Tens of thousands throng the streets of the Georgian capital at a political rally organised by billionaire opposition leader, Bidzina Ivanishvili.

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Opposition in huge Georgia rally

The world’s oldest marathon runner is set to join more than 27,000 runners on the streets of the Scottish capital at the 10th Edinburgh Marathon Festival.

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‘Oldest’ runner, 101, at marathon

When Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lost the presidential election by a sliver of a percent in July 2006, he cried fraud. His supporters took to the streets, and the most fervent blocked the capital city’s major boulevard for weeks. Read full article > >

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Lopez Obrador tries again in Mexico

Twelve English High Streets – from Cornwall to Northumberland – will share a £1.2m pot of government cash to rejuvenate shopping areas.

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VIDEO: High Streets share £1.2m funding

Twelve English High Streets – from Cornwall to Northumberland – will share a £1.2m pot of government cash to rejuvenate shopping areas.

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High Streets to share £1.2m pot

Scotland Yard has equipped its officers with mobile fingerprint scanners to identify suspects while on the streets.

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Met adopts fingerprint scanners

Images from the streets of Cairo as polls open

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In pictures: Egypt votes

Tens of thousands of protesters fill the streets of Montreal to mark 100 days since the start of protests against a rise in student tuition fees.

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Montreal marks 100-day protest

Tens of thousands of fans have taken to the streets of west London to welcome home Chelsea’s Champions League-winning squad.

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VIDEO: Party for victorious Chelsea team

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least three people and causes thousands of others to flee into the streets.

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Three killed in Italy earthquake

People across Pakistan have begun to protest in the streets as they continue to be affected by power cuts of up to 18 hours a day.

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VIDEO: Pakistan crisis over power cuts

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Spain, demonstrating against deep cuts to public spending.

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In Japan, thousands of people have taken to the streets to celebrate the temporary switching off of the country’s last operating nuclear reactor.

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VIDEO: Protesters call for nuclear free Japan

Standpipes could be needed in the streets next year if England faces another dry winter, the environment secretary warns.

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Dry winter ‘could see standpipes’

BEIRUT — When ordinary Syrians began taking to the streets last March, at first in small numbers to call for greater freedoms and later in the hundreds of thousands to demand the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, they had no idea just how hard it would be or how long it would take. Read full article > >

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A year into uprising, Syrian protesters say they won’t give up