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An injured man is taken away by police after fights take place in Trafalgar Square. (AFP)

Far-right protesters cause mayhem in London, Johnson condemns racist...

The far-right groups, describing themselves as patriots and chanting England, England', said they wanted to defend...

14 Jun 2020 9:58 AM IST

Demonstrators face police officers after getting onto I75 and shutting down the interstate in Atlanta. (AP)

Two more black men have died since the anti-racism protests started in...

Atlanta police chief resigns hours after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot in a struggle over a police Taser

14 Jun 2020 9:20 AM IST

Police move in to disperse protesters that had gathered in Sydney, Friday, June 12, 2020, to support U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of police disrupted plans for a Black Lives Matter rally but protest organizers have vowed that other rallies will continue around Australia over the weekend despite warnings of the pandemic risk. (AP)

BLM rallies hit Australia for 2nd weekend, some banned

Thousands of people protested in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane against racism and the deaths of Indigenous Australians...

13 Jun 2020 11:43 AM IST

A damaged Christopher Columbus statue stands in a waterfront park near the citys traditionally Italian North End neighborhood, in Boston, USA. (AP)

Not set in stone: Statues fall as Europe reexamines its past

Memorials erected in honour of historical figures have become a focus of protests around the world

12 Jun 2020 11:55 AM IST

Workers remove a controversial statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton from Civic Square in Hamilton on June 12, 2020, following a formal request by the Waikato-Tainui iwi (tribal confederation) and threats it would be torn down during a Black Lives Matter march due to take place the following day. (AFP)

Now New Zealand also removes statue of controversial colonist

Statues and place names honouring slavers and colonial military figures are being reassessed worldwide in response to...

12 Jun 2020 8:43 AM IST

Workers prepare to take down a statue of slave owner Robert Milligan at West India Quay, east London. (AP)

Authorities remove slave trader statue in London

Statues glorifying slave traders and colonialists have come into sharp focus in recent days inspired by the Black Lives...

10 Jun 2020 12:38 PM IST

LaTonya Floyd speaks during the funeral service for her brother George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church. (AP)

George Floyd laid to rest in Houston

Floyd was remembered at his funeral on Tuesday as an ordinary brother' who was transformed by fate into the cornerstone...

10 Jun 2020 11:07 AM IST

The casket of George Floyd is removed after a public visitation for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo)

Thousands mourn George Floyd in Houston amid calls for reform

Fire officials said several people, apparently overcome by heat exhaustion while waiting in line, were taken to...

9 Jun 2020 12:19 PM IST

A man drives into the crowd at 11th and Pike, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing an apparent firearm. (AP)

Man drives car into protesting crowd in Seattle, shoots bystander

The suspect was seen in the video exiting his car as protesters began to surround it

8 Jun 2020 3:34 PM IST

Protesters kneel as they gather in front of the US embassy during the Black Lives Matter protest rally in London. (AP)

Protests increase risk of coronavirus spread: UK health minister

Anti-racism protests started in the USA two weeks ago has now brought together thousands of Europeans on the streets in...

8 Jun 2020 1:09 PM IST

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New York Times opinion editor resigns over column controversy

The editorial page editor was held responsible for publishing a column advocating using the military to quiet US's...

8 Jun 2020 10:36 AM IST

Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, England. (AP)

UK protesters take down slave trader's statue, dump it in harbour

Protesters also defaced statue of former British PM Winston Churchill, crossing out his last name and painting 'was a...

8 Jun 2020 9:35 AM IST