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Protests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency declared

Police in riot gear clashed with protesters who had gathered in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, early on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black teen whose death sparked a national outcry over race relations.

Gezi Park rebuilds, digs in for more clashes

By nightfall the Gezi Park protesters had cleaned up the trampled tents and trash left behind from crowds fleeing police during clashes in adjacent Taksim Square.

Defiant Erdogan denounces riots in Turkish cities

Anti-government protesters responsible for Turkey\’s worst riots in years are \”arm-in-arm with terrorism,\” Prime Minister Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, in a defiant response to four days of unrest in dozens of cities across the country.

Obama expresses deep concern to Egypt’s Morsi about violence

U.S. President Barack Obama called Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday to express his \”deep concern\” about the deaths and injuries of protesters in Egypt and said dialogue between opposing sides should be held without preconditions, the White House said.

Clashes erupt in Egypt despite proposal to end crisis

Islamists fought protesters outside the Egyptian president\’s palace on Wednesday, while inside the building his deputy proposed a way to end a crisis over a draft constitution that has split the most populous Arab nation.

Vatican steps up condemnation of Libya violence

The Vatican significantly sharpened its condemnation of the violent attack in Libya that killed the U.S. Ambassador to Libya and three other U.S. State Department personnel.

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