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Cops Arrest More Than 500 At Toronto G20

Police raided a university building and rounded up more protesters Sunday in an effort to quell further violence at the global economic summit after black-clad youths rampaged through the city, smashing windows and torching police cruisers.

Police said they have arrested more than 500 demonstrat…

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Protests Escalate at G20 World Summit

Black-clad demonstrators broke off from a crowd of peaceful protesters at the World Summit, torching police cruisers and smashing windows with baseball bats and hammers.

Police with shields and clubs earlier pushed back another small group of demonstrators who tried to head south toward the se…

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Global Bank Tax Proposal at G-20

New Delhi doesn’t expect the proposal for a one-size-fits-for-all global bank tax to pass muster in the G-20 summit in Toronto on June 26-27, a senior government functionary said.

Speaking to mediapersons on board Prime Minister’s aircraft, national security advisor Shiv Shankar Menon minced f…

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Protests Turn Violent Around G-20 Summit Site

Black-clad demonstrators broke off from a crowd of peaceful protesters at the World Summit, torching a police cruiser in the financial district and smashing windows with baseball bats and hammers.

Police with shields and clubs earlier pushed back another small group of demonstrators who tried t…

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World Leaders Slam North Korea and Iran

Briefly putting aside deep economic differences, top world leaders on Saturday condemned North Korea for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, set a five-year exit timeline for Afghanistan and said the standoff in Gaza was "not sustainable and must be changed."

In a joint statement, t…

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A look at G8-G20 protests

People covered in fake oil — actually chocolate and coffee grounds — march through Toronto's financial district behind a giant papier mache head of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

June 21 — Protesters block intersections and briefly occupy an Esso gas station, saying they're upset over the po…

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G20 Protesters Win - NO on LRAD (Sound Cannon)

A Canadian judge handed protesters of the G20 summit in Toronto a small victory on Friday, restricting the use of a controversial sound cannon for crowd control.

Toronto police agreed to amend their guidelines for use of the cannon, keeping volumes below the maximum and not using the device from…

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Canada Police Stop Weapons-Laden Car Near G20 Summit

Canadian police Thursday arrested the driver of a car laden with five fuel canisters, a chain-saw and a home-made crossbow close to the Toronto center where G20 leaders will meet.

The grey-haired, bespectacled driver was hustled away by police after they stopped his car because it was topped w…

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