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Clashes have already broken out in Cairo overnight, ahead of the second anniversary of the revolution.

A mass opposition rally is expected in downtown Cairo on Friday, as President Mohammed Morsi is accused of betraying the revolution.

On Thursday evening, police clashed with protesters who tried to remove barriers blocking a road to Tahrir Square. The clashes continued overnight, as police fired tear gas at demonstrators camping on the square. At least eight people were wounded, officials said.

A small crowd has already gathered in Tahrir Square, the now iconic...

Anti-drones protesters demonstrated in Washington DC on Monday as Obama made his second inauguration speech.

The demonstrators gathered in Meridian Hill Park, also known as 'Malcolm X Park' before marching through the city towards the White House.

He was formally sworn in at a small private ceremony in the White House on Sunday in the famous Blue Room with his wife and daughters. According to the words prescribed by the US Constitution, Mr Obama swore he would "faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve,...

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing pro-Hindu NGO linked to the BJP political party, have joined their party in wanting seven Pakistani authors banned from attending the Jaipur Literature Fest after recent troubles in the Line of Control where one Pakistani soldier and two Indian soldiers died.

Separately, organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival were warned against allowing authors who had read out passages from Salman Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses' at the event last year by Islamist groups.

The groups want a ban on four authors - Amitava Kumar, Ruchir Sharma,...

Multiple casualties have been reported at a shooting incident in Richmond, Canada. At least four people have reportedly been taken to hospital with life threatening injuries.

The incident is reported to have taken place at the Riverside Banquet Hall and to have been carried out by a single gunman.

Emergency services are attending the scene, and paramedics are treating those who may have been injured.

Eye witnesses also reported a police helicopter hovering overhead.

A local Vancouver journalist has reported that the site of the shooting is the same Richmond...