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  • December 2007

    • Kenyan Prez Kibaki Declared Victor, Sworn In

      BBC  |  Dec 30, 07 11:38 AM CST

      Kenyan Prez Kibaki Declared Victor, Sworn In

      (Newser) - Kenya today declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of Thursday's election, igniting riots in Nairobi as protesters accused the Kibaki government of election fraud and demanded a recount, reports the BBC. At least 10 people have been killed. Kibaki was sworn into a second 5-year term immediately after the announcement that he beat opposition leader Raila Odinga by just 230,000 votes. More »

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      Africa  • election  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • riots  • voting

    • 30 Dead In Pakistan Rioting

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 29, 07 5:57 AM CST

      30 Dead In Pakistan Rioting

      (Newser) - Rioting across Pakistan has left more than 30 people dead as mourners of Benazir Bhutto set the country ablaze. The Times of London reports that the police have exchanged fire with Bhutto supporters, and  have been ordered to shoot on sight in Bhutto's stronghold of Karachi. As  banks, shops, trains, and cars have been ransacked and burned, troops have brought Pakistan to a near standstill by blocking roads and suspending air and rail service. More »

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      Pakistan  • Benazir Bhutto  • riots

    • Phone Call Ties al-Qaeda to Bhutto Killing

      Associated Press  |  Dec 28, 07 2:24 PM CST

      Phone Call Ties al-Qaeda to Bhutto Killing

      (Newser) - The Pakistani government offered the transcript of an intercepted phone call today as evidence that the Benazir Bhutto's murder was the work of Baitullah Mehsud, an extremist linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban, the AP reports. In the transcript, Mehsud congratulates an operative for a "spectacular job" in the suicide bombing, saying, "They were very brave boys who killed her." More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • Benazir Bhutto  • assassination  • Pakistan militants  • riots

  • November 2007

    • Rodney King Shot While Bicycling

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 29, 07 8:28 PM CST

      Rodney King Shot While Bicycling

      (Newser) - Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by police officers in 1991 led to the LA riots, is recovering from minor wounds after being sprayed with birdshot while on his bicycle, the Los Angeles Times reports. King told police that two people demanded his bike at a street corner in San Bernardino, Calif., then shot at him when he rode away. More »

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      crime  • race relations  • riots  • LAPD  • police brutality

    • Tibetan Villagers Riot Over Monks' Arrest

      Reuters  |  Nov 29, 07 6:28 PM CST

      Tibetan Villagers Riot Over Monks' Arrest

      (Newser) - Simmering ethnic tensions between Tibetans and Chinese boiled over into a riot in a remote Tibet province, Reuters reports. After 3 monks were arrested following an altercation with a Chinese shop owner, hundreds of Tibetan herdsmen converged on the town to demand their release. When authorities failed to comply, they vandalized Chinese-owned shops, government offices, and clashed with police. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • riots  • Buddhist monks  • Tibetans  • ethnic conflict

    • Sarkozy Vows to Punish Rioters

      BBC  |  Nov 28, 07 10:26 AM CST

      Sarkozy Vows to Punish Rioters

      (Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to bring armed rioters to justice after visiting wounded policemen in the hospital today, saying, “Opening fire at officials has a name—attempted murder.” More police were deployed last night, bringing violence down, but buildings and cars were burned throughout Paris and Toulouse, the BBC reports. Sarkozy also promised a judicial inquiry into the deaths that ignited the riots. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • accident  • riots  • Paris riots

    • 70 Cops Injured in Paris Riots

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 27, 07 6:16 AM CST

      70 Cops Injured in Paris Riots

      (Newser) - More than 70 policemen were injured last night, five of them critically, as riots spread throughout the suburbs north of Paris. Teenagers burned dozens of cars, threw Molotov cocktails and fired guns at cops, the Guardian reports, in escalating anger over the death of two teens after their motorcycle collided with a police car Sunday. One officer was shot with a hunting rifle; police fired tear gas and rubber bullets. More »

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      accident  • Paris  • riots

  • October 2007

    • Sox Fans Sit Pretty After Sweep

      Boston Herald  |  Oct 29, 07 12:58 PM CDT

      Sox Fans Sit Pretty After Sweep

      (Newser) - When the Red Sox won the World Series last night, some fans rioted. Others relaxed in suddenly free furniture. Roughly 30,000 took advantage of a local retailer's spring promotion, which promised rebates if the Sox won it all. Don’t worry about the company's bottom line, the Herald says—an insurance policy will cover the bill. More »

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      Boston Red Sox  • Boston  • riots  • 2007 World Series

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