RIOT popularity and RIOT trends

Here's a quick way to get arrested in modern Russia: Walk into a cathedral wearing a neon mask and carrying a guitar, stand on the pulpit and scream punk songs with lyrics like "Virgin Mary drive Putin away!"

Violent race riots that shook southern Tel Aviv overnight sparked shock in Israel, but also prompted top-level calls for the immediate arrest and expulsion of tens of thousands of African migrants.

CHICAGO -- The sight of Chicago police raising billy clubs against demonstrators Sunday was the kind of image that has dogged the city's police force longer than most of those who clashed with protesters have been alive.But Monday, a day after the clash during the NATO summit played out on television, virtually no one was talking about a "police riot," as they did in 1968 when baton-wielding of...

Authorities say power struggle between inmates leads to disturbance inside prison, while one guard killed

There’s a bill, called C-38. It’s driven to Parliament on forklifts retrofitted for maximum stealth

A court in Kazakhstan has imprisoned a police officer for allowing a protester to die in custody last year, the first sentencing in a series of trials linked to a riot that shook the former Soviet state.

The crackdown on protesters on Wednesday was the latest volley between the Russian authorities and opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin.

The provincial riot squad fired chemical irritants at about 100 protesters who refused to move while blocking the entrance of a junior college north of Montreal

The SIT report on 2002 Gujarat riots explains the efforts of an “awfully busy” CM to protect the riot-affected and offer them relief and rehabilitation.

Russian riot police beat protesters with batons and arrested dozens at a demonstration in Moscow against Vladimir Putin.

Protest becomes violent as 3,000 demonstrators disrupted Friday’s gathering of Quebec Liberals

Everton manager David Moyes hailed the "massive" contribution from striker Nikica Jelavic as the Croatia international scored twice in the 4-0 victory over Fulham.

FURIOUS Towie bosses have read the riot act to wayward stars and told them to behave

Egyptian club Al Masry have been relegated to the second division, in addition to other punishments imposed for their part in a riot which killed 74 people.

Church bells rang across Moscow on Sunday as Orthodox faithful held a mass prayer at the main cathedral for the "correction" of feminist punks who face seven years in jail for a stunt act there.

A Bahraini man was found dead today after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, one day before Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix race, opposition party Wefaq said in a statement.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty years ago, at the intersection of Florence and Normandie in south Los Angeles, a mostly black mob, enraged at the acquittal of four Los Angeles policemen in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, dragged white truck driver Reginald Denny from his cab and beat him unconscious while news helicopters hovered overhead.

Ces jeunes filles sur le banc des accusés dans un tribunal à Moscou, ce sont des membres des "Pussy Riot", un groupe d'opposition qui multiplie les…

The combustible politics surrounding beef-eating in India became the heated topic of discussion once again and a group of students at the Osmani University set the state for it which in turn led to a minor riot on the campus.

SERGIO AGUERO and Carlos Tevez both hit goals as City ran riot against Baggies

Revelers climbed on car tops, flipped at least one vehicle on State and attempted others while fans chanted "cats, cats, cats."

At least seven people are killed and more than 30 vehicles set on fire after a political activist is killed in the Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.

Sixty years ago, the first official rock concert sparked a riot. Two witnesses remember that night.

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Riot police beat and detained protesters at peaceful protests in March 2012, in Moscow and other cities. (Moscow) – Riot police beat and detained protesters at peaceful protests in March 2012, in Moscow and other cities, Human Rights Watch said today. Russian authorities should take swift action against riot pol...

Plaid shirts will always represent for me Kurt Cobain, riot grrrls and grunge music. That's because I'm self-centered and lived my twenties in the '90s. But today when I see my husband putting on a plaid shirt, it inspires entirely different connotations. He couldn't be less grunge, but he is a certified geek. And it suits him perfectly. More » ...

KABUL  - Twelve people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest day yet in protests that have raged across Afghanistan over the desecration of copies of the holy Quran at a Nato military base with riot police and soldiers on high alert braced for more violence. Anti-US protesters tried to storm a US consulate and march on Nato headquarters in Kabul as violent demonstrations pushed into a ...

Ihre Bühne sind Moskaus Plätze und Dächer, ihr Markenzeichen grelle Neonstrümpfe und Sturmhauben - die feministische Protest-Guerilla "Pussy Riot" fordert Russlands Establishment heraus. Das Ziel der Truppe: ein Aufstand gegen Wladimir Putin.

Riot police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at striking miners who went on the rampage at Impala Platinum's Rustenburg plant.

Hundreds of fans at Cairo's Al-Ahly football club HQ gather to pay their respects after 74 people died in riots that erupted at a football match with rival team Al-Masry.

British troops are being trained in riot control tactics amid fears that violence and looting will return to Britain's streets this summer.

From the royal tour to the Stanley Cup riot, Canadian Press photojournalists covered the biggest stories of 2011. Photography Director Graeme Roy shares some of his favourite images of the year.

Technological advances, training innovations and changing attitudes toward the right to assemble have all shaped the way the police handle the challenges of large demonstrations.

Manchmal muss man sein Weltbild korrigieren, so wie das dass Davis ein nettes verschlafenes Studentenstädtchen ist. Hier ist, was am Freitag auf unserem "Quad" passiert ist. Hier haben Studenten in Anlehnung an die Occupy-Bewegung Zelte aufgeschlagen, um gegen die ständig steigenden Studiengebühren (81% Anstieg, mittlerweile gibt es hier so etwas wie Die Tafeln für Studenten, die sich kein Esse...

Police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the rioters, and 60 were detained for questioning

 Occupy Oakland was shut down by police in riot gear who cleared out protesters from the encampment and ripped apart tents. INSIDE EDITION has the latest.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.--Last night I witnessed the aftermath of the brief, angry riot at Penn State: an overturned news van being righted by a bulldozer, debris from battered cars and upended trash cans littering the street, college kids in “Joe Knows Football” t-shirts stumbling away from College Avenue with pepper sprayed red eyes and tear-stained faces, courtesy of the police. The students had r...