday as thousands took to the streets around the country in anger at budget cuts and the Brussels-backed “bankers’ government.” ­The student-led demos came just hours before new Prime Minister Mario Monti, whose government was... 

Riot police secure the US Embassy in Athens, November 17, 2011. Greek security forces have clashed with protesters who were marching on the US embassy in Athens to mark the anniversary of a bloody 1973 student uprising which helped topple a US-backed army dictatorship in Greece. The Thursday demonstration was swelled in numbers as many joined the rally to protest against unpopular austerity measures,... 

At least 175 people have been arrested during clashes between police and Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York. Some protesters were bloodied during arrests. ­This man who identified himself as Brendan Watts was beaten to the ground by police officers in Zuccotti Park. According to reports he was injured and suffered a fractured skull after being hit with a baton to the head as police clashed... 

Some of the evicted protesters reconvened in Foley Square. Anger and disappointment is erupting from New York City this afternoon, after a judge ruled that Occupy Wall Street protesters must discontinue camping at Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park. After hours of deliberating, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled this afternoon that protesters would be prohibited from continuing their occupation of Zuccotti... 

Protesters chant slogans during a protest march to the US Embassy in Manila on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011. One hundred Filipino protesters have rallied in the capital, Manila, to show their objection to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to the Philippines. Protesters began their rally in Plaza Salamanca on Tuesday. Clinton arrived in Manila to mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of... 

New York police officers clear out Zuccotti Park on Monday, November 14, 2011. Anti-Wall Street protesters have been allowed to return to Zuccotti Park, following mass arrests and the removal of tents by New York police officers. Protesters have obtained a temporary restraining order, allowing them to return to the park, The Washington Post reported. Police have closed the park until lawyers appear...