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Sarko Unveils Rescue Plan for the 'Burbs

He will beef up police, boost jobs to try
to conquer poverty, ethnic tension

Feb 8, 08 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a three-year plan to resurrect the poverty-torn suburbs of France, saying the "very idea of the nation is at stake." The plan calls for a major boost in police officers to crack down on pervasive drug dealers, the BBC reports, along with a bid to... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • riots

Post-Election Rioting Kills
124 in Kenya

Protesters, and EU election monitors, dispute Kibaki's 'win'

Dec 31, 07 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 124 have died in rioting that escalated across Kenya today in anger over president Mwai Kibaki's  disputed re-election victory. Police fired live ammunition at protesters, who threw stones, wielded machetes and burned cars and buses. Supporters of opposition candidate Ralia Odinga, who led in the vote count until... More »

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Kenya • riots • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga

Pakistanis Recover After Riots

In Karachi, residents emerge for food as police lockdown ensues

Dec 30, 07 6:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Life limped to normal today in fire-blackened Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and the site of fierce rioting since last week’s killing of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. After three days of unrest that left at least 40 people dead across Sindh province, residents ventured out of their homes... More »

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Pakistan • Karachi • Benazir Bhutto • riots • Sindh province

Kenyan Prez Kibaki Declared Victor, Sworn In

News sparks riots as late vote count upsets challenger's lead

Dec 30, 07 11:38 AM CST
(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... More »

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

30 Dead In Pakistan Rioting

Bhutto supporters torch trains, shops; government cracks down

Dec 29, 07 5:57 AM CST
(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,... More »

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Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • riots

Phone Call Ties al-Qaeda to
Bhutto Killing

Pakistan releases transcript as rioting claims at least 23 lives

Dec 28, 07 2:24 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Rodney King Shot While Bicycling

Man whose beating sparked LA riots has minor injuries

Nov 29, 07 8:28 PM CST
(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,... More »

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crime • race relations • LAPD • riots • police brutality

Tibetan Villagers Riot
Over Monks' Arrest

190 people demanded alleged thieves' release

Nov 29, 07 6:28 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Sarkozy Vows to Punish Rioters

Attacks against officers won't be tolerated, he says

Nov 28, 07 10:26 AM CST
(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... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • accident • riots • Paris riots • Toulouse

Riots Spread to Toulouse

Officials say violence has waned despite gun battles

Nov 27, 07 9:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Rioting continued in Paris tonight as youths fired shotguns and "urban guerillas" joined the melee, police said. Fighting also spread to the southern city of Toulouse, where rioters torched at least 20 cars and set two libraries briefly ablaze. Still, officials said violence was down overall as 1,000... More »

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riots • Toulouse

70 Cops Injured in Paris Riots

Youths target police for second night in wake of fatal accident

Nov 27, 07 6:16 AM CST
(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... More »

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Paris • accident • riots

Italian Soccer Fans Riot After Shooting

Cops call shooting "tragic error" after mob attacks police barracks

Nov 11, 07 7:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The police shooting of an Italian soccer fan sparked riots and police clashes across the country today, the BBC reports. Hundreds in Rome torched a bus, smashed cop cars, and attacked a police barracks. In Milan, one game was stopped when angry fans tried to storm the field; more violence... More »

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police • Italy • Tuscany • Rome • soccer • protests • Milan • riots • Olympic Games

Sox Fans Sit Pretty After Sweep

Thousands get free furniture, others get arrested

Oct 29, 07 12:58 PM CDT
(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—... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Boston • riots • 2007 World Series

Riots Break Out Near Taj Mahal

Deaths of 4 Muslims sends Agra into chaos; officials order tourists off the streets

Aug 30, 07 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Riots broke out in northern India yesterday after four Muslim youths were crushed to death by a truck while participating in a religious festival. Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, was under a curfew after cars were torched, 50 officers were injured by protesters throwing rocks, and one civilian was... More »

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India • Muslims • Taj Mahal • riots • Agra

Bloody Riots Rock Santiago

Thousands battle riot police in Chile capital

Aug 30, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Riots erupted in Santiago, Chile, yesterday in what the Guardian calls a "middle class revolt" against the government of president Michele Bachelet. Burning barricades brought the capital almost to a standstill, riot troops used water cannon and tear gas, and protesters hurled stones. Protesters' demands include greater wage equality... More »

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Chile • strike • riots • Arturo Martinez • Augusto Pinochet • Santiago • Michelle Bachelet

14 Die in Indian Race Riots

Minority group pushing for affirmative action clashes with police

May 30, 07 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - An ethnic minority in Northwest India clashed with police yesterday during a demonstration, leaving 14 people dead. The Army has been called into Rajasthan to restore order, after tens of thousands of Gujjars blocked a key highway and fought with police trying to break up their protest. More »

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India • Gujjars • protests • affirmative action • Rajasthan • nomad • race riot • riots

Sarkozy Sees Mandate for New France

Vows to bond with
U.S., break with
nanny state

May 7, 07 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newly elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared an economic revolution for France and closer friendship with the United States to thousands of jubilant supporters at Paris's Place de La Concorde last night. But there were riots in Bastille and car burnings in the suburbs as disappointed Socialists reacted to the... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • French economy • riots • election • French elections

Police Defeat Fans, 11-0

Apr 5, 07 9:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Rome, a squad of determined Italian riot police prevailed over 11 Manchester United fans, sending them to the hospital. Over 5,000 Man U supporters crowded the stands at Rome's Stadio Olimpico; their team fell to Roma, 2-1, as they themselves lost by a greater margin to the disciplined... More »

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sports • Manchester United • Uefa • soccer riots • police • Italy • Rome • soccer • riots

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