Peru police break up protest at Newmont mine
CAJAMARCA, Peru (Reuters) - Peruvian police fired tear gas on Friday to break up a protest at Newmont Mining Corp's proposed $ 4.8 billion Conga gold mine as the government tried to mediate a bitter environmental dispute over the project.
China firm apologizes for toxic waste after protest
HAINING, China (Reuters) - A solar panel company in eastern China at the center of violent protests over toxic waste apologized on Monday for the trouble it had caused and promised to clean up the mess.