THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Rioting broke out between two rival groups of Eritreans in the Netherlands on Saturday night, police said. Officers used tear gas in an attempt to quell the unrest in The Hague as rioters torched police cars and a bus. Images from the scene showed vehicles in flames and dozens of men … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — More than 100 Rohingya immigrants have escaped from a detention center in Malaysia after a protest, with one confirmed killed in a road accident, officials said Friday. This was the second time in two years that such a breakout occurred. In 2022, 528 Rohingya refugees staged a protest and escaped from … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted four people for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. The break-in on July 1 in 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China – … Read more
On a chilly Thursday night in Dublin last month, the government and police were caught entirely off guard when violent riots broke out hours after a stabbing attack near a busy transit route in the city. The riots had an anti-immigration tone — the word “out” smeared on the back of a bus that was … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — Ireland’s police chief on Friday described the unrest in central Dublin, in which double-decker buses, trams and police cars were torched, as “scenes that we have not seen in decades.” The violence and looting through some of Dublin’s most famous streets began after a stabbing … Read more
A police officer being investigated in the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origin that touched off riots around France was freed from jail Wednesday while the probe continues ByThe Associated Press November 15, 2023, 2:20 PM FILE – A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday struggled to comprise unrest unleashed by the deadly police taking pictures of an adolescent, calling assaults on authorities buildings “unjustifiable,” whereas blaming social media and video video games for stirring passions and urging dad and mom to maintain their youngsters off the streets. … Read more
STORY: Public transportation ended early throughout France on Friday, because the nation braced for extra violence after three fiery nights of riots. The federal government has mentioned all choices shall be thought of to cease the nationwide unrest. Into Friday night time, France’s inside minister mentioned 45,000 law enforcement officials had been being deployed – … Read more
STORY: Violence swept throughout main French cities a 3rd evening in a row after police shot lifeless a 17-year-old who has solely been named as ‘Nahel M’, a youngster of Algerian and Moroccan descent. Media studies citing French officers say tons of of individuals had been arrested. Rioters put up barricades in Nanterre, the working … Read more