Turkish riot police used water cannons and tear gas Saturday to clear protesters camped out in an Istanbul park that has become ground zero in anti-government demonstrations targeting the policies of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
At least 29 people were injured in clashes as police took Taksim Square and adjacent Gezi Park, Istanbul Gov. Huseyin Avni Mutlu said in remarks carried on Turkish television stations.
Police pushed protesters onto side streets, where many — with their faces covered with masks because of tear gas and smoke — refused to leave and appeared to be reorganizing.
The move came shortly after police warned demonstrators who have occupied Istanbul’s last remaining green space for more than two weeks to depart voluntarily or face being ejected.

The Russian president is fighting back: no, he did not steal a Super Bowl ring. And no, he’s not rocking the diamond-encrusted prize on his finger, either.

President  Vladmir Putin’s spokesman denied accusations that the president pocketed a Super Bowl ring that belonged to the New England Patriots’ owner, Robert Kraft.

“I took out the ring and showed it to (Putin). And he put it on and he goes, ‘I can kill someone with this ring,'” Kraft said, according to Bleacher Report. “I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.”