Bolivian President Evo Morales Tens of thousands of indigenous Bolivians have taken to the streets in La Paz to protest the construction of a road passing through a nature reserve in the Amazon River basin. Indigenous communities say that the construction of the road would not only endanger the environment of the Amazon, but would also encourage illegal settlements, the Associated Press reported on... 

US activists in Occupy Chicago Protests A group of American activists have gathered in front of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank in the “Occupy Chicago” rally to protest against poverty and unemployment in the United States. According to organizers, the activists were inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York, the Chicago Tribune reported on Friday. The Chicago sit-in began on... 

Thousands crowd Lisbon's main Liberdade avenue during a demonstration Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Portugal against the adopted austerity measures and declining living standards linked to the country’s massive bailout. The country’s largest trade union confederation, the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP), organized the rally... 

The New Jersey police officer responsible for capturing five Israelis who filmed and celebrated while the World Trade Center towers burned has broken his silence, agreeing to a Sept. 16 exclusive interview with AMERICAN FREE PRESS. As AFP readers are no doubt aware, these are the same Israelis who were working under the direction of Urban Moving Systems, a Mossad front company at the center of Israeli... 

Siderov, who is running for President for a second consecutive time this fall, stated that the presidential building was "a bunker in which Parvanov and his staff are hiding." Volen Siderov, the flamboyant leader of Bulgaria’s far-right Ataka (Attack) party, has tried to force his way into the country’s presidential building and hand out a special declaration to President Georgi... 

Wall St protests: Police harsh, media silent? Some 80 people have been arrested in lower Manhattan as the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protest enters its second week. Police have been harsh in quelling the rally. However, not much of their violence is being reported by the mainstream media. Tensions are rising near Wall Street, where hundreds of demonstrators fed up with the existing financial... 

Zuccotti Park is a block away from the New York Stock Exchange a usually quiet location, however for the past week it has transformed into the headquarters of “Occupy Wall Street”, the site of demonstrations calling on the US government to break its close ties with big banks and corporations. The Protests have turned into what can be best described as anti-capitalist demonstrations attracting... 

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there would be riots in the United States if the White House does not resolve the unemployment crisis in the country. “We have a lot of kids graduating college, can’t find jobs,” he said on his weekly radio show on Friday, New York Daily News newspaper reported. “That’s what happened in Madrid. You... 

S-400 air defense system Russia will deploy advanced S-400 air defense systems during joint military exercises with Belarus in September, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Union Shield 2011 drills will be held in central and southern Russia on September 16-22. The exercises are aimed at improving combat readiness of the Belarus-Russian regional joint force, as well as raising interoperability... 

Protesters throw projectiles at riot police in front of the Italian Parliament in Rome, September 15, 2011. Italian riot police have clashed with protesters rallying against the Italian parliament’s final approval for the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s recent austerity package. The violence erupted outside the parliament as lawmakers were on the austerity measures, AP... 

A recent spate of attacks by Roma youths on white people has escalated racial tension in the remote reaches of the Czech Republic. In a region plagued by unemployment, some fear the far right could profit politically. The region of Sluknovsky vybezek is a crooked finger of land protruding from the northern reaches of Bohemia into Germany, not far from the city of Dresden. The inhabitants of the small... 

Thousands of protesters shout anti-government slogans during a rally against a proposed new constitution in Casablanca, Morocco, Sunday June 26, 2011. Hundreds of Moroccans have taken to the streets in several cities to renew their call for social justice and fighting corruption. The protest rallies were held in the major cities of Tangier, Rabat and Fes on Sunday. The demonstrations are waged several... 

As the world remembers 3000 people killed in the United States on the tragic events of 9/11, demonstrators gathered in New York City in a memorial for the victims of the “global war on terror”. Organizers say the event is to commemorate fallen soldiers and those forgotten. Led by artists, activists and organizations across the country the memorial is to cry out in protest and grief with... 

Some hundreds of Egyptian activists demolish a concrete wall built around a building housing the Israeli embassy in Cairo, Egypt, to protect it against demonstrators, as they raise their national Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. Protesters in Egypt continued their attacks on Israeli embassy in Cairo after a night of violence which claimed at least three lives and left 450 people injured. Meanwhile, Egypt has... 

Riot policemen spray tear gas as they clash with demonstrators in front of the Greek parliament on June 29, 2011 during a protest part of the 48-hour general strike against the bankruptcy-threatened government which is desperately trying to push through sweeping austerity cuts. Protests have spread across Europe as Greece, Italy and Spain are struggling to hold on to the euro. Meanwhile, residents...