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  • Serbian Parliament Erupts in Chaos as Opposition Throws Smoke Grenades in Protest | N18G

    Serbian Parliament Erupts in Chaos as Opposition Throws Smoke Grenades in Protest | N18G

    Serbian opposition lawmakers threw smoke grenades and tear gas inside parliament on March 4 to protest against the government and support ongoing demonstrations. The protests, initially sparked by a train station roof collapse that killed 15 people, have grown into the biggest challenge to President Aleksandar Vucic’s rule, drawing in students, teachers, and farmers. Chaos erupted in parliament as opposition members scuffled with security, injuring two lawmakers, including Jasmina Obradovic, who suffered a stroke. Protesters outside demanded a transitional government and fresh elections. The parliament was set to pass a university funding law and acknowledge Prime Minister Milos Vucevic’s resignation.

  • Sambhal Mosque Survey: Uttar Pradesh Police Use Tear Gas To Disperse Crowd Throwing Stones

    Sambhal Mosque Survey: Uttar Pradesh Police Use Tear Gas To Disperse Crowd Throwing Stones

    Police used tear gas and "minor force" in the face of stone pelting by locals here on Sunday as tension escalated during a second survey of the Mughal-era mosque, claimed to be originally the site of an ancient Hindu temple. Tension has been seething in Sambhal over the past few days after the Jama Masjid was surveyed last Tuesday on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site. According to the local administration, a second survey by an "Advocate Commissioner" as part of a court-ordered examination into the disputed site began around 7 am and a crowd began gathering at the spot. "Some miscreants came out of the crowd gathered near the site and pelted stones at the police team. The police used minor force and tear gas to bring the situation under control," Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Bishnoi said. He said those who engaged in stone pelting and those who incited them will be identified and action taken against them.

  • 'Dilli Chalo' March: Drone-controlled tear gas used to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu border

    'Dilli Chalo' March: Drone-controlled tear gas used to disperse protesting farmers at Shambhu border

    Police, on February 13, used tear gas drones to disperse protesting farmers at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu border.

  • Two die in Manipur firing, tear gas shells used

    Two die in Manipur firing, tear gas shells used

    Officials said armed rioters opened unprovoked firing at Haraothel village. The army said security forces personnel "responded in a calibrated manner" to tackle the situation.

  • Manipur: Fresh violence in Imphal, tear gas shells fired

    Manipur: Fresh violence in Imphal, tear gas shells fired

    Demonstrators, led by women, threatened to carry the coffin in a procession to Chief Minister Biren N Singh’s residence, officials said.

  • Indonesian authorities lower death toll at soccer stadium to 125, say some victims were counted twice

    Indonesian authorities lower death toll at soccer stadium to 125, say some victims were counted twice

    Officers fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse agitated supporters of the losing home side who had invaded the pitch after the final whistle in Malang, East Java, on Saturday night, the region's police chief Nico Afinta told reporters.

  • Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse peaceful protest near White House

    Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse peaceful protest near White House

    Law enforcement, including officers on horseback, moved on protesters in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House as Trump made his remarks from the Rose Garden.

  • Anti-rape protest: Police fire tear gas on protesters again

    Anti-rape protest: Police fire tear gas on protesters again

    The police fired tear gas shells for the third time as protester tried to break barricades outside the Rashtrapati Bhawan. However, the protests at India Gate continued to be peaceful with people performing street plays and giving suggestions like CCTV recording while filing FIRs in police station.

  • One dead, 100 hurt in Bangladesh wage protest

    One dead, 100 hurt in Bangladesh wage protest

    A man was killed and nearly 100 others were wounded when police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters demanding higher wages in Bangladesh on Sunday, police said.

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