Category Archive: DISTRESS OF NATIONS WITH PERPLEXITY

DISTRESS OF NATIONS WITH PERPLEXITY: Italians protest austerity in force

Thousands of Italians have taken to the streets in the capital Rome to protest against tough austerity measures adopted by the government of Prime Minister Mario Monti. Thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators gathered in Rome’s… Read More

DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Thousands take to the streets to protest tax hikes

Some 10,000 people marched in Tel Aviv while hundreds more assembled in other locations in Israel on Saturday night to protest Finance Minister Yair Lapid‘s proposed budget cuts and tax hikes, in what organizers hope will mark… Read More

DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Over 100 people injured on 2nd anniversary of Egypt revolution

At least 100 people have been injured in mass rallies marking the second anniversary of Egypt’s revolution after clashes erupted between protesters and police in major cities Protesters set fire to the Muslim Brotherhood’s… Read More

DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Egypt marks revolution with mass protests against Mursi

Massive crowds of Egyptians opposing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi head to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and brought in an Islamist… Read More

DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Riots spread across Jordan over ‘vote-rigging’

Violent clashes erupted on Thursday between police and protestors who accuse Jordan’s Independent Electoral Commission of vote-rigging, DPA reported.  Police fired tear gas to disperse the protestors who set fire to government buildings.… Read More

DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Red Cross chief: ‘Britain could face more riots’

The Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that Britain could face further riots as a result of the economic crisis. Yves Daccord also said he believes there is the… Read More

DISTRESS OF NATIONS: People Stage Massive Pro-Assad Rallies across Syria

After President Assad’s speech, people in tens of thousands took to the streets in different cities across the country to show their support for the president’s policies. In Homs, people in various districts,… Read More

Distress Of Nations: Britain warns of more riots, as civil unrest sweeps across Ireland, Bangladesh, and India

The Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that Britain could face further riots as a result of the economic crisis. Yves Daccord also said he believes there is… Read More

‘We’ve lost respect for life’: Detroit records deadliest year in decades

The homicide rate in the city of Detroit continued a grim upward trend in 2012, hitting its highest peak in nearly two decades, officials said Thursday. A dwindling population — 706,585 people in 2011,… Read More

DISTRESS OF NATIONS: Mass protests against government spread in Iraq

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Iraq on Friday, charging that Sunni Muslims had been disenfranchised under the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri Malikiand pressing for detainees to be freed. Protests have raged for… Read More

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