Protests turn violent outside Trump's rally in New Mexico; clashes erupt

Protests turn violent outside Trump's rally in New Mexico; clashes erupt

Donald Trump's rally in New Mexico turned violent as anti-Trump demonstrators clashed with police, hurling rocks and burning clothes at officers, the latest scuffle to hit the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's campaign.

The "unlawful assembly" went on rampage, lighted fires and threw rocks at the police officers and their horses outside Trump's rally at a convention centre in New Mexico's Albuquerque. The police resorted to launching smoke bombs to disperse the violent crowd which overturned barricades and hurled rocks.

The protesters disrupted the 69-year-old New York-based real estate tycoon's speech several times yesterday. Most of the protesters were escorted out one by one.

"Go ahead, get them out of here," Donald Trump told one of them.

However, the police had a tough time in controlling the demonstrators who were protesting against the policies and rhetorics of Trump.

"This is an unlawful assembly," Albuquerque police spokesman Simon Drobik told protesters over a loudspeaker.Read more.

Demonstrators in Brazil protest against acting President Michel Temer

Demonstrators in Brazil protest against acting President Michel Temer

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Brazil's two biggest cities to protest acting President Michel Temer, trying to keep up pressure on his interim administration only 10 days after he was sworn in.

A march in Sao Paulo headed toward Temer's residence yesterday, but police blocked roads near the house and the interim president left for the capital of Brasilia hours earlier. Organisers estimated 2,000 people participated in the demonstration.

In Rio de Janeiro, about 1,000 protesters staged a march calling for Temer to resign.

Some protesters want suspended President Dilma Rousseff back. Temer replaced her after the Senate voted to suspend the president and put her on trial for allegedly breaking fiscal laws.

If 54 of the 81 senators agree that she should be impeached, she would be permanently removed from office and Temer could hold the presidency through 2018.

Opinion polls say a majority of Brazilians want Rousseff impeached, and some of the protesters Sunday called for new elections, a mechanism that is not in Brazil's electoral law at the moment.Read more.