Hose streets? Our streets! Belgian firefighters soak police in protest 
10.02.2012, 17:25
Belgian firefighters spray riot police as they break through a police barricade near the prime minister's office in Brussels. P…
Mary Portas warns high streets could 'disappear forever' 13.12.2011, 23:32
Mary Portas, known for her TV series – Mary Queen of Shops and Mary Queen of Frocks - was commissioned to write the report on B…
The Streets at Guardian - video 07.02.2011, 14:44
Streets take over intro video Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Israeli protests: 430,000 take to streets to demand social justice 04.09.2011, 15:15
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images
'We're still a little company' 15.12.2010, 17:00
Window of opportunity ... Esme Appleton and Suzanne Andrade in 1927's The Animals and Children Took to the Streets at BAC in Lo…
Top 10 budget hotels in São Paulo 03.03.2011, 15:05
São Paulo's teeming streets. Photograph: Stephanie Haze/Corbis
The Streets present ... Scraps 11.02.2011, 16:36
Scraps - video Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Gunshots fired amid Tunis protests 13.01.2011, 19:20
Tunisian demonstrators march through the streets of Sidi Bouzid, where the unrest began last month. Photograph: Str/AFP/Getty I…
Libyan rebels against peace mission 11.04.2011, 17:38
Libyan rebel protesters take to the streets of Benghazi. Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian
Thai military caused protest deaths 10.12.2010, 16:29
Demonstrators take to the streets of Bangkok during a protest rally Photograph: David Longstreath/AP
Yemen locked in power struggle as escalation of fighting leaves 38 dead 25.05.2011, 03:09
Anti-government demonstrators protesting on the streets of Sana’a. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters
Protesters target NUS president 29.01.2011, 19:45
Students run through the streets of Manchester as they protest against public spending cuts and the increase in tuition fees. P…
Autolib: the new car-sharing scheme that could put Paris streets ahead 02.10.2011, 20:37
Parisiennes try out the city's new electric Bluecars, which the authorities hope will lead a reduction in car ownership. Photog…
McAreavey mourned by thousands 17.01.2011, 20:30
Michaela McAreavey's coffin is taken through the streets of Ballymacilroy, Ireland. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Christmas shoppers throng high streets in last-minute rush for presents 24.12.2011, 16:38
A Christmas shopper on Regent Street, London. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA
Reading the Riots study to examine causes and effects of August unrest 05.09.2011, 17:00
Police and youths on the streets of Tottenham during the riots. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
Malawi protesters killed during anti-regime riots 22.07.2011, 02:07
A Malawian soldier patrols the deserted streets of Lilongwe, a day after mass protests against the president Bingu wa Mutharika…
Eurozone crisis live: Spanish market hit as ECB borrowing soars 13.04.2012, 17:01
Protesters march through the streets of Rome in opposition to pension reform, 13 April 2012. Photograph: manmas 74/Demotix/Corb…
Strikers cause stink in Marseille 19.10.2010, 00:06
Rubbish fills the streets of Marseille city after refuse collectors began an open-ended strike. Photograph: Claude Paris/AP
American poverty levels hit record high 14.09.2011, 10:07
A homeless man who goes by the name Cleveland displays a cup containing money from panhandling on October 23, 2009 in New York …
Bodies on the streets as Syria hardens crackdown 26.04.2011, 15:05
A Syrian woman, who has relatives in Deraa, on the Jordanian side of the border with Syria which has been closed. Photograph: M…
French protests jeopardise airports 16.10.2010, 18:59
French protesters take to the streets of Toulouse to challenge pension reform plans as strikes hit fuel supplies. Photograph: G…
'Reykjavik Nine' go on trial in Iceland 17.01.2011, 22:07
Icelanders take to the streets of Reykjavik on 8 November 2008 calling for the government to resign and for banks to be more op…
Libya: the battle for Tripoli - live updates 23.08.2011, 18:55
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi back on the streets of Tripoli on the morning of Tuesday 23 August 2011. Photograph: Imed Lamloum/AP
Hospital's direct action on homeless 23.02.2011, 10:00
“They fix us medically then chuck us back out on the streets. It’s understandable, but it means it’s only a matter of time befo…
Syrians take to streets over Hama massacre as outrage grows 06.08.2011, 02:56
Syrian protesters march in solidarity with residents Hama, where security forces have reportedly killed 200 people. Photograph:…
Earthquake rocks Mexico's Pacific coast 20.03.2012, 21:50
People ran out of the buildings and on to the streets seeking safety Mexico City after feeling the quake. Photograph: Ronaldo S…
France's Muslims hit back at Nicolas Sarkozy's policy on halal meat 11.03.2012, 02:15
A ban on French Muslims praying on the streets of Paris is one of several policies to have alienated the community. Photograph:…
Haiti former president vows to return 05.02.2011, 03:19
A supporter of Jean-Bertrand Aristide carries a photo of him through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2004 following hi…
Syrian protesters seized at rate of one every hour, say activists 28.07.2011, 13:48
Protesters in the streets of Damascus, calling for their rights. In the five months of unrest, nearly 3,000 anti-government Syr…
Neon: 100 years of the greatest light show on earth 28.08.2011, 02:06
Neon signs make the streets of New York sizzle with temptation. Above, Soul Food, Harlem. Photograph: Wendy Connett /Alamy
Travel special: Return to Key West 29.01.2011, 02:03
'Luckily you can get everywhere in Key West on a bike. I suppose my big bottom and I look absurd teetering along, but when I'm…
Newcastle scrapyard blaze closes city streets 19.05.2011, 18:35
The fire at a scrapyard in Byker, Newcastle. Photograph: Hugh Macknight/PA
Amir Khan: 'Sport keeps kids off the streets' 21.03.2012, 02:06
Amir Khan at his gym in Bolton. Photograph: CHRISTOPHER THOMOND / The Guardiam for the Guardian
Homeless charity criticised over BNP link 25.03.2012, 02:14
Soldiers off the Streets, a charity which claims to help homeless veterans, has been linked to a far right political group. Pho…
Tunisia violence follows historic day 16.01.2011, 00:17
People take goods from a destroyed store in Tunis. The streets were mostly empty on Saturday with shops shuttered and army patr…
London riots escalate as police battle for control 09.08.2011, 08:30
A masked man on the streets of Hackney where a car burns out of control on the third day of street disturbances across London. …
Kremlin nervous as protesters return to streets of Russia 23.12.2011, 21:50
A demonstrator holds a poster showing a photo of Vladimir Putin and signed "2050. No" during a mass rally in Moscow, Russia. Ph…
Egyptians defy tanks to make streets their own 28.01.2011, 23:37
A riot policeman in a van fires rubber bullets as Egyptian riot police clash with anti-government activists in downtown Cairo, …
Hurricane Irene threatens to plunge US east coast into major power blackout 27.08.2011, 12:48
New York prepeares for Irene - Sandbags on the streets of downtown Manhattan to control possible flooding. Photograph: Eduardo …
China unrest kills at least 12 28.02.2012, 20:28
Paramilitary police on the streets of Urumqi during rioting in 2009 in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, where a new outbreak…
UK riots: police round on government 12.08.2011, 14:52
Riot police in Eltham, south-east London. Sir Hugh Orde, the chief of Acpo, has said the government had nothing to do with more…
Ivory Coast settles into uneasy peace 14.04.2011, 03:17
Ivory Coast pro-Ouattara militiamen patrol the streets of Abidjan amid reports of continued violence. Photograph: Philippe Desm…
Notting Hill carnival attracts hundreds of thousands onto streets 29.08.2011, 18:13
Performers at the Notting Hill carnival in London. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/AFP/Getty Images
Deadly landslides hit South Korea 27.07.2011, 12:17
Flooded streets in Seoul, South Korea. The country has been hit been by heavy rains, which have triggered landslides. Photograp…
31 dead in Mexico prison knife brawl 05.01.2012, 09:23
The Zeta and Gulf cartels - named here in graffiti at the scene of a triple murder - are bitter rivals in the Mexican drug trad…
So where are all the black police officers? 05.01.2012, 02:05
Police on the streets of London in 2009. After the damning findings of the Lawrence inquiry in 1999, shouldn't there be more bl…
Putin makes his presence felt as protesters take to Moscow's streets 06.03.2012, 14:25
Protesters chant 'Russia without Putin' at an opposition demonstration in Moscow after the election results were announced. Pho…
Greek protesters take to Athens streets as creditors arrive for debt talks 18.01.2012, 02:08
Greek protesters chant slogans during a 24-hour strike against the austerity measures in Athens. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/…
Gaddafi sets stage for violent showdown 23.02.2011, 03:31
Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi speaks on national television from Tripoli, telling loyalists to take to the streets for a viole…
Police privatisation: dozens of firms register interest in £1.5bn contract 13.03.2012, 18:53
The forces say the contract will not result in private security guards patrolling the streets but the contract does include 'pa…
Riot report says police should consider using plastic bullets and water cannon 21.12.2011, 02:03
An HMIC review of police tactics during the summer riots has concluded that serious consideration should be given to using wate…
Maldives former president given boost by thousands taking to streets in Malé 11.02.2012, 10:27
Mohamed Nasheed, the former Maldives president, greets his supporters after Friday prayers in Malé. He has called on his succes…
Syrian tanks move into city of Homs 09.05.2011, 09:57
A Syrian soldier, photographed on a mobile phone, patrols streets in Damascus. Gunfire and shelling have erupted in the central…
The rubber gloves are on: marchers to fight for women's rights amid cuts 18.11.2011, 16:00
The Fawcett Society wants its supporters to take to the streets in rubber gloves, headscarves and frocks. Photograph: Fawcett S…
Dozens arrested as Occupy Wall Street marks anniversary with fresh protests 18.03.2012, 19:03
Occupy Wall Street protesters march through the streets of New York before dozens were arrested in Zuccotti Park. Photograph: C…
Tibetan teenager self-immolates on anniversary of failed uprising 13.03.2012, 09:46
Tibetans and supporters of a "Free Tibet" hold placards while marching through Los Angeles joining thousands of Tibetans and Ti…
Trafficked girl's carer in court fight for access to children's services 20.07.2011, 19:43
Barnet council challenged after denying help to girl who spent childhood in Congolese brothel before being trafficked to London…
Schoolfriend names victim of fatal Oxford Street stabbing 27.12.2011, 19:44
A general view of police at the scene on Oxford Street where a man was stabbed to death today in broad daylight. PRESS ASSOCIAT…
Spain: Lorca shaken by earthquakes 12.05.2011, 03:24
More than 300 troops and extra police with search and rescue teams were being drafted into the city, where 10 died An earthquak…
New Zealand quake leaves 65 dead 22.02.2011, 17:48
Crews work through night to free people after 6.3 magnitude quake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster in 80 years Rescuers wo…
Oslo explosion hits government building 22.07.2011, 17:45
Eight reported injured in blast which has damaged buildings including office of Norwegian prime minster Several people have bee…
Stupid knit! Thieves run off with supersize bobble hat 01.07.2011, 20:29
Junction 'cosy' created for project to brighten up Leeds city centre missing presumed kidnapped A giant woolly hat, last seen m…
Boss pays £13k to 'humiliated' thief 15.02.2011, 20:19
Employer compensates floor fitter he paraded through streets with 'thief' sign round neck A boss who frogmarched a worker to th…
Christchurch hit by 6.3 earthquake 22.02.2011, 03:09
City on New Zealand's South Island hit by 6.3-magnitude earthquake damaging buildings and injuring people A strong 6.3-magnitud…
City tries to tap geothermal heat 23.02.2011, 21:32
Britain's greenest city begins drilling for supplies of groundwater naturally kept at 80C to heat parts of the city centre Brit…
Yemeni general joins opposition 22.03.2011, 03:57
Defence minister vows to stand by president after 12 senior military commanders defect from regime A military showdown is loomi…
Bolivian boy who tried to find his mother ends up in Chile 12.05.2011, 10:33
10-year-old climbed into a container beneath transport truck thinking it would take him from Andean highlands to Cochabamba, wh…
Bedouin tribesmen storm Egyptian tourist resort 24.01.2012, 17:27
Gunmen take control of complex on Red Sea coast and demand £425,000 ransom in exchange for leaving site peacefully Bedouin trib…
Robot wars or robot flaws? 09.02.2011, 11:48
Don't expect the Dark of the Moon to shed light on any of your car-burning questions about the Transformers plot Transformers 3…
'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti 17.01.2011, 03:57
Infamous dictator and leader of the dreaded Tonton Macoute flies home to earthquake torn island state Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Du…
Taliban launch blitz on Kandahar 08.05.2011, 02:06
Gunmen and suicide bombers hit at least five targets as insurgents aim to take control of provincial capital The Taliban launch…
Florida suspect 'wrongly released' 23.04.2011, 11:47
Sarasota paper says Florida police failed to attend court hearing – Shawn Tyson was freed hours before James Cooper and James K…
Christchurch hit by major earthquake 22.02.2011, 04:21
Multiple fatalities and injuries as New Zealand's South Island hit by 6.3 magnitude quake A major earthquake struck the souther…
Syrian protesters greet UN delegation with SOS signs 23.08.2011, 13:40
Hundreds of demonstrators in Homs defy government whitewash of brutal crackdown on five-month uprising The Syrian government's …
Extra £18m to tackle knife crime 02.02.2011, 12:38
Announcement comes as report by former EastEnders actor Brooke Kinsella calls for more action to tackle the problem, including …
Notting Hill carnival goes ahead after Scotland Yard doubles police numbers to 20,000 21.08.2011, 02:13
The home secretary is anxious to show London can defy the rioters and ensure a peaceful Olympics Scotland Yard will double the …
Brazil death toll continues to rise 14.01.2011, 09:43
More than 400 killed and thousands left homeless after mud devastates three towns north of Rio de Janeiro The death toll from s…
Do councils have a choice on cuts? 16.02.2011, 13:47
After claims of politically motivated redundancies, three council leaders put forward their views on local authority cuts Jon C…
Alem Dechasa's choice: an impossible decision and a lonely death 09.04.2012, 18:54
Alem Dechasa left Ethiopia in January to work as a maid in Lebanon, where she apparently killed herself. Her journey started in…
YouTube Saudi woman driver faces further 10-day jail term 27.05.2011, 02:06
Manal al-Sharif, the Saudi mother arrested for uploading a video of her driving on YouTube, faces another 10 days in jail A Sau…
Chaos as pro-Mubarak protesters attack crowd 02.02.2011, 09:46
• Anger at Mubarak's refusal to stand down immediately • Barack Obama calls for change to 'begin now' • Protesters and Mubarak …
Kim Jong-il funeral: thousands mourn North Korean leader 29.12.2011, 02:05
State TV shows procession moving through Pyongyang against backdrop of snowfall and clearly audible outpouring of grief Tens of…
Cyclone Yasi makes landfall 02.02.2011, 14:08
Cyclone Yasi has struck the north-east coast of Australia. Yasi is predicted to be the largest tropical storm ever experienced …
