Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A man dressed in a Neanderthal costume demands for the referendum on Austrian education policy (Volksbegehren Bildungsinitiative) before the beginning of the civil servants' union general assembly in Vienna November 8, 2011. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST)
US President Barack Obama faces demands for his attention on ...
Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:40:09 +0200 (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama faces demands for his attention on a vast range of issues at home and abroad, but diplomacy toward divided Cyprus may not be at the top of his list. On a visit Wednesday to his hometown Chicago to rally his base ahead of next year's presidential election, Obama defended the right not to be a know-it-all and cited Cyprus as an example.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)
A protester passes by banners showing the protesters' demands ...
Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:20:02 +0200 (Reuters) - A protester passes by banners showing the protesters' demands in Tahrir square in Cairo July 10, 2011. Thousands of Egyptians have packed city centers across the country since Friday to demand faster reforms and voice frustration at what they regard as foot-dragging by military rulers and government officials. The words in the middle read: "We want an immediate trial for the people who killed the martyrs." REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Graffiti on a Hong Kong wall demands the release of famed mainland ...
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:20:07 +0200 (AFP/File) - Graffiti on a Hong Kong wall demands the release of famed mainland Chinese artist Ai Weiwei on April 19. Hackers based in China have disrupted an online petition signed by nearly 100,000 people which urges Beijing to free Weiwei, who has not been seen since he was stopped and detained at Beijing airport on April 3.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)
India's premier has bowed to opposition demands to set up ...
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:10:07 +0100 (AFP) - India's premier has bowed to opposition demands to set up a cross-party probe into the government's sale of telecom licences in 2008 that cost the country up to $40 billion. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's announcement came as his embattled government sought to clear the way for parliamentary passage of the national budget to be presented at the end of the month.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)
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