Bogota (AFP) - Colombia's defense minister on Friday publicly apologized for police brutality after the death of a man in custody sparked two nights of deadly rioting in the capital Bogota and other cities. 

Minsk (AFP) - Riot police harshly detained more than 400 demonstrators in Belarus on Sunday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets, on the eve of crunch talks between strongman Alexander Lukashenko and his main ally, Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Minsk (AFP) - Belarus moved police vans and barbed wire into the centre of the capital Minsk on Sunday ahead of a new mass demonstration called for the eve of crunch talks between President Alexander Lukashenko and his main ally, Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Bogota (AFP) - An apology from Colombia's defense minister for police brutality failed to stop a third night of protests Friday, after the death of a man in custody sparked deadly rioting in the capital and other cities. 

Bogota (AFP) - At least 10 people were killed and hundreds wounded after rioting broke out in the Colombian capital Bogota during protests over the death of a man repeatedly tasered by police, authorities said Thursday.

Unrest sparked by police killing of lawyer in BogotáDisturbances spread to Medellín, Cali and Manizales