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After construction of a controversial memorial to Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, now Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) is all set to build a memorial at Gurdwara Rakabganj in Delhi for anti-Sikh riot victims of 1984.    

Lib Dem leader is likely to infuriate Conservative rebels with speech insisting coalition will last until 2015Nick Clegg will infuriate David Cameron's restive backbenchers on Wednesday by insisting he will not allow the coalition to be broken up early and telling them it is time to get back to governing from the centre, and end the game-playing at Westminster.His reading...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward imposing jail terms for offending religious feelings, approving legislation proposed after punk band Pussy Riot performed a raucous protest song in Moscow's main Orthodox Christian cathedral.

Hilary Monson was marking the anniversary of the death of her son Alexander, who died last year just hours after being detained by officers in the coastal town of Diani.

Emma McKendrick, headmistress at £31,000-per year all-girls boarding school Downe House, wrote to parents last week detailing the girls’ wild behaviour and ‘excesses’.

Mannequins in riot gear, armoured cars and drones line a police equipment and "anti-terrorism technology" trade fair in Beijing as vendors seek to profit from China's huge internal security budget.

Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo.

CAIRO  - Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo late Friday. Hundreds of people had marched on Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for the protest, called by a number of opposition groups. The demonstrators, most of them teenagers, threw molotov cocktails at the police who...

Demonstrators in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli clash with riot police during an anti-government protest over recent deadly bomb attacks.

A close confidante of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and former Home Minister in his state cabinet Amit Shah, accused in a post-Godhra riot case, is scheduled to make an entry into Uttar Pradesh on May 29.    

Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo.

Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid for the first time since 1999 to heap more misery on departing Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho and win the Copa Del Rey.

Demonstrators calling for Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo.

Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo.

FURIOUS Nigel Farage blasts ‘yobbo fascist scum’ after being besieged by a mob and rescued by cops in a riot van

Russia has sent advanced antiship cruise missiles to Syria, according to anonymous U.S. officials. The Yakhonts, which have an advanced radar, underscore the continued support of Russia for the Syrian regime, giving the government the capacity to stave off international efforts to reinforce the Syrian opposition by sea. The shipment comes as the United States and Russia...

Headline Title:  Egypt: Fears of spurious charges in opposition activist's trial 17 May 2013  There are credible fears that the charges against a well-known opposition activist in Alexandria may be spurious and in retaliation for his activism, Amnesty...

Ukip leader calls on Scottish first minister Alex Salmond to condemn demonstrators who forced him to flee media briefingNigel Farage has described protesters who forced him to flee a press conference as "fascist scum" who were filled with "total and utter hatred" of the English.The UK Independence party leader challenged the Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, to condemn...

Nigel Farage has been barricaded by police in a pub before being whisked away in a riot van after his visit to Scotland was hijacked by hard-Left independence supporters.    

LONDON (Reuters) - A group of British hackers who "ran riot" causing millions of dollars of damage to computer networks run by Sony, the CIA and other agencies were sentenced to jail terms on Thursday.

Party leader takes shelter in police riot van as demonstrators chant: 'Ukip scum off our streets'Perhaps for the first time in his political career, Nigel Farage, the scourge of British politics, found himself in retreat on Thursday evening as dozens of protesters hounded him out of central Edinburgh.The Ukip leader was finally whisked away in a police riot van under a...

With Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government deciding to hold back its decision to seek death penalty for Naroda Patia massacre accused Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi, Vishwa Hindu Parishad has demanded permanent withdrawal of the state’s recommendation for death penalty for any Hindu accused in the riot cases.    

President declares state of emergency in north-east and promises more troops to tackle rebellionNigeria's president has declared a state of emergency across the country's troubled north-east, promising to send more troops to fight what he said is now an open Islamist rebellion.Goodluck Jonathan, speaking live on state radio and television networks, also warned that any...

Kenyan police in riot gear fired teargas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse about 200 protesters gathered outside parliament to demonstrate against lawmakers’ salary demands.

The celebration to honor Paris Saint-Germain's first French league title in 19 years was cut short Monday following fights between fans and riot police in which 30 people were injured.    

Fans clashed with riot police as celebrations surrounding Paris Saint-Germain's first title triumph in 19 years were ruined by violent scenes.

Mother Jones's Josh Harkinson has an excellent piece on the history of KnightSec, an Anonymous offshoot that publicized the Steubenville and Halifax rape cases, galvanizing both the public and police responses to both. The piece includes an interview with Michelle McKee, who is credited with swaying a critical mass of Anons to participation in KnightSec. [...]    

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From knicker-flashing to tartan shorts, studs to side-boobs, these were fashion’s finest on their big night out.

Mufti detained a day after Muslim worshipers riot, injure two.

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal met Prime Minister today to press for a Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in the capital.

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press for a Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in the capital.    

Two hundred fighters attack army barracks and federal prison in latest violence threatening peace in Africa's most populous countryCo-ordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns have killed at least 42 people in north-east Nigeria, according to authorities, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody incidents threatening peace in Africa's most...

DHAKA - Bangladeshi police broke up a protest by tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down an Islamist television station on Monday after 37 people died in some of the fiercest street violence for decades. Hundreds more people were reported injured in running battles as riot police broke up the rally near a key commercial district in a pre-dawn raid. Dozens...

Sick of high-paid tech employees driving up rent prices, protestors in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood held a "Anti-Gentrification Block Party" and beat on a Google bus pinata before cops broke up the crowd. The area has long been home to artists and Mexican-American families. But they're being forced out as techies move in, their employers set up shuttle stops,...

LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Helen Mirren has delivered another show-stopping performance as Britain's Queen Elizabeth after storming out of a London theatre dressed as the monarch to deliver an expletive-riddled tirade at a group of drummers ruining the play.

The ambitious Serie A outfit cemented its European status, after it ran riot over Inter at the San Paolo.

600 officers, riot police to attend match between Arab club Bnei Sakhnin, Beitar Jerusalem with 1 enforcer for every 10 spectators.

When editor Jane Pratt presided over Sassy magazine in the 1990s, she created a lifeline for young women. Her influence resonates still

Member of parliament for Greek extreme-right party also accused of trying to pull out gun during incident at charity eventA member of parliament from Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party allegedly tried to punch the mayor of Athens on Thursday, swinging at him but reportedly missing and hitting a 12-year-old girl instead.The confrontation came hours after police used...

19 more people charged after Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver in 2011

Yorkshire (597-5) lead Derbyshire (475) by 122 runs Joe Root hits 236 to move level with Yorkshire greats Herbert Sutcliffe and Geoffrey Boycott on 2,000 championship runs in 52 innings.    

Bangladeshi workers demand safer conditions after building collapse, while thousands call for end to austerity in EuropeThousands of workers marched on May Day in central Dhaka to demand safer working conditions and the death penalty for the owner of a building housing garment factories that collapsed last week in the country's worst industrial disaster, killing at least...

Turkish riot police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators trying to break through barricades to the Istanbul's main square to mark May Day.    

The parole hearing for the leader of Pussy Riot was exemplary, until it inexplicably unraveled.    

Party was registered with city, college, but second complaint drew stiff police response.

A party at Colorado State University grew from 50 to 800 in two hours before police in riot gear sent home drunken, rampaging students.

President of DSGMC Manjit Singh GK said here on Saturday that the committee had applied for land from the Delhi government. "As soon as we get the land we will start the construction of the memorial," he added.    

Fight between rival groups at La Pila jail in San Luis Potosi state leaves 13 inmates dead and scores more injured.

New revelations from his Oxford University days have shown a more risk-taking side to 'Johnson Minimus' – including a claim that he was threatened with expulsion from his college.

Three red cards handed out by rookie referee Robert Madley as West Bromwich Albion ran riot at St Mary's.    

Goals from Daniel Agger, Jordan Henderson, Fabio Borini and the 23-year-old secured an unbelievably one-sided victory for the Reds, while Mathieu Debuchy was sent off late on

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed and some 65 injured in a prison riot on Saturday in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, local officials said.

Residents blasted Lincolnshire Police after officers took over half an hour to capture the fugitive bird which had waddled into a car park near Lincoln University.

Madonna is NOT going to be happy about this! Russia's republic of Mordovia has REJECTED a parole application by imprisoned Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. The 23-year-old peaceful protestor— who is only one of two still jailed of the 11 woman punk-rock collective— has been ordered to complete her two year sentence for charges of "hooliganism [...]

The penal colony where she is serving a two-year term complained that she 'didn't repent.'

Nadezhda Tolonkonnikova says the prison colony did not support her plea because she “didn’t repent”

A Russian court has denied Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's plea for early release.

Rückschlag für Nadeschda Tolokonnikowa: Das Pussy-Riot-Mitglied hatte eine vorzeitige Haftentlassung beantragt, ein Moskauer Gericht wies diesen jedoch ab. Die Richterin kritisierte die Kreml-Gegnerin, sie zeige keine Reue und verstoße im Gefängnis gegen Regeln.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court refused to release from prison one of two jailed members of the Pussy Riot punk band so that she can look after her young daughter.

A Russian court is to consider whether Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of the jailed Pussy Riot band members, is eligible for early release after serving half her sentence.    

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, convicted in 2012 for hooliganism, says she has spent "enough time in the prison camp".

ZUBOVA POLYANA, Russia (AP) -- A Russian court is to consider whether one of the jailed Pussy Riot band members is eligible for early release as she has served half of her two-year sentence....

The hooded youths, aged 18 and 19, brought chaos to the Wrexham town centre in north Wales as they pelted riot police with slates, stones and glass onto the street below.

Russian president holds forth on multitude of topics for four hours and 47 minutes, beating his previous best by 15 minutesVladimir Putin doled out parenting advice, mused on the difficulty of pork imports and compared the struggle for happiness to a massive drinking bout, in another of the marathon question and answer sessions that have become a hallmark of his authoritarian rule.Sitting...

We haven’t heard a whole lost from these ladies since the departure of our beloved Charlie (Christopher Abbott), but HBO’s Girls are back to work! Lena Dunham, Allison Williams and Jemima Kirke hit the streets of New York City yesterday to continue filming the show’s third season. While Allison was hiding under her monochrome umbrella, Jemima turned [...]

The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots are not entitled to claim the scheme of loan waiver, if they had not sought loan by presenting themselves as riot victims.    

Justice minister Christiane Taubira (pictured) said the first weddings could be as soon as June following the 331-225 vote in the Socialist majority National Assembly.

Barcelona need to turn around 4-0 deficit in their Champions League semi-final after being blown apart by Bayern Munich.

A three-volume review of the prison riot and aftermath was sealed by court order decades ago. That was wrong then, and it makes even less sense now.    

PARIS (AP) -- France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government. Within hours, fiery clashes broke out between protesters and riot police....

Headline Title:  Brazil prison massacre verdict a 'vital' step towards justice 22 April 2013 The conviction of 23 Brazilian police officers for killing inmates in a prison massacre two decades ago is a "vital" step towards justice, Amnesty International...

Britain is at risk of raising a generation of children with no manners because toddlers are allowed to run riot at "chaotic" nurseries, the education minister has warned.    

Only last year Britain’s gardens, parks and woodlands were awash with a stunning riot of colour. But Mother Nature has been far less obliging this spring.