Rioting & Looting

Rioters ransack India TV station

MUMBAI, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A mob angry over criticism of their right-wing leader by a Mumbai television station ransacked the broadcaster's offices, authorities say. The rioters identified themselves as members of the regional...

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Why French Algerians' football celebrations turned into a battle

As the French nation prepared for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Wednesday evening, the streets of Paris were already in carnival mood long before the kick-off in the Stade de France. From 8.30pm...

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Mubarak adds fuel to fire as riots spread

President vows to defend Egyptians abroad as violence spreads across Cairo and Algiers Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak ratcheted up the diplomatic tension with Algeria yesterday as football-related violence continued to spread...

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Had Sardarji Lived…

Twenty-five years ago, Lachmi Kaur's husband was killed in the mayhem that followed the assassination of Indira Gandhi. Here, Lachmi relives the terror of the 1984 riots against the Sikhs and her attempt to live a life of...

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Police Logs November 20, 2009

triplicate.com (US) Here are excerpts from the activity log of the Crescent City Police Department for Nov. 12&ndash. (Sat Nov 21 06:34:24 2009 PST) [$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(70%), $propaganda_theme2(50%),...

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Mubarak Vows Not to Tolerate Attacks on Egyptians

Egyptian riot policemen stand next to a damaged car as hundreds of demonstrators gathered for the second day in a row to protest near the Algerian embassy in Cairo. (AFP) Egyptian riot policemen stand guard during a violent...

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NZ cricketers stir India riot

Two New Zealand cricketers were questioned at a police station in India after sparking a riot with a drunken but good-natured piece of revelry.New Zealand Cricket has admitted it did not disclose the incident during the August...

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2 Tribals Killed In Orissa Police Firing

BHUBANESWAR: At least two tribals were killed on Friday when police opened fire at a mob that attacked a police station in Orissa’s Koraput More than 300 people allegedly attacked the police station at Narayanpatna, some 500 km...

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Report: Lockdown caused Northpoint prison riot

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Inmates at Northpoint Training Center rioted in August because the warden had put the prison on lockdown four days earlier and implemented a new schedule that restricted inmates' time in the yard, recreation...

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The Type of Education Money Can't Buy

Near Riots at UCLA Over Proposed 32% Tuition Hike [ More ] Hey, it's not like the Marxists on the university payroll--or any of the cops behind the barricades--wouldn't be rioting if they had to take a 32% pay cut . Besides,...

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