Across Turkey, witnesses are reporting a disproportionate response by police to the protests, which in most instances begun peacefully. At least 2 people have reportedly been killed, over 1,700 detained across the country and hundreds have been injured. Most of the injuries were sustained near Taksim Square in Istanbul, the focal point of the recent protest. Massive demonstrations from last night... 

Police in Istanbul have withdrawn from Taksim Square, allowing the mass protest to continue unabated, Turkish media report. Istanbul and Ankara are entering the third day of violent protests, with tear gas and water cannon deployed and over 900 arrested. Minor scuffles broke out after protesters lobbed fireworks at officers as they were drawing back, the state-run Anadolu Agency reports. Police removed... 

South African President Jacob Zuma addresses striking miners at a platinum mine in the town of Marikana. South African President Jacob Zuma says problems including strikes and deadly clashes faced by the mining industry have affected the country’s economy. “When our mining sector is in difficulties, this affects the wider economy, leading to industrial slowdown,” Zuma said on Thursday. Reports... 

Nearly everywhere you turn, crowds of angry Americans are gathering, no longer content to merely sit idly by and remain spectators to the cavalcade of injustices being perpetuated ad nauseum against We the People by criminal governments that have long since lost their legitimacy. Run by an elitist ruling class, they prove daily that an elected body can trample rights the same as a sitting monarch... 

Young people in Europe are rising up against the destructive internationalist powers-that-be and energetically rejecting forced integration of the races, the annihilation of their own cultural birthright, and multiculturalism. Thanks to ingenious use of social media websites like YouTube, Facebook and Fumano, the recently formed “identity movement” has spread rapidly from France to Germany and... 

Swiss police spraying tear gas toward participants in a street parade in Bern, May 25, 2013. Swiss police say they have arrested over 60 people in the capital Bern after a street parade turned into a protest against capitalism and police brutality. Authorities said 10,000 people turned up at the event, protesting against neo-liberal economics and commercialism. The march had started peacefully late... 

French police have used tear as violent clashes broke out in central Paris following another day of anti-LGBT protests attended by tens of thousands. A group of 200 young men and women bombarded riot police with bottles, stones, fireworks and flares. They also attacked TV camera crews and press photographers working at the scene an hour after the demonstration officially ended. About a dozen far-right... 

Hundreds of demonstrators across Japan took to the streets to protest against Monsanto. Thousands of activists around the world are rallying against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant accused of genetically engineering agriculture and food while turning a blind eye to their potentially deadly health ramifications. Organized by the ‘March Against Monsanto’ movement, about 200,000 are expected... 

Official figures show that the number of Italians who are in a grave economic condition has increased to an alarming point, Press TV reports. Italy’s National Statistics Institute, ISTAT, said in a newly released report that at the end of 2012, around 15 million people were dealing with some form of economic hardship. The report added that over 8.5 million of those people were living in a seriously... 

Hundreds youths hurling rocks, burning cars and smashing windows for the second day in a row in Stockholm say they are protesting against police brutality and inequality. In Sweden, critics of the multiculturalism policies lash out at immigration laws. Seven policemen were injured, at least ten cars and countless containers set on fire, and dozens of windows smashed in several heavily immigrant-populated... 

French police barricade the entrance to Paris Notre Dame Cathedral after the suicide on May 21, 2013. An award-winning French historian has committed suicide inside landmark Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to protest the ethical decay of the Western society. Police confirmed that Dominique Venner, a far-right essayist and activist, shot himself in the mouth in front of the altar of the church. Venner,... 

Syrain refugees in a camp in Turkey The United Nations has warned that the number of Syrian refugees could double and reach three million people by the end of this year if the unrest does not end. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), so far 1.5 million Syrian civilians have fled to neighboring countries, including Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. UN figures also show that more than... 

Demonstrators marching during a protest against austerity measures in Italy’s capital, Rome. Thousands of Italians have taken to the streets in the capital Rome to protest against tough austerity measures adopted by the government of Prime Minister Mario Monti. Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators gathered in Rome’s Piazza della Repubblica on Saturday, expressing their anger at the government’s... 

Israelis demonstrate against the cost of living in Tel Aviv. Protests have erupted in Israel as Premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet finalizes an annual budget that includes harsh austerity measures. Crowds of people gathered in a protest outside the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, where Netanyahu expressed hope that the disputed budget will be passed. The budget is expected to raise... 

In the wake of an Australian investigation into cosmetics’ brands and inaccurate information provided to consumers, Humane Society International urges companies to join forces with its global campaign Be Cruelty-Free and end animal testing. An investigation by Australian consumer watchdog group Choice appears to show representatives of major cosmetics brands such as Lancome, Dior, Clarins and...