protesters set themselves on fire near temple popular with tourists in Tibet capital - msnbc.com
28 May 2012, 5:59 am
Two men engulfed themselves in flames outside a temple popular with tourists in Lhasa – the first time such protests at Chinese rule have reached the tightly-guarded Tibetan capital. The self-immolations are thought to be the first in Lhasa ...

Tibet protesters set themselves alight - Irish Examiner
28 May 2012, 5:52 am
Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital. One man died and the ...

Occupy protesters camp at empty Westfield site in Bradford - BBC News
28 May 2012, 4:33 am
protesters who have set up camp on a derelict site earmarked for a shopping centre in Bradford claim they will stay for at least a week. Work on the Westfield retail development started in March 2004 but was halted in February 2008 leaving a ...

Cull protesters jump fence after shots heard - Sydney Morning Herald
27 May 2012, 9:17 pm
Protests against the ACT government's controversial culling of more than 2000 kangaroos continued last night with activists jumping fences into nature reserves after reportedly hearing gun shots. Police were called to the Crace Nature Reserve where Fiona ...

protesters disrupt WellPoint annual meeting - Yahoo Finance
27 May 2012, 6:18 pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- WellPoint Inc. shareholders rejected a call for more disclosure about the health insurer's political contributions Wednesday during a shout-filled, contentious annual meeting. Union representatives and other protesters ...

protesters target Suncor Energy for slow clean up of toxic leak - kwgn.com
27 May 2012, 2:00 pm
COMMERCE CITY, Colo.  – About two dozen activists gathered at the Suncor Energy refinery Sunday afternoon to voice concerns over the slow cleanup of a toxic chemical leak near the South Platte River. Organizers of the event believe Suncor ...

Will Lady Gaga Tone Down Her Indonesia Show to Appease protesters? - Popcrush
26 May 2012, 6:26 pm
Will she or won’t she? That’s the billion dollar — or 52,000 seat-sized — question when it comes to Lady Gaga‘s canceled show at in Jakarta in Indonesia. Will she tone down the show to appease the protestors in order to have the permit reinstated?

Quebec student protests: Leo Bureau-Blouin hints protesters are ready for compromise - Calgary Herald
26 May 2012, 2:16 pm
What started as a protest over a proposal to raise tuition fees and then morphed into a social movement in Quebec appeared closer to some sort of resolution Saturday after Leo Bureau-Blouin suggested striking students were willing to compromise.

protesters disrupt Amazon shareholders meeting - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 10:28 am
Amazon's traditionally quiet shareholders meeting in Seattle was disrupted by protesters Thursday who questioned the company's support of a conservative group, the American Legislative Exchange Council, and its treatment of workers, the Seattle ...

Amnesty: World's leaders let protesters down in a tumultuous year - CNN
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
London (CNN)-- Like many other 18-year-olds, Nina Siren is on the point of graduating from high school. Unlike her peers, she has spent more than half her short life fighting to prevent the destruction of her home, culture and indigenous ...