http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/22524-riots.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/22524-riots.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2106144-swedens-riots-raise-questions-inequality.html HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week. Few dispute that the violence was probably touched off by the fatal pol... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2106144-swedens-riots-raise-questions-inequality.html 2013-05-23T19:34:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2104614-restaurant-torched-4th-night-sweden-riots.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefight... Thu, 23 May 2013 13:05:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2104614-restaurant-torched-4th-night-sweden-riots.html 2013-05-23T13:05:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102316-riots-stockholm-spread-to-suburbs.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Groups of youth have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural center as the riots that started in one Stockholm suburb after a fatal police shooting spread to other low-income areas of the Swedish capital. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says seven people were briefly detained early Wednesday and one person was arre... Wed, 22 May 2013 11:12:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2102316-riots-stockholm-spread-to-suburbs.html 2013-05-22T11:12:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2099734-2nd-day-riots-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden.html HUSBY, Sweden (AP) — Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police officers were injured. Cars and ... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2099734-2nd-day-riots-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden.html 2013-05-21T16:12:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1994646-palestinian-protester-killed-israeli-army-fire.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage Palestinian protester during a clash in the West Bank late Wednesday, raising tensions already heightened by the death of a Palestinian prisoner and renewed fighting between Israel and Gaza militants. The late night killing capped a day of rioting throughout the West Bank in protest at the prisoner... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:42:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1994646-palestinian-protester-killed-israeli-army-fire.html 2013-04-03T21:42:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992798-13-children-die-myanmar-mosque-fire.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar said they are investigating the head of a mosque and a Muslim teacher for possible negligence after a pre-dawn fire swept a religious dormitory Tuesday, killing 13 children in a blaze that raised new concern over sectarian tensions that have plagued the country since anti-Muslim violence hit its heartland last month. ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:39:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1992798-13-children-die-myanmar-mosque-fire.html 2013-04-02T14:39:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1989148-uneasy-calm-kenya-court-ruling-vote.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan police deployed forces Sunday in the capital and the lakeside city of Kisumu to contain the continuing threat of violence after five people were killed in riots Saturday, officials said, but the country remained mostly peaceful after a court upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's election as president. Rowdy youths in Nairobi's slums were st... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:36:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1989148-uneasy-calm-kenya-court-ruling-vote.html 2013-03-31T15:36:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1977318-myanmar-warns-violence-threaten-reforms.html YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's government warned Monday that religious violence could threaten democratic reforms after anti-Muslim mobs rampaged through three more towns in the country's predominantly Buddhist heartland. The mobs destroyed mosques and burned dozens of homes over the weekend despite attempts by the government to stem the nation's latest... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1977318-myanmar-warns-violence-threaten-reforms.html 2013-03-25T16:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1976464-buddhists-muslims-violence-spreads-myanmar.html MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — Sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar spread to at least two other towns in the country's heartland over the weekend, undermining government efforts to quash an eruption of violence that has killed dozens of people and displaced 10,000 more. President Thein Sein declared a state of emergency in the region on ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:17:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1976464-buddhists-muslims-violence-spreads-myanmar.html 2013-03-25T04:17:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1971968-un-myanmar-envoy-visits-ruined-city-violence.html MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — The top UN envoy to Myanmar on Sunday toured a central city destroyed in the country's worst explosion of Buddhist-Muslim violence this year, calling on the government to punish those responsible for a tragedy that left dozens of corpses piled in the streets, some of them charred beyond recognition. Vijay Nambiar, the U.N. secret... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:32:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1971968-un-myanmar-envoy-visits-ruined-city-violence.html 2013-03-24T12:32:35Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1972922-egyptians-clash-muslim-brotherhood-offices.html CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Egyptian protesters clashed with riot police and backers of the president's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, ransacking several offices nationwide as anger over allegations of beatings and power-grabbing boiled over into the largest and most violent demonstrations yet on the doorstep of the powerful group. As night fell, streets sur... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:34:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1972922-egyptians-clash-muslim-brotherhood-offices.html 2013-03-22T22:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/1967016-judges-reject-pussy-riot-appeal-conviction.html MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow's highest court panel has rejected an appeal by three members of the punk band Pussy Riot against their hooliganism conviction following a protest against Vladimir Putin. Moscow City Court's presidium upheld the verdict against the band last week. The decision was published Wednesday. The band performed a "punk prayer" in Moscow's mai... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:34:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/1967016-judges-reject-pussy-riot-appeal-conviction.html 2013-03-20T11:34:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1956798-egypts-president-praises-police-despite-criticism.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president praised the country's policemen on Friday despite public criticism over their violent response to anti-government demonstrations, and he warned officers who are also protesting his rule against breaking ranks. President Mohammed Morsi addressed riot police at one of their camps near Cairo before joining them in weekly Friday... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:44:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1956798-egypts-president-praises-police-despite-criticism.html 2013-03-15T18:44:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1940686-police-strikes-egypt-accelerate-adding-turmoil.html CAIRO (AP) — After months of battling with angry young protesters, many in Egypt's police forces say they have had enough. Strikes and protests spread around the country Friday by police units frustrated with being blamed for deadly crackdowns on protesters and accusing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi of using them to fight his enemies. In at least 10 o... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:27:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1940686-police-strikes-egypt-accelerate-adding-turmoil.html 2013-03-08T22:27:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1937670-greece-special-units-police-site-gold-clash.html THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Residents of a northern Greek village clashed with authorities during protests against a Canadian company's plans to operate a gold mine in the area, and special police units were called in to patrol the streets. Police said two officers were hurt after residents clashed with riot police who were escorting public prosecutors in... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:05:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1937670-greece-special-units-police-site-gold-clash.html 2013-03-07T17:05:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1937846-clashes-goodyear-protest-factory-closure.html RUEIL-MALMAISON, France (AP) — Burning the very fruit of their labor, workers from Goodyear clashed with police outside the tire-maker's French headquarters Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to save their jobs. Goodyear has been trying to restructure or close its plant in northern France for five years in the face of a shrinking European car market. The wo... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:47:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1937846-clashes-goodyear-protest-factory-closure.html 2013-03-07T14:47:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1932034-egypts-leader-mulls-army-takeover-restive-city.html CAIRO (AP) — A security agency headquarters was set on fire as protesters battled police for a third straight day in Port Said on Tuesday, and Egypt's Islamist president considered handing the military full control of the restive Mediterranean coastal city in a sign of the collapse of control there. A handover to the military would be recognition of the f... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:39:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1932034-egypts-leader-mulls-army-takeover-restive-city.html 2013-03-05T19:39:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1927654-22-people-injured-macedonia-riots.html SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Violent ethnic riots rattled Macedonia's capital, culminating on Saturday with hundreds raging through the city center, clashing with police, overturning cars and attacking a bus station. At least 22 people were injured, 13 of them police officers. Ethnic Macedonians kicked off the protests in Skopje on Friday, angry at the appoin... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:10:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1927654-22-people-injured-macedonia-riots.html 2013-03-02T22:10:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1903486-egypt-rights-groups-allege-rising-police-brutality.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian rights groups alleged Wednesday that police abuse and brutality are on the rise in detention centers and at demonstrations, which have intensified since the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. More than a dozen groups charged in a statement that police were reverting back to the systematic to... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:12:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1903486-egypt-rights-groups-allege-rising-police-brutality.html 2013-02-20T20:12:15Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1902530-greeks-strike-march-protest-austerity.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tens of thousands of anti-austerity demonstrators took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday as unions staged a general strike to protest government spending cuts and tax hikes, which some predict will push unemployment to an alarming 30 percent. Police said up to 40,000 people were participating in two separate marches in central At... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:43:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1902530-greeks-strike-march-protest-austerity.html 2013-02-20T12:43:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1900602-guinea-police-disperse-anti-government-rioters.html CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Anti-riot police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who barricaded streets and threw stones at vehicles in the capital, Conakry. Political tensions are rising in Guinea before national elections on May 12. The young opposition supporters said they would make the city a ghost town Tuesday. They put tree trunks and ... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:23:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1900602-guinea-police-disperse-anti-government-rioters.html 2013-02-19T13:23:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1893936-protest-marches-clashes-expand-tense-bahrain.html MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Thousands of anti-government marchers jammed a major highway Friday as clashes broke out for a second day between security forces and protesters marking the anniversary of their uprising in the strategic Gulf nation. The spike in violence is likely to put pressure on Shiite opposition groups as they engage in talks to ease the crisi... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:58:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1893936-protest-marches-clashes-expand-tense-bahrain.html 2013-02-15T17:58:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1891446-russia-charges-georgian-deputy-with-plotting-riots.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top investigative agency on Thursday charged a lawmaker from the former Soviet republic of Georgia with plotting anti-government riots. The Investigative Committee said that Givi Targamadze, an ally of Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili, has been charged in absentia with conspiring with Russian opposition activists to stage mass... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:52:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1891446-russia-charges-georgian-deputy-with-plotting-riots.html 2013-02-14T16:52:05Z