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2 Alaska militia members convicted of conspiracy
The leader of an Alaska militia who gave speeches claiming Fairbanks was on the verge of having blood in its streets was convicted Monday of nine ...
Violence in Athens suburb injures 6 policemen
Authorities say police have clashed with about 150 people who attacked a public bus and shops in a western Athens suburb and that six officers were ...
Hitchhiker shooting seen as hoax when no gun found
A hitchhiker's chilling tale of being shot in a random drive-by along a rural Montana highway quickly unraveled when no gun could be found in the ...
14 inmates injured in Turkish prison fire
An official says inmates in a prison in southeast Turkey have started a fire that injured 14 prisoners — a day after a blaze killed more than a dozen ...
Rodney King, whose beating led to LA riots, dies
Just a few months ago, Rodney King was once again the center of attention as the world checked back in on the man whose videotaped beating by police ...
Rodney King seen as catalyst for policing change
Rodney King, who died Sunday after a troubled life, never meant to change the Los Angeles Police Department — but that's what he ended up doing.
Reporter remembers trial that sparked riots
On the afternoon of April 29, 1992, after a harrowing three-month trial of four police officers in the Rodney King beating case, jurors sent word that ...
Texas teen in police beating video case rearrested
As he testified last month at the first of potentially several trials of ex-Houston police officers accused of beating him during a 2010 burglary ...
Police: Canada suspect carried $330,000 in cash
The man wanted in an armored car heist at a Canadian university that left three armed guards dead was carrying $330,000 in cash and no passport when ...
Major players in the 1992 Los Angeles riot
DARYL GATES Gates had been Los Angeles' chief of police for 14 years when the rioting erupted and was pressured to retire shortly afterward.
Polish police on high alert for hooligan violence
Dozens of Polish police wearing full riot gear kept a close watch on Russian soccer fans heading to their country's European Championship game against ...
US basketball star hurt in Drake-Brown brawl
Professional basketball starTony Parker says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a New York City nightclub brawl involving singer ...
Polish leaders want stiff penalties for hooligans
Polish leaders hope the justice system will deal more harshly with soccer hooligans during the European Championship. Poland and Russian fans clashed ...
Both ethnic groups suffered in Myanmar clashes
The communal violence that swept through a western Myanmar state over the past week killed 29 people and inflicted similar damage on both of the ...
Food shortages add to misery in Myanmar strife
Heavy rain brought an uneasy calm in western Myanmar on Wednesday after five days of sectarian strife, though residents were too fearful to sleep and ...
Russia faces Euro 2016 penalty for fan violence
Russia could be deducted six points in its qualifying group for the next European Championship if its fans turn violent again at Euro 2012. UEFA fined ...