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This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:04:27 -0400

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, June 16: Fighting in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

AP PHOTOS: Turkey protesters face riot police

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:24:17 -0400

Hundreds of police in riot gear attempted to clear Istanbul's central Taksim Square of anti-government protesters who have been occupying the area for more than a week. Police used tear gas and water cannon against the crowd. Protesters exploded fireworks, threw stones and waved banners as several fires burned in the square.

32 arrests in London during protests against G-8

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:26:13 -0400

LONDON - Nearly three dozen protesters were arrested in London on Tuesday amid demonstrations against next week's Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland.

Turkish media slammed for poor riot coverage

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:04:48 -0400

ISTANBUL - Dense clouds of acrid, choking tear gas may have been blanketing the central square of Turkey's largest city, but it was penguins that dominated the evening on one of the country's largest private television stations. Its nature documentary ran uninterrupted, while another channel opted for a cooking show and a documentary on Adolf Hitler.

2 charged with rioting after Dover Downs brawl

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:22:20 -0400

DOVER, Delaware - Two men are facing felony charges after a brawl at the Dover Downs Casino.

Kyrgyzstan rocked by protest at Canadian gold mine

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:41:16 -0400

BARSKOON, Kyrgyzstan - Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters besieged a Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan on Friday, clashing violently with riot police and prompting the president to declare a state of emergency.

Police hunt for Sweden rioters after violent week

Sun, 26 May 2013 07:08:38 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Swedish police say they are looking for perpetrators involved in the weeklong riots in Stockholm suburbs that have resulted in some 220 reported crimes.

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.