Indian eco-warrior joins London rooftop protest

October 11th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian was among some 60 environmental campaigners who climbed on to the roof of the British parliament Sunday evening to urge rich nations to take the lead on climate change action. We are here on the roof because we want to tell British MPs that it is the rich countries who must lead by example and announce binding cuts on their carbon emissions, Brikesh Singh of Greenpeace India told IANS on mobile telephone.

October 11th, 2009 Climate-change protesters scale UK ParliamentLONDON — Several dozen environmental activists scaled Britain's Parliament building Sunday to draw attention to climate change. Greenpeace said 55 of its members were atop the building, where they could be seen holding yellow banners reading "Change the politics, save the climate." One flew a giant flag from a turret in the shadow of the Big Ben clock tower.

October 11th, 2009 LONDON - A late Roman period body unearthed in Gloucester, UK, has stunned experts after tests suggested it was a Goth warrior from Eastern Europe. According to a report by BBC News, the man, aged 25 to 30, who was dug up north of Kingsholm Square in 1972, had always baffled archaeologists.

September 15th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Three Indians were brutally assaulted in a suburb in this Australian city by a group of youths who allegedly made racist remarks. Omkar Singh, a relative of the victims, told IBN news channel Tuesday that the attack took place when his relatives were playing pool in Epping.

July 4th, 2009 British PM's wife joins 1000s at gay pride paradeLONDON — The wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined thousands of revelers in London's annual gay pride march. Sarah Brown held a red, white and pink version of the Union Jack as the noisy parade wound through the city center before a rally and concert in Trafalgar Square.

June 10th, 2009 SYDNEY - Indian community leaders have said that mischievous elements are circulating false rumors of racial attacks in Sydney. Residents of the western Sydney suburb of Harris Park said they would lock themselves inside tonight over fears of another protest.

June 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Boys who carry the "warrior gene" are more likely to join gangs and become their most violent members, ready to pull the trigger anytime, according to a new study. The 'warrior gene' is a variation of Monoamine Oxidase A (MAOA), which has been specifically linked to gangs and guns for the first time, by the Florida State University (FSU) researchers.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - Doctors, politicians, human rights and left-wing campaigners Thursday demonstrated in London and Edinburgh to protest the continued incarceration of doctor and political activist Binayak Sen. The demonstration in London was held outside the Indian High Commission, while the one in Edinburgh took place at the Royal College of Surgeons.

May 7th, 2009 LONDON - British police made three arrests after Sri Lankan Tamil protesters attacked the Chinese embassy in central London, smashing windows. Reports said the protest action took place Wednesday when some 150 supporters of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam arrived at the embassy carrying LTTE flags.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Hundreds of Tamilian activists staged a noisy protest outside the Indian High Commission in London shouting anti-India slogans, and protesting against the Indian Government's policies on the Tamil issue. Three to four agitated protestors broke into the building through the visa department, and demanded that the Indian Government force Sri Lanka to call off its offensive against the LTTE, that was resulting in great loss of life and property among innocent Tamilians.

April 10th, 2009 LONDON - Indian diplomats Friday denied reports that a bust of Jawaharlal Nehru outside the Indian High Commission in London that was found dislodged Wednesday had been desecrated. 'It just fell off,' said M.Subhashini, the press spokesperson for the High Commission.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - Police in London have been placed on alert and life boats have been scrambled to prevent thousands of Tamil protesters from jumping into the River Thames in protest against a delay to impose a cease-fire in Sri Lanka. Four Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats were placed on standby along with police, fire and the harbour master's vessels, amid concern the demonstrators would attempt to jump en-masse into the river, reports The Sun.

March 19th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit man has taken a photograph that shows strange shapes hovering over London, leading to speculation they could be UFOs. Derek Burdon, 40, of Leverington, Cambs, says he was just aiming for a scenic photo of London and was stunned when he spotted what he says are four flying saucers on the far right of the pic.

January 30th, 2009 LONDON - Tens of thousands of Tamils held a mass demonstration in central London Saturday to protest the anti-insurgency army action in Sri Lanka, which they say has left ordinary civilians facing a humanitarian disaster. Organisers said the number of demonstrators was 'well over 50,000'.

January 15th, 2009 LONDON - The British government’s controversial decision to allow the construction of a new airport in Heathrow without a debate in parliament on its climate change implications so angered an MP he did an Indian-type protest. After heated exchanges with a government minister Thursday, ruling Labour Party MP John McDonnell grabbed the ceremonial mace in the lower house of parliament and placed it on the empty Labour front bench.