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Official: 65-year-old man dies during Athens protest

ATHENS: A 65-year-old man died from heart failure during a demonstration in Athens Thursday where riot police fired tear gas to repel firebomb-throwing protesters, a health ministry official said. “A 65-year-old man was taken to hospital where efforts to revive him failed,” the official told AFP, adding: “There were no…

Paris police ban protest over anti-Islam film

Paris police have banned a demonstration planned for Saturday in front of the city’s Grand Mosque to protest against a US-made anti-Islam film, a police source said. An individual had made an official request to police to hold the protest. France’s interior minister has said he will ban all protests…

Demonstration against civilian deaths turns violent

KABUL (AFP) – A demonstration by Afghan tribesmen turned violent Sunday as they set fire to fuel tankers during a protest over the alleged killing of civilians in a military raid, officials said. Colonel Ghulam Mustafa, provincial police chief for Logar, a troubled province to the south of Kabul, said…