A CNN reporter who struggled to keep her cool during one of the anti-Obama demonstrations on Wednesday was subsequently attacked by both the immediate crowds and then the entire online Tea Party community. Read more and see the clip...

April 15 is traditionally the day when Americans send their tax returns. It's also the day thousands of protesters chose to express their opposition to the tax policy and spending of the Obama administration, by organising tea parties throughout the US. Read more...

Russian protesters in the far east of the country plan to heighten pressure on the government this weekend by continuing to cause chaos in the city of Vladivostok. Read more...

Higher taxes or more tax cuts and who should bear the burden of this necessary evil? Read our Observers' comments