Pic of the Day: Bloodied man at Tehran protests

A man injured during anti-government protests in the Iranian capital Tehran

Iran: post-election riots

Social lives of the young, westernised Iranians rebelling against the strictures of Islamic theocracy

Iran: post-election riots

Supporters of the defeated moderate presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi have clashed with police in Tehran

Pic of the Day: Residents defend Manila tenement

Residents attempt to fend off a demolition team at the gate of a condemned tenement in Makati city, suburban Manila

Civil unrest is a shot across the bows for the ruling class

European governments are finding bail-outs for the rich are provoking great social discontent, says Matthew Carr