On Saturday, a standoff between police and protesters ended with stone throwing and tear gassing.

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With no place to legally organize, activists and opposition leaders have made Costa Coffee an unlikely gathering place.

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Protesters in Egypt are reporting severe reactions to tear gas being thrown at them. How dangerous is it?

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Protesters in Egypt are reporting severe reactions to tear gas being thrown at them. How dangerous is it?

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How dangerous is tear gas?

South Korea’s parliament ratifies a free-trade deal with the US after years of wrangling, amid chaotic scenes and tear gas in parliament.

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CAIRO — Egyptian riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at angry crowds Sunday in the second day of clashes with angry protesters demanding the military set a date to hand over power to an elected government. Thousands of demonstrators filled downtown Cairo’s Tahir Square in a scene reminiscent of the 18-day uprising that led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. The target of this uprising is the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the defacto ruler of the country, which appears to be broadening and consolidating power , just eight days before the country’s first post-revolt parliamentary elections. Read full article > >

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Second day of clashes in Egypt leads to fears of second revolt

ROME — Italian police fired tear gas and water cannons Saturday in Rome as violent protesters turned a demonstration against corporate greed into a riot, smashing shop and bank windows, torching cars and hurling bottles. The protest in the Italian capital, which left dozens injured, was part of the “Occupy Wall Street” demonstrations against capitalism and austerity measures that went global Saturday. Read full article > >

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Riot police fire tear gas at protests.

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Security forces use tear gas and batons to disperse a demonstration in the capital Conakry, amid concerns about whether legislative elections set for December will be free and fair.

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Ugandan police fire tear gas and water cannon to break up an opposition vigil near the capital, Kampala.

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Police use tear gas and truncheons to break up an unauthorised rally in Tunisia as protesters complain of lack of reform since the January uprising.

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Israeli soldiers have fired tear gas to disperse pro-Palestinian protesters in Syria as they marched on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

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SAO PAULO — Brazilian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a protest in support of the legalization of marijuana in South America’s biggest city. Six people were detained. A court ruled the Marijuana March in Sao Paulo was illegal. About 1,000 people still showed up for the rally Saturday in the city’s financial heart, saying the march was for freedom of expression and not pro-marijuana. Television images showed riot troops charging toward the protesters when they tried to march down the busy Paulista avenue. Some protesters said police shot rubber bullets at them but that could not be independently confirmed. Read full article > >

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Police use tear gas, detain 6 protesters during pro-marijuana rally in Brazil

Syrian security forces in the capital Damascus use tear gas and batons to disperse the largest reported protests in a month of unrest.

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