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Hezbollah woos crowds at Ashura rally
Hezbollah uses the Muslim festival of Ashura in Lebanon to rally its supporters against Israel, says the BBC's Natalia Antelava in Beirut.
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N Korea rallies for absent leader
Tens of thousands of North Koreans hold a New Year rally celebrating leader Kim Jong-il, who did not appear in footage of the event.
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World protests at Gaza conflict
Mass rallies are held around the world in protest at Israel's offensive against Hamas, as the campaign enters its second week.
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Renewed protests at Israeli raids
Thousands in the Arab world rally against Israeli air raids in Gaza, while Hezbollah puts its fighters in southern Lebanon on alert.
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Huge pro-family rally in Madrid
Crowds attend an open-air Mass in Madrid aimed at promoting family values in defiance of government reforms.
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Arabs rally against Israeli raids
Thousands rally across the Arab world to condemn Israel's air raids in the Gaza Strip, while Hezbollah calls on its fighters in southern Lebanon to be on alert.
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Thousands join pro-Thaksin rally
Thousands of supporters of Thailand's exiled ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra protest in Bangkok, calling for fresh elections.
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Police break up Russian protests
Riot police forcibly break up a rally against car import tax increases in the east Russian city of Vladivostok.
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Rally demands Afghan supplies end
Thousands in the Pakistani city of Peshawar demand an end to US air strikes and to supplies to Nato and the US in Afghanistan.
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Hindus rally for Muslim charity
Hundreds of members of Pakistan's Hindu community rally on behalf of a Muslim charity accused by India over Mumbai.
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Greek protesters seize TV studio
Greek protesters briefly seize a state TV studio, calling for more mass rallies over a shooting of a teenager by police.
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Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker
Thousands of Iraqis take to the streets to demand the release of a local TV reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush.
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Athens hit by new protest rallies
Hundreds of people stage new rallies in Athens, after days of rioting sparked by the police shooting of a teenager.
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Police halt anti-Kremlin rallies
Police stop two marches by anti-government demonstrators in Moscow and St Petersburg, detaining dozens of activists.
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Thaksin demands end to 'meddling'
Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra urges an end to political interference, in a video message to a Bangkok rally.
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Wall Street rallies on car hopes
World stock markets fall sharply after the US carmaker bail-out package is rejected by the Senate.
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Bangladesh poll campaign begins
Campaigning begins in Bangladesh's general elections with the government lifting restrictions on political rallies.
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Fury brings protesters to streets
Greek workers and students voice their anger at the government during a march in Athens, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports.
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Labour MPs seek to defend Speaker
Labour ministers rally round Michael Martin after 32 MPs tell the BBC they do not have confidence in him.
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Climate change campaigners rally
Environmental activists rally in central London to demand government action on climate change.
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