http://www.mail.com/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/subjects/22524-riots.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100310-2nd-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 16:11:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100310-2nd-day-riots-stockholm-suburb-shakes-sweden.html 2013-05-21T16:11:39Z http://www.mail.com/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... 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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:39:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992798-13-children-die-myanmar-mosque-fire.html 2013-04-02T14:39:10Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1989148-uneasy-calm-kenya-court-ruling-vote.html 2013-03-31T15:36:14Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1977318-myanmar-warns-violence-threaten-reforms.html 2013-03-25T16:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1976464-buddhists-muslims-violence-spreads-myanmar.html 2013-03-25T04:17:24Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1971968-un-myanmar-envoy-visits-ruined-city-violence.html 2013-03-24T12:32:35Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1972922-egyptians-clash-muslim-brotherhood-offices.html 2013-03-22T22:34:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972442-indians-police-clash-rio-world-cup-preps.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pandemonium broke out in the shadow of Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium on Friday as riot police raided an old museum that authorities want razed ahead of the 2014 World Cup, but where a few indigenous people had squatted for years. Officers in full riot gear stormed into the dilapidated complex just as a tense, hours-long standoff ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:46:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1972442-indians-police-clash-rio-world-cup-preps.html 2013-03-22T18:46:15Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1956798-egypts-president-praises-police-despite-criticism.html 2013-03-15T18:44:37Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1940686-police-strikes-egypt-accelerate-adding-turmoil.html 2013-03-08T22:27:46Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1932034-egypts-leader-mulls-army-takeover-restive-city.html 2013-03-05T19:39:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1929496-russian-officials-hassle-pussy-riot-play-director.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Swiss theater director said Monday that Russian immigration officials, Cossacks, and several police officers barged into a Moscow theater in a bungled attempt to stop his play re-enacting the trial of punk band Pussy Riot. Milo Rau said the officials interrupted the play at the Sakharov Center on Sunday and demanded to check his documents.... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:52:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1929496-russian-officials-hassle-pussy-riot-play-director.html 2013-03-04T09:52:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1927584-22-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/news/world/1927584-22-people-injured-macedonia-riots.html 2013-03-02T22:10:47Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1903486-egypt-rights-groups-allege-rising-police-brutality.html 2013-02-20T20:12:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1902502-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 12:44:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1902502-greeks-strike-march-protest-austerity.html 2013-02-20T12:44:12Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1900602-guinea-police-disperse-anti-government-rioters.html 2013-02-19T13:23:32Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1893936-protest-marches-clashes-expand-tense-bahrain.html 2013-02-15T17:58:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877528-protests-turn-to-street-clashes-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces backed by water cannons fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday while demonstrators clashed with riot police in cities across the country in marches against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The protests are part of a wave of opposition-led demonstrations over the... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877528-protests-turn-to-street-clashes-egypt.html 2013-02-08T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1874956-pussy-riot-appeal-conviction-to-european-court.html MOSCOW (AP) — Lawyers for three members of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot have contested their convictions in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The complaint filed Wednesday alleges the group's conviction violates four articles of the European Convention on Human Rights guaranteeing freedom of speech, the right to liberty and security,... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1874956-pussy-riot-appeal-conviction-to-european-court.html 2013-02-07T13:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866844-beating-torture-fuel-sense-egypt-police-unchanged.html CAIRO (AP) — The video outraged Egyptians, showing riot police strip and beat a middle-aged man and drag him across the pavement as they cracked down on protesters. The follow-up was even more startling: In his first comments afterward, the man insisted the police were just trying to help him. Hamada Saber's account, which he has since acknowledged was fa... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866844-beating-torture-fuel-sense-egypt-police-unchanged.html 2013-02-04T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863888-video-police-abuse-stokes-anger-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Interior Minister vowed Saturday to investigate the beating of a naked man by riot police that threatened to further inflame popular anger against security forces, but suggested that initial results absolve the police of direct abuse. The beating was caught on camera by The Associated Press and the video was broadcast live on Egyptian... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1863888-video-police-abuse-stokes-anger-egypt.html 2013-02-03T01:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861522-palace-egypt-protesters-police-clash.html CAIRO (AP) — Protesters denouncing Egypt's Islamist president hurled stones and firebombs through the gates of his palace gates on Friday, clashing with security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons, as more than a week of political violence came to Mohammed Morsi's symbolic doorstep for the first time. The streets outside the presidential palace w... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861522-palace-egypt-protesters-police-clash.html 2013-02-01T22:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1856010-pussy-riot-cathedral-video-banned-extremism.html MOSCOW (AP) — Footage of feminist rockers Pussy Riot's irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main cathedral last year has been banned in Russia and must be removed from the country's Internet. Moscow City Court on Wednesday rejected band member Yekaterina Samutsevich's appeal of a lower court's ruling in November, meaning that it... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1856010-pussy-riot-cathedral-video-banned-extremism.html 2013-01-30T12:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1854364-egypt-clashes-spill-landmark-cairo-hotel.html CAIRO (AP) — Looters broke into a Nile-side luxury hotel in the Egyptian capital early Tuesday, taking advantage of clashes in the streets outside to trash shops and the lobby before police and demonstrators alerted via social media drove them out, a hotel spokeswoman said. The break in, which happened despite the presence of hundreds of riot police nearb... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1854364-egypt-clashes-spill-landmark-cairo-hotel.html 2013-01-29T18:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844992-greek-subway-staff-strike-police-raid.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking subway workers in Athens returned to the job Friday, hours after the Greek government used riot police to evacuate holdouts from a train depot, ending a bitter standoff over new austerity measures. The nine-day strike — which knocked out a system serving more than a million people a day — was the biggest labor unrest Greece'... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844992-greek-subway-staff-strike-police-raid.html 2013-01-25T14:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842312-car-accident-triggers-unrest-azerbaijan-town.html BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — It began late at night with a minor car accident. By midday Thursday, a hotel had been burned to the ground, several expensive vehicles torched and crowds were facing off with police to demand a leading regional official's resignation. The episode has exposed latent tensions nurtured by economic inequality and unresponsive governa... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842312-car-accident-triggers-unrest-azerbaijan-town.html 2013-01-24T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835620-obama-inaugural-speech-references-stonewall-riots.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama referenced the Stonewall gay-rights riots in his inaugural address, classing them as a civil rights watershed along with key moments in the struggles for blacks and women. The president said that the truth that all are created equal guides us today "just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, a... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1835620-obama-inaugural-speech-references-stonewall-riots.html 2013-01-21T16:37:00Z