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  • 5
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    Central American migrants protest targeting by Mexico gangs

    Henry Romero / Reuters

    Migrants from Central America wait for a freight train after taking part in a protest in Lecheria, in Tultitlan, Mexico on May 17, 2012.

    A group of migrants from Central America took part in a protest Thursday to demand that the Mexican government stop kidnappings, robberies and crimes committed by organised criminal groups against migrants.

    Child actors shame Mexico's politicians with mockumentary

    More than 200 illegal immigrants have been killed in Mexico in the last 10 months, according to the Casa del Migrante in Saltillo, northern Mexico, which coordinates several shelters for the homeless run by the Catholic Church.

    Mexico's drug war: No sign of 'light at the end of the tunnel'

    Some 140,000 Central Americans, according to government figures, enter Mexico illegally each year in the hope of reaching the northern border to cross into the United States. 

    -- Reuters and Agence France Presse contributed to this report

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    A Central American immigrant waits for a chance to board a train in Tultitlan on May 17, 2012.

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    Honduran Reina Jackeline, who is six months pregnat, rests near a passing train in Tultitlan on May 17, 2012.

    Violence, including the discovery of 49 mutilated bodies near the U.S. border, is reaching new levels in the ongoing drug war in Mexico. NBC's Mark Potter reports.

     

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  • 5
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    David Gray / Reuters

    A small-scale protest in China

    A police officer stands in front of three men holding letters, one of which (right) was addressed to the "Leaders of China", outside a building housing the United Nations World Food Programme office in central Beijing on May 18, 2012. The men were ushered into a police van shortly after.

    Read more about China's haves and have-nots:

    • NYT: Chinese 'princelings' use family ties to state to gain riches
    • Hospital becomes gathering point for protesters in Beijing
    • Woman leaps to her death as housing disputes surge in China

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    Watch this scene be reenacted all over America this December if the pretender manages to again secure the keys to the Oval office this November. Please don't make me say I TOLD YOU SO !

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  • 6
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    Boris Roessler / EPA

    Anti-riot police evict protesters at the Roemerberg in Frankfurt Main, Germany, on Thursday. Despite a ban on demonstrations the Blockupy alliance had organised a demonstration through downtown Frankfurt to protest against banks and the European austerity policy. The planned strings of demonstrations have prompted banks and certain shops to close their doors for fear of damage in case of violence.

    'Blockupy' protester gets a finger in the eye from police in Germany

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    IT´S A SHAME !!! SOLIDARITY !!! blockupy-frankfurt.org

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  • 6
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    Quebec moves to restore order as striking students clash with police

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    A student protester in a panda suit confronts a policeman in downtown Montreal on May 17, 2012. The students are striking over a planned tuition hike of 82 percent or over $1,700 as part of the government's efforts to rein in a budget deficit.

    Reuters reports — Quebec's government moved late on Wednesday to end a sometimes violent 14-week mass student strike in the Canadian province that officials fear could harm the economy and deter tourists.

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    Policemen aim a teargas gun.

    Premier Jean Charest said his government would shortly unveil legislation to ensure students could freely attend classes, although he did not give details. He did not address speculation that the bill would allow strikers to be fined.

    "It is time calm was restored ... the current situation has gone on for too long," Charest said in a late-night statement to reporters.

    Some 155,000 people - more than a third of the college and university students in the predominantly French-speaking province - are striking to protest against a steep rise in what are some of the lowest tuition fees in north America. Read the full story.

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    Policemen restrain a student protester.

     

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    I can see why Canada would want to raise tuition.

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  • 16
    May
    2012
    6:07am, EDT

    German police clear Frankfurt Occupy camp

    Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters

    German riot police carry a demonstrator covered in paint as police clear the camp of a group of occupy protestors in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt on May 16, 2012.

    More on the European financial crisis:

    • Spaniards keep up anniversary rally against economic crisis
    • 'Say your prayers': Attempts to form new Greek government fail

    Protesters at Occupy Frankfurt throw paint at police officers who are trying to clear the encampment in front of the ECB skyscraper. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports.

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    Why? This is so stupid. Not the reason but the means... really people... why can't they protest peacefully.

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  • 15
    May
    2012
    8:36am, EDT

    Palestinians clash with Israeli police during Nakba protests

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    Palestinian women scuffle with Israeli policemen as they try to stop them from arresting a relative in the east Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya on May 15, 2012, as Palestinians took to the streets to mark Nakba day.

    Palestinians held a series of events and protests Tuesday to mark the Nakba ("catastrophe") of Israel's founding in a 1948 war, when hundreds of thousands of their brethren fled or were forced to leave their homes.

    On Monday, a Palestinian official said a deal had been reached with Israel to end a weeks-long high-profile hunger strike by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Read an analysis of the background to the hunger strikes by NBC News correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin.

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    Ammar Awad / Reuters

    A Palestinian suspected of throwing stones is detained by undercover Israeli police officers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya May 15, 2012.

    Mohamad Torokman / Reuters

    A boy holds up a door key as Palestinians take part in a rally marking Nakba in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 15, 2012.

    Abir Sultan / EPA

    A Palestinian youth shoots fireworks at Israeli policemen in the east Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya on May 15, 2012.

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    Israeli riot policemen arrest a Palestinian boy in the east Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya on May 15, 2012.

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    The head of Gaza's Hamas government, Ismail Haniya (blue polo shirt), takes part in a marathon in Gaza City on May 15, 2012 to mark Nakba day.

     

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    Jerusalem is the Capital of the Jewish State. Jerusalem pre-dates Islam, Christianity, Alexander and Caesar. The Arabs had a chance for peace in 1948. They gambled, and they lost. Now, they need to try peace for a change. Israel abandoned Gaza. "Land for Peace".

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  • 14
    May
    2012
    7:00am, EDT

    Protests outside nationalized Spanish bank as Euro zone worries grow

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    A woman holds a card reading "This bank cheats, defrauds, throws people out of their houses" during a protest held outside Caja Madrid bank's headquarters in Madrid on May 14, 2012.

    Alberto Di Lolli / AP

    Riot police stand guard in front of a branch of the recently nationalized Caja Madrid bank during a protest in Madrid on May 14, 2012.

    The Associated Press reports — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday defended his government's harsh austerity measures aimed at correcting Spain's grim economic forecast, one day after tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets to protest his handling of the country's worst crisis in decades.

    On Friday the government ordered independent assessments of its banks' debt loads and forced them to set aside billions more in provisions for the real estate sector. 

    Global shares , euro hit as political risks pile up

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    If you see the photo of the Caja Madrid Bank with the Riot Police standing guard...remember that photo...that will be the United States in less then three years if something isn't done about the finanical ruin coming our way!

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  • 10
    May
    2012
    12:52pm, EDT

    Off-duty police officers march through London protesting government cuts

    Andy Rain / EPA

    Thousands of police officers march in London, Britain, on May 10. Over 30,000 police officers marched through the capital protesting against government cuts to the police force. Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers also took part in a national strike in a dispute with the government over pension changes.

    Eddie Keogh / Reuters

    Off-duty police officers march in protest at funding cuts through central London on May 10. Thousands of British police officers planned to join striking border officials and healthcare workers on Thursday in a protest against wage caps, pension reforms and other austerity measures.

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    Off-duty British police officers march through central London, on May 10, in a protest against proposed changes to their pay, conditions and staff numbers. Hundreds of thousands of British public sector workers were set to strike over pensions Thursday and police were due to protest against Prime Minister David Cameron's austerity measures.

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  • 9
    May
    2012
    3:47pm, EDT

    Jason Miczek / Reuters

    Protesters rumble outside Bank of America shareholder meeting


    Randy Jackson, dressed as Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, and Lenina Nadal have a mock boxing match outside the Bank of America annual shareholders meeting in Charlotte, N.C. on May 9.

    • 4 people arrested at Bank of America demonstration
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    Shareholders couldn't care less about these fools, tools, and droolers.

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  • 9
    May
    2012
    1:34pm, EDT

    Indian police use water cannons to control protesters

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    Kashmiri government employees are sprayed with purple colored water by Indian police to disperse a protest in Srinagar on May 9.

    Fayaz Kabli / Reuters

    Indian police in Srinagar on May 9 used a water cannon and batons to disperse hundreds of government employees while detaining dozens as they attempted to reach the civil secretariat.

    Indian police in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, detained dozens of government employees, used water cannons to control protestors and resorted to baton charging during a protest on May 9.

    The government employees were demanding an increase in the retirement age from 58 to 60 and the release of arrears.

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  • 8
    May
    2012
    9:02am, EDT

    Chaoyang Hospital becomes gathering point for protesters in Beijing

    Mark Ralston / AFP - Getty Images

    Petitioners protesting about medical and land grab issues are detained by police outside the Chaoyang Hospital where blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is being held, in Beijing on May 8.

    Alexander F. Yuan / AP

    A petitioner, allegedly persecuted by local officials after reporting a corruption case to the central government, shows a scar, trying to attract public attention for his case, while he is grabbed by a policeman outside the hospital where blind activist Chen Guangcheng is staying for treatment in Beijing, China, Tuesday, May 8.

    Mark Ralston / AFP - Getty Images

    A petitioner amongst a group protesting about medical and land grab issues is detained by police outside the Chaoyang Hospital where blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is being held, in Beijing on May 8. Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said May 8 he has met government officials about getting a passport, raising hopes he may soon be able to leave China, but US embassy staff still cannot visit him in hospital.

    Mark Ralston / AFP - Getty Images

    Security guards talk outside the Chaoyang Hospital where blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is being held, in Beijing on May 8. Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said May 8 he has met government officials about getting a passport, raising hopes he may soon be able to leave China, but US embassy staff still cannot visit him in hospital.

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  • 8
    May
    2012
    7:46am, EDT

    Landless squatters clash with riot police in Nepal

    Narendra Shrestha / EPA

    Landless people hurl stones towards riot police during a clash in Katmandu, Nepal, on May 8, 2012.

    Riot police in Kathmandu arrested more than 20 protesters on Tuesday during clashes sparked by an attempt to evict landless squatters from their homes. Dozens were injured.  

    The demolition drive follows a Nepali government decision to force the squatters out from an area beside the Thapathali hospital and move them to an alternative settlement along with the introduction of a property ownership document, according to local media reports.

    -- Reuters and EPA contributed to this report

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    Bikash Dware / Reuters

    Police arrest landless squatters who live beside the Thapathali hospital during clashes with police personnel who arrived to demolish illegally-built houses in Kahmandu on May 8, 2012.

    Bikash Dware / Reuters

    A girl who used to live beside the Thapathali hospital cries during the clashes in Katmandu on May 8, 2012.

     

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    India has a population explosion dilemma as well as China parts of the Middle East Africa Asia and South America. How long can the west continue to have their borders invaded by those trying to get out of the problem they created? The west voluntarily reduced birth rate growth but it would seem that …

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