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Britons use social networking to expose rioters
LONDON — Britons took to social networking sites on Wednesday to expose the rioters who went on the rampage for four nights, posting photos of masked gangs looting and hurling missiles. Much of the violence, which started in London but has since spread to other parts of the country, was…
Women U.S. senators press Clinton on Myanmar rapes
Twelve women US senators accused Myanmar’s regime on Wednesday of using rape as a “weapon of war” and urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to pressure the government to halt the practice. “Given the Burmese regime’s unabated use of rape as a weapon of war, we urge you to call…
London quiet as other British cities still plague by riots
LONDON (Reuters) – Youths fought running battles with police in English cities and towns overnight but London, where thousands of extra police were deployed, was largely peaceful after three turbulent nights in which youths rampaged in parts of the capital virtually unchecked. Manchester and Liverpool in the northwest and Birmingham…
Manchester riots on scale not seen in 30 years: police
LONDON — The rioting and looting that hit Manchester was an act of “senseless violence and senseless criminality” on a scale not witnessed in 30 years, a senior police officer said Tuesday. The violence, committed by people with “nothing to protest against”, has brought “shame on the streets” of the…
Chile riot police clash with protesting students
SANTIAGO — Chilean riot police fired tear gas and used water cannons Tuesday to disperse violent protesters on the fringe of an otherwise peaceful student demonstration in the capital Santiago. Tens of thousands of teachers, students, parents and sympathetic labor activists marched in downtown Santiago for the fifth time in…
Man dies after being shot during London riots
LONDON — A man who was shot in a car during riots in London died in hospital Tuesday from his injuries, police said, becoming the first fatality from three days of unrest in the capital. The 26-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his head late Monday in…
Italian festivals sanctioned for animal cruelty
ROME — A series of historic Italian feasts involving animals including the famous Palio horse race in Siena are being excluded from a new list of celebrations compiled by Italy’s tourism ministry, officials said. The ministry has compiled a list of 34 feasts under the category “Italian Heritage”, leaving off…
Iraqi parliament approves journalists’ rights law
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday approved a law aimed at strengthening journalists’ rights in a country that tops the list of unsolved killings of members of the media. The law “aims to promote the rights of journalists and protect them in the Republic of Iraq,” according to the…
U.K. sales of aluminum bats up over 6,500%
Several days of rioting and looting in London have turned into a temporary boon for the sporting goods business. Figures from Amazon.co.uk show that sales of self-defense items like bats have skyrocketed in recent days. The Rucanor Aluminium Baseball Bat was at the top of Amazon’s “Movers and Shakers in…
‘London riots facial recognition’ group forms on Google
A new Google Group called “London Riots Facial Recognition” emerged online in the wake of the London riots in an effort to identify the perpetrators. The group’s reported aim is to use tools similar to Facebook’s photo recognition to identify the looters who appear on photos of the riots on…
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