Police responded to the stonethrowers by firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Palestinians, Israeli police clash in Jerusalem
Dozens of Palestinians have clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem on a "day of rage" declared in protest at Israel's consecration of an ancient synagogue in the city. More
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Blood protest
A small group of Red Shirt supporters have begun throwing blood on the ground outside the Thai parliament in Bangkok.
State of disaster
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FBI called in
US FBI agents have joined a Mexican probe into attacks on US consular staff and their families that left three dead in the border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Toddler cremated
Hundreds of people in India attend the cremation of three-year-old Gurshan Singh who was found dead beside a road in Melbourne.
US blasts Israel
The White House says Israel's decision to allow the construction of 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem is an insult and an affront.
House of Lords overhaul
Britain's House of Lords looks set to be replaced by a wholly elected second chamber under proposals to be unveiled by the UK government.
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