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Acta protests spread over Europe

Dozens of protests are planned across Europe in opposition to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

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Fresh protests at Syrian embassy

Fresh protests take place at the Syrian embassy in London over President Assad's regime.

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Protests mar Nasreen book launch

Controversial author Taslima Nasreen faces protests at the launch of her latest memoir, in a further sign that artistic free speech is under strain in India.

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China raises security to contain Tibet protests

A senior official in Chinese-ruled Tibet is ordering heightened security in Buddhist monasteries and along key roadways as the government tries to prevent protests that erupted in neighboring Tibetan communities from spreading.

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Oakland to assess damage after Occupy protests

For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland's streets for occasional marches that bore little resemblance to the headline-grabbing Occupy demonstrations of last fall.

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Protests Shake Libya’s Interim Government

Protesters ransacked official offices in Benghazi, forcing one top leader to resign and another to warn that the country stood on the edge of violence.

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Protests to 'occupy' US courthouses over elections

Protesters plan to “occupy” courthouses in more than 100 cities across the U.S. on Friday to protest a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that removed most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections.

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Opposition protests set for Thursday in Romania

Romanian opposition leaders called for a series of protests beginning on Thursday to demand the resignation of government leaders and early elections.

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Occupy Wall Street’s New Drone: ‘The Occucopter’ – TIME

The Guardian Occupy Wall Street's New Drone: 'The Occucopter' TIME Tim Pool has modified a Parrot AR Drone to provide a live feed of Occupy Wall Street from above, offering an angle unique from all the other Occupy live feeds already providing footage of the protests across the globe. The Parrot AR Drone is a fairly … Occupy Wall Street's 'occucopter' – who's watching whom? The Guardian Occupy Wall Street Gets A Surveillance Drone: The OccuCopter Business Insider all 3 news articles

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Many Killed in Libya as Gadhafi forces battle rebels

Up to 50 people died in fighting when Gadhafi’s regime struck back at its opponents with a powerful attack Friday on the closest opposition-held city to Tripoli and a barrage of tear gas and live ammunition to smother new protests in the capital.

Gaddafi loyalists have launched an operation to retake the town from rebel forces.

Heavy casualties have been reported, with one witness telling Reuters news agency that up to 50 people were dead.
A witness in Zawiya’s hospital said at least 18 people were killed and 120 wounded.

A doctor on the scene said pro-Gadhafi fighters would not allow medics to treat the injured, opened fire on ambulances trying to assist and hauled away the bodies of some of the dead in an apparent effort to keep death toll reports low.

“There were so many people killed. I can’t describe it,” said a resident of Benghazi who gave his name as Abdullah and whose voice was filled with emotion.

Fierce fighting has also been reported in the oil port of Ras Lanuf, while in the capital, Tripoli, security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters and there are reports of Pro-Gaddafi militias roaming Tripoli in civilian cars, amidst a wave of detentions, killings and disappearances.

There’s also been a report this morning of an explosion at a military depot in Benghazi and we’ll cross to our correspondent Ben Knight who was in the town very shortly.

So the last 24 hours has seen a significant surge of violence across Libya

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