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This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:05:15 -0400

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, May 26: Fighting for control of the lower Mississippi River.

Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:24 -0400

HUSBY, Sweden - Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week.

Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:01:20 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting.

PSG City Hall celebrations scrapped after violence

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:17:51 -0400

PARIS - A celebration of Paris Saint-Germain's first league title since 1994 was canceled Tuesday, a day after rioting during festivities in the French capital led to 21 arrests and injuries to more than 30 people.

China police choke protest in unease over migrants

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:55:03 -0400

BEIJING - Police smothered a southern section of China's capital with officers and paramilitary forces for a second day Thursday after a rare protest by hundreds of migrant workers, underscoring Beijing's sensitivity over unrest fueled by anger over social inequality.

In Myanmar, living in fear amid religious violence

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:16:27 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar - They have seen how trouble starts from the smallest things. They have seen the police powerless before mobs fired with religious zeal and armed with bricks and swords. They have seen on TV and in newspapers the burning homes of people just like them light up the night. And so they have erected rusted barbed-wire barricades and volunteered to sit on street corners, 10 men at time, watching through the night.

Fort Collins police seek instigators of party riot

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:01:51 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - The Fort Collins police chief says investigators are reviewing video from officers and the public to identify who instigated a riot-like disturbance last weekend.