Thousands of Second Amendment activists across the US took part in a Day of Resistance against President Obama’s gun control measures, calling his plans unconstitutional. Words are not all they’re prepared to use to protect their right to bear arms. People gathered at dozens of cities and towns across the United States, crowds numbering from a hundred to a thousand people. They were carrying... 

Bulgarians protesting against high utility bills on February 17, 2013 in Sofia. Tens of thousands of Bulgarians have staged massive nationwide protests against poverty, high energy bills and corruption. On Sunday, under the motto “Let’s Set the Monopolies on Fire,” huge number of people took to the streets of different parts of the country, including the capital Sofia and shouted “coward,”... 

Spaniards protesting against medical spending cuts in Madrid on February 17, 2013. Amid fresh reports of Royal family corruption, furious Spaniards are set to stage massive nationwide protests against severe budget cuts. Massive protests have been planned for Saturday in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities. Teachers, students, miners, medical staff, workers from various sectors, along with a number... 

An Israeli soldier chases a Palestinian protester in the northern West Bank town of Huwara on February 19, 2013. Israeli troops have clashed with Palestinians who were holding demonstrations in the occupied West Bank in solidarity with four hunger strikers in Israeli jails. On Tuesday, Israeli forces fired tear gas and sound bombs in the northern town of Huwara to disperse hundreds of Palestinian people... 

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange addresses members of the media and supporters from the window of the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge, west London, December 20, 2012. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange believes that he can extricate from his prolonged asylum inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London if he wins a seat in Australia’s upper house of parliament. “The US Department of Justice won’t... 

Aircraft are stationed on the tarmac of Madrid’s Barajas airport during a one-day strike by the pilots of the Spanish airline Iberia. Workers at Spain’s flag carrier airline Iberia have launched a five-day strike over its plan to cut over 3,800 jobs and reduce salaries. The walkout, which is supported by luggage handlers, pilots and flight attendants, has forced Iberia to ground 415 flights from... 

US officials have repeatedly valued Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU), saying they do not want the UK to leave the 27-nation bloc. Last month, British Prime Minster David Cameron set a deadline to hold a national in-out referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union by the end of 2017. In his long-awaited speech on Europe in the City of London on January 23, Cameron... 

Over 100,000 people gathered in Pyongyang to hail the success of a recent nuclear test. Reports have surfaced that North Korea is expanding a rocket launching site, reigniting fears Pyongyang is close to mounting a warhead on a ballistic missile. Troops and civilians alike flooded into Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung central square on Thursday to celebrate the successful launch, Korean News Agency (KCNA)... 

Greek pensioners shout slogans during a march in central Athens to protest against the government’s austerity measures. Greek pensioners have demonstrated in Athens to protest against the government’s harsh austerity measures and highlight the consequences of the program on their life. On Thursday, hundreds of elderly braved the heavy rain in the capital and marched to the country’s Labor... 

The Conservative Canadian government is abandoning its much-criticized internet surveillance bill, which would have allowed the government to keep tabs on its citizens and was disguised under the cloak of fighting child pornographers. ­Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced that Bill C-30, which caused public ire over privacy, is dead. “We’ve listened to the concerns of Canadians,” Nicholson... 

Millions of people have pressed for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over accusations of political fund embezzlement. An online count on Thursday showed over a million people have signed a petition to oust the Spanish premier and accuse him of receiving thousands of euros in a corruption scandal that lasted for 12 years. “I demand the immediate resignation of Prime Minister... 

People remove fences and barbed wire during a protest rally outside Interior Ministry against the killing of Tunisian opposition leader, Chokri Belaid, in Tunis, on February 6, 2013. Four Tunisian opposition parties have quit the country’s constituent assembly, calling for a nationwide strike following murder of the leading opposition leader Chokri Belaid. Report say that the political parties... 

Riots have been raging along Egypt’s coast line in the cities of Cairo and Port Said. Mobs of angry protesters have gathered to voice their grievances against Islamist President Muhammed Morsi and to mourn their dead. Though Egyptian President Morsi had issued a state of emergency and city wide curfews the chaos continues to escalate. The head of the Egyptian military, General Abdel-Fattah el Sissi,... 

Spainards protesting against austerity cuts on November 15, 2012. While Spanish Prime Minister is set to present new measures to help the economic recovery, the National Statistics Institute (INE) has reported that the country’s gross national product (GDP) has contracted by 1.37 percent in 2012. According to the report released by the INE on Wednesday, the Spanish GNP fell 0.7% from the third quarter... 

The top Republican and top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee sent a joint letter late Monday to Attorney General Eric Holder posing pointed questions about the prosecution of Internet pioneer and political activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz committed suicide this month after fighting federal hacking charges for two years. The letter from Issa and Cummings is the first clear bipartisan response...