Six arrests made after Limassol match fracas (Update 2)
All six men police were on the hunt for in relation to the fracas which took place in Limassol between AEL and Apollon football fans...
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Scuffles, tear gas as anti-police protests reach Paris
Anti-police protests in the aftermath of alleged police brutality in a Paris suburb earlier this month descended into violence in the French capital on Wednesday...
Deadly police shooting sparks violent protests in Milwaukee (Updated)
Protesters in a poor, predominantly black neighborhood of the U.S. midwestern city of Milwaukee fired gunshots, hurled bricks and set a gas station on fire...
Istanbul riot police disperse “Trans Pride” march
Istanbul riot police fired tear gas and rubber pellets on Sunday to disperse a march for transgender people banned after ultra-nationalists said that “degenerates” could...
Clashes erupt in Athens on anniversary of student’s killing by police
Black-clad protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Athens on Sunday on the seventh anniversary of a teenager’s killing by police. The shooting of...
Protests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency declared (Updated)
By Carey Gillam and Scott Malone Riot police clashed early on Tuesday with protesters in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri marking the anniversary of the...
Clashes erupt in Athens after protest to mark 2008 police killing
By Renee Maltezou Rampaging protesters threw petrol bombs at police and set bank ATMs, cars and shops on fire in central Athens on Saturday, the...
Rioting erupts after shooting death of black teen in Missouri
By Victoria Cavaliere Rioting and looting erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, late on Sunday and spread to neighboring towns as protests over the killing of a...
Venezuela protests flare anew, death toll rises to 12
Anti-government demonstrators set up barricades and started fires in Venezuela’s capital on Monday despite calls from within the opposition to rein in protests in which...
Ukraine police charge protesters after nation’s bloodiest day
Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square early on Wednesday after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a...
Thai police fire teargas, rubber bullets at protesters
Thai police fired teargas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters in the capital Bangkok on Thursday after demonstrators tried to disrupt planning for a February...
Singapore hit by rare outbreak of rioting
A crowd set fire to vehicles and clashed with police in the Indian district of Singapore late on Sunday, in a rare outbreak of rioting...
Anti-government protesters break into Thai army compound
About 1,500 anti-government protesters forced their way into the compound of Thailand’s army headquarters on Friday, the latest escalation in a city-wide demonstration seeking to...
Demonstrations in Turkey not necessarily a cause for celebration
By Praxoulla Antoniadou DEMONSTRATIONS in Turkey are not necessarily a cause for celebration -and this is especially true for Cyprus. It goes of course without...
Turkish PM demands immediate end to protests
By Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk TURKISH Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end yesterday to the fiercest anti-government demonstrations for years, as...
