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More than a thousand devout Jews noisly protested in Jerusalem on Saturday against plans by computer chip maker Intel to operate on the Jewish day of rest.
Police used a water cannon to overcome rioting soccer fans after a second-division game and detained 23 people. Twenty-seven officers were slightly hurt.
The death toll from riots in Uganda's capital has risen to 21 people, including a 2-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet, officials said Monday.
Rioters angry over political and land issues clashed with government forces for a second day Friday, and at least six people were killed in Uganda's capital and an outlying area.
Police turned water cannons on a raucous demonstration by Ultra-Orthodox Jews Saturday, the second consecutive day of protests over the opening of a city parking lot on the Jewish Sabbath when religious Jews are forbidden to drive.
Panathinaikos beat archrival Olympiakos 69-67 in the opening game of the Greek League finals on Thursday, with riot police called to control fans inside and outside the arena.
Greece's government promised Monday to reorganize parts of its police force following major riots in December and a spate of attacks by far-left militant groups.
Inmates at Lebanon's largest prison rioted briefly Tuesday, setting their clothes and mattresses on fire and causing injuries to 18 prisoners, security officials said.
A remote western Texas county secured its finances and kept jobs at home by turning over its sprawling prison to private management, but two inmate riots in the last six weeks have increased scrutiny on the facility.
Inside the gates of Athens' main university, bonfires rage and masked gangs stockpile petrol bombs, broken paving stones and marble hacked from the neoclassical buildings. It's their arsenal for more possible clashes with weary police.
Rioting youths in the Greek capital attacked a police station, stores and banks and fought running battles with police late Saturday, authorities said, as violent protests against a police killing continued for the seventh straight day.
An investigation into one of India's worst outbursts of violence between Hindus and Muslims cleared the Hindu nationalist state government Thursday of any involvement in the riots. Opposition politicians branded the report a whitewash.
Leaders of one of India's lower castes reached an agreement with the government of a western Indian state on Wednesday, officials said, ending weeks of often violent protests.
Police fired on protesters from one of India's lower castes Friday, killing two people and bringing the death toll to 43 after a week of violence.
Calm returned to Lebanon's largest prison on Friday, a day after scores of inmates set their clothes on fire and took guards hostage to demand better conditions and reduced sentences.
Egyptian authorities have released nine photojournalists and cameramen who were detained while covering the aftermath of this week's economic riots in a northern city, police and one of the photographers said.
Security forces killed one demonstrator and wounded four others Wednesday, officials said, in the fourth day of rioting that has engulfed the country's south.
Panama's president lit an eternal flame Wednesday in memory of protesters killed decades ago in rioting that followed efforts to raise a Panamanian flag at the U.S.-occupied Panama Canal zone.
French officials point to a host of causes — poverty, unemployment, the influence of criminal gangs — for riots that erupted this week.
Hundreds of residents angered over a 16-hour power outage rioted in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi overnight, ransacking a KFC restaurant and two banks, police said Thursday.
A state-appointed commission is urging North Carolina to provide reparations for the 1898 racial violence that sparked an exodus of more than 2,000 black residents from Wilmington.
Asian workers angered by low salaries and mistreatment smashed cars and offices in a riot that interrupted construction Wednesday of what is meant to be the world's tallest skyscraper — including a luxury hotel run by Giorgio Armani.
Inmates released Jordan's top prison official along with a half-dozen police officers they had taken hostage, ending a riot that broke out over the fate of two convicted al-Qaida killers, a security official said Wednesday.
Pakistani security forces arrested hundreds of Islamic hard-liners, virtually sealed off the capital and used gunfire and tear gas Sunday to quell protests against caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
Libya suspended its interior minister Saturday, citing an "excessive use of force" in riots the day before that left at least 10 people dead in the bloodiest protest yet against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons roiling the Muslim world.
BBC News - Egypt recalls Algerian envoy as football row deepensThe Egyptian government has recalled its ambassador to Algeria following complaints about violence toward football fans, reports say. The move comes hours after Algeria's ambassador in Cairo was summoned to the Egyptian foreign ministry.
Islam Bashers RepentWhat does it take to make Islam bashers mend their ways? Why don't these folks come to their senses and see Islam as a religion of peace and praise the God of Abraham for continuing his beneficence on humanity by sending Muhammad to guide and humanize us? Well, just a few probl …
Does Islam Breed Violence?There is a division of the house. On one side are the politically correct in government, the leftist mainstream media, and a raft of Islamist apologists. One and all are tripping over each other in reassuring us that the mass murderers such as Maj.
Nine executed over Xinjiang riotsChinese authorities have executed nine people who had been convicted over riots in the Xinjiang region in July, Chinese officials have said.
Muhammad Cartoonist Targeted: US Indicts Two for Plot to Attack Danish Newspaper -American law-enforcement authorities have arrested two men charged with preparing terrorist attacks against Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that offended Muslims around the world in 2005 when it published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
Muslims Stone Jews at Holiest Jewish SitePolice were forced to enter the Temple Mount twice during the the day of fierce rioting, and were met by a hail of rocks and a firebomb.
What islam isn'tThe following is adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat:
Anger Spills Into the Streets of Brussels (BTW, caption this picture)BRUSSELS — After months of complaints by European dairy farmers angry over low prices, protesters in Brussels on Monday poured milk onto the streets, hurled eggs and other missiles, and started fires that filled the air with black smoke.
Riots again? How the 1960s' Riots Hurt African-AmericansThis is repeated behavior in a depression. I believe it will get worse as situations at home for the currently out of work deteriorate. 1980`s was riots were from the same social depression.
Muslims Not 'Free of Being Mocked,' Danish Cartoonist SaysMuslims need to develop a sense of humor and an appreciation of satire — and they need to understand that they are not "free of being mocked or being offended," says the Danish caricaturist whose cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad incited rage throughout the Muslim world fo …
Protesters Are Met by Tear Gas at G-20 ConferenceAs the two-day Group of 20 meeting brought leaders of the world's industrialized nations here Thursday, the police were out in force, patrolling on bicycles, foot and horseback, by river and by air.
September 25, 2009 National Day of Prayer for MUSLIMS - Washington, D.C. - On September 25th there will be a national prayer gathering of Muslims on the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building. They are expecting at least 50,000 to attend from mosques all across America. They will gather to pray from 4:00 AM until 7:00 PM.
Swedish cities hit by spate of arson and unrest Friday night was a troublesome one for many police forces across Sweden with several reports of arson and unrest. Police fear an escalation in the violence.
Rioters invade Budapest's Jewish Ghetto"A crowd of 500 demonstrators, including neo-Nazis and skinheads, rampaged in Budapest's Jewish district. Hungarian riot police deployed tear gas and baton charges Saturday against the vociferously xenophobic crowd as it tried to disrupt Hungary's annual Gay Pride parade.
Right-wing and anti-fascist protesters clash violently in the British city of Birmingham - videoA group calling itself the English Defence League had met to rally against Islamic extremism. Their protest was met by a counter demonstration in the city centre and fighting soon broke out.
In Village, Palestinians See Model for Their CauseEvery Friday for the past four and a half years, several hundred demonstrators — Palestinian villagers, foreign volunteers and Israeli activists — have walked in unison to the Israeli barrier separating this tiny village from the burgeoning settlement of Modiin Illit, part of …
The 'Tea Party' nexus: Some mainstream conservatives empowering far-right extremists who want a new civil warthe anger they're tapping into is not a new thing; in fact, it's been around a long time.
Health Care Protests 'Clearly Being Orchestrated,' Senator SaysThe Senate's second-ranking Democrat slammed recent town-hall protests over health care on Sunday, insisting they violate "the democratic process," while the Senate's top Republican accused Democrats of "attacking citizens" with such complaints.
Uighur activist demands investigationAn exiled Uighur activist blamed by China for deadly ethnic riots demands that Beijing allow an international investigation into the disappearances of about 10,000 Uighur protesters.
South Africa discontent spreads Violence in South Africa's townships has spread as residents protest about what they say is a lack of basic services, such as water and housing. Police have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators in Johannesburg, the Western Cape and the north-eastern region of Mpumalanga.
After riots, China to promote anti-separatist lawsBEIJING -- The top legislator from China's riot-hit Xinjiang said authorities will speed up local legislation against separatism in the western region that has a long-running independence movement by minority Uighurs, state media reported Monday.
Tehran Losing Iranians' Trust, Ex-Leader Says - NYTimes.comAs thousands of protesters chanted Friday in the streets outside, a former Iranian president, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, assailed the government's handling of the post-election unrest, saying it had lost the trust of many Iranians, and called for the release of hundreds of t …
Paulson Threatened Great Depression, Food Riots To Get Bailout Bill Passed :More information concerning ex-Goldman Sachs CEO's blackmail of Congress revealedMore information has come to light regarding former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's threats to Congress last fall that martial law would ensue unless they passed the bailout bill.
Why cops should trust the wisdom of the crowdsThe "unruly mob" concept is usually taken as read and used as the basis for crowd control measures and evacuation procedures across the world. Yet it is almost entirely a myth.
Al-Qaeda vows revenge on China after riotsOsama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network has taken up the cause of China's Muslim Uighur minority with a pledge to attack Chinese workers in northwestern Africa in retaliation for mistreatment by Beijing of its largest Muslim minority.
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