Customs officials at major Indian ports are holding back imports coming from China, which include US goods manufactured in China by companies like Apple, Dell, Cisco, and Ford Motor Company. According to Reuters, a lobby group representing US firms, known as the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, has addressed the curbing of imports in a letter to India’s commerce ministry. “Authorities have... 

Police used pepper spray and blast balls on rival demonstrations in Seattle on Sunday, just one day after violence broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving one dead and dozens injured. Sunday’s demonstrations took place less than a mile from each other, as the pro-Trump ‘Patriot Prayer’ group gathered for the ‘Freedom Rally’ in Westlake Park, and counter-protesters from the ‘Solidarity... 

Students clash with riot police during a demonstration in downtown Rome on October 5, 2012 against deep cuts in the education budget. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Italy to protest against the government’s financial policies. The protesters, who were mainly students, staged demonstrations across Italy on Saturday to express their opposition to Prime Minister Mario Monti’s austerity... 

Pakistani police have fired teargas and used batons to repel over 1,000 protesters trying to march on the US Embassy in Islamabad. Official Mohammed Iqbal says the protesters are mainly students. Eight police officers have already been reported as injured. The US embassy in Islamabad is located in an enclave that houses several government offices. Police used shipping containers in an attempt to block... 

Montreal police arresting a protester opposing Quebec student tuition fee hikes, May 20. 2012 Riot police have once again clashed with protesters in Montreal and arrested some 300 people protesting at the new legislation aimed at ending the three months of anti-tuition hikes protests. About 5,000 people took to the streets in the heart of the French speaking Latin Quarter neighborhoods on Sunday in... 

Protesters scuffle with police during a rally at central Syntagma square in Athens on April 5, 2012. Greek police have clashed with demonstrators in Athens for a second day after a senior pensioner committed suicide over economic hardship. On Thursday, riot police attacked protesters with teargas and flash grenades on Athens’ main Syntagma Square where hundreds of demonstrators had gathered to protest... 

Egyptian demonstrators burn an Israeli flag as others try to demolish a wall recently built outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo to protect the building. The Israeli military is gearing up to counter future threats from Egypt as an almost certain Muslim Brotherhood election victory could potentially set the two countries on a collision course. ­While the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) remains hopeful... 

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,... 

Fury: Furious Egyptians clash with riot police in protests which rocked the capital city of Cairo. Appointment of new prime minister in Lebanon sparks riots. Thousands of anti-government protesters inspired by the Tunisian revolution clashed with riot police in the centre of Cairo today demanding the overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak. Police responded with water cannon and attacked crowds with batons... 

The United States believes the rebalancing of the global economy “is not progressing as well as needed,” Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, pictured on October 6, told world economic leaders Friday. The specter of a damaging global currency war hung over a meeting of economic powers in Washington Friday, as China and the United States again clashed over efforts to rebalance world trade. Finance...