Unpermitted march at G-20 in Pittsburgh turns chaotic as police fire gas on protesters

September 26th, 2009 G-20 lockdown gone, Pittsburgh gets back to normalPITTSBURGH — Merchants and motorists reclaimed their city Saturday as a vast police presence dissolved, barricades vanished and traffic started flowing after a gathering of world leaders that had turned the downtown area into a well-protected fortress. Just hours after the Group of 20 summit at the David L.

September 25th, 2009 Obama: G-20 summit in Pittsburgh was fairly calmPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh was relatively tranquil and protesters should realize that world leaders are trying to shape a global economy that helps poor people. Obama told reporters Friday that previous world summits drew far more protesters than the several thousand who clashed with police this week in Pittsburgh.

September 24th, 2009 Pittsburgh police: 19 arrested in G-20 protestsPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh officials say 19 people protesting the Group of 20 summit were arrested during a chaotic march outside downtown. Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke at marchers after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows.

September 24th, 2009 Protesters march on G-20 summit in PittsburghPITTSBURGH — Police are ordering several hundred protesters to stop their march in opposition of the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh. The march is not sanctioned by the city and police have declared it an unlawful assembly.

September 24th, 2009 Pittsburgh police: Nearly 20 arrested in protestsPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh officials say nearly 20 people protesting the Group of 20 summit were arrested during a chaotic march outside downtown. Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke at marchers after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows.

September 24th, 2009 G-20 opponents, police clash on Pittsburgh streetsPITTSBURGH — Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke and rubber bullets at marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows. Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper said 17 to 19 protesters were arrested, and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said swift police decisions resulted in minimal property damage.

September 24th, 2009 Protesters greet G-20 dignitaries in PittsburghPITTSBURGH — Several protest groups staged demonstrations around the city Thursday and a protesters' coalition planned an unpermitted march called a "People's Uprising" as world leaders arrived in the city for the Group of 20 Summit on Thursday. The meeting begins Thursday evening with a welcome ceremony and ends late Friday afternoon after a day of meetings.

September 24th, 2009 Cops disperse hundreds of Pittsburgh G-20 marchersPITTSBURGH — Police are throwing canisters spewing smoke after ordering several hundred protesters to stop their march in opposition of the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh. The march does not have a city permit and police have declared it an unlawful assembly.

September 23rd, 2009 Greenpeace hangs banner from Pittsburgh bridgePITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police say 14 people from Greenpeace were arrested Wednesday on two of the city's bridges. The environmental group unfurled a banner below the West End Bridge.

September 21st, 2009 G-20 protesters allege police harassment in suitPITTSBURGH — Two protest groups filed a lawsuit Monday asking for an emergency hearing into allegations that Pittsburgh police harassed them in the run-up to the Group of 20 global economic summit. Seeds of Peace and Three Rivers Climate Convergence said in their lawsuit police are discouraging their rights to free speech.

September 11th, 2009 ACLU sues Pittsburgh over G-20 protest permitsPITTSBURGH — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Pittsburgh because it says the city is violating the civil rights of people who want to protest the Group of 20 summit. The ACLU sued Friday in federal court on behalf of six groups who say the city has failed to issue them protest permits.

September 10th, 2009 G-20 protesters told to use Pittsburgh parking lotPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh plans to lease a downtown parking lot for four days to accommodate protesters during the Group of 20 economic summit this month. City Public Safety Director Mike Huss told reporters Thursday the plan "strikes a great balance between providing for the security and then also providing an area of open public access." But protest organizer Naomi Archer says a "protest pit" is unacceptable and demonstrators must be allowed to be in a free and open area.

June 26th, 2009 Protesters attack Iranian embassy in SwedenSTOCKHOLM — Demonstrators attacked the Iranian Embassy outside the Swedish capital Friday, throwing stones and trying to force themselves in, police said. About 150 protesters, some masked, rushed the embassy gates, but it was not immediately clear if any managed to get inside the building, police said.

June 12th, 2009 Police fire tear gas in Peru protestsLIMA, Peru — Riot police have fired tear gas to keep protesters away from Peru's Congress as thousands march in favor of Amazon Indians who want it to overturn laws they say threaten their lands. Some 4,000 students, labor unions and other native Peruvians from the country's Andean highlands to its jungle lowlands joined the mostly peaceful nationwide protests.

March 13th, 2009 LONDON - Sienna Miller will be seen running around butt-naked with two male co-stars in her new film 'The Mysteries Of Pittsburgh'. The actress has stripped off for a spot of skinny-dipping alongside Peter Sarsgaard and Jon Foster, reports the Sun.