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2 hrs ago | Russia Taday

Teargas and shots in air as Tunisian police clash with hundreds of Salafi protesters

Tear gas is seen as protesters clash with riot police attempting to disperse the crowd in the city of Kairouan May 19, 2013 Tunisian police have fired teargas and shots into the air to disperse radical Islamists protesters who gathered in Tunis to support the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, despite the rally being banned.

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Related Topix: World News, Tunisia, Africa

7 hrs ago | Reuters

One dead, dozens wounded in Egypt sectarian clashes

Sectarian tension erupts into violence once again in Egypt. Overnight riot police moved in to stop clashes between Muslims and Christians in the second city Alexandria after one died and dozens were wounded.

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Nation

Clashes at Cairo demo calling on Mursi to resign

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

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Related Topix: Mohamed Morsi, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

Examiner.com

Marriage equality 2013: France becomes 14th country to legalize gay marriage

It took months of protests and debate by anti- gay marriage conservative and religious groups, but finally same-sex couples are allowed to marry and start families in France .

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Related Topix: Wedding, Gay/Lesbian, Francois Hollande

Russia Taday

Teargas v stones, bottles: Hundreds of protesters clash with Turkish...

Large doses of teargas, paintballs, and water cannon were fired as protesters clashed with police in the Turkish town of Reyhanli near Syrian border.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Charlotte Observer

Nigeria military declares 24-hour curfew in city

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Nigeria's military declared a 24-hour curfew Saturday on neighborhoods in a northeastern city that's the spiritual home of an Islamic extremist network as soldiers continued the government's emergency campaign against insurgents in the region.

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Related Topix: Nigeria, World News, Africa, Goodluck Jonathan

Star999.com

Council asked to change name of Brady District

They claim the name is racially insensitive and accuse namesake Tate Brady of being a member of the KKK and being part of the 1921 Tulsa race riot.

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Related Topix: Offbeat

Fri May 17, 2013

Amnesty International USA

Egypt: Fears of spurious charges in trial of another opposition activist

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 International said as his appeal hearing is due to resume.

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Related Topix: Activism, Amnesty International, Charitable Organizations, Prison

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Anti-Gay Riot in Georgian Capital

An attempt to hold a march against homophobia in the Georgian Tbilisi ended in rioting as hostile protesters attacked participants and police lines crumbled.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Gay/Lesbian, World News, Religion, Orthodox Church

Russia Taday

Insult and punishment: Russian MPs mull softer penalty for religious offenses

The State Duma suggests softening the highly-debated draft law on protecting believers' feelings and reduce the punishment for religious offences from initially proposed up to five years of imprisonment to three.

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Related Topix: Prison

Capitol Hill Blog

SPD seeks assistance in identifying May Day 2013 riot suspects

Chances are, you might know one of these May Day riot suspects. Seattle Police are again turning to the public to help identify suspects caught in images and video recorded during the 2013 May Day marches, protests and vandalism that marked the left a handful of businesses damaged on Capitol Hill.

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Related Topix: Eastlake (Seattle, WA), Ballard (Seattle, WA), Wedgwood (Seattle, WA), Madrona (Seattle, WA), Lake City (Seattle, WA)

Seattle Times

Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums

Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas.

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Related Topix: World News, Venezuela, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Hugo Chavez

The St. Petersburg Times

Court Annuls Extension of Bolotnaya Suspect's Detention

A Moscow court on Thursday delivered a rare victory to a suspect in the politically charged "Bolotnaya case," overturning a decision to extend opposition activist Vladimir Akimenkov's arrest on charges that he participated in violence at an anti-government rally in Moscow last spring.

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The Washington Post

Suspected militants kidnap 7 Egyptian security personnel in Sinai

This undated file photo released by NASA, taken from 175 miles up by Gemini II, shows the Sinai Peninsula, center, in Egypt.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Prison, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

Thu May 16, 2013

ABC News

Appeal dismissed in fatal bikie brawl case

A man has failed in his bid to have his sentence for a fatal 2009 brawl between rival bikie gangs at Sydney Airport dismissed.

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NEWS.com.au

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage Barricaded In Pub

Nigel Farage is escorted to safety by police after a protest in Edinburgh forced the UKIP leader to barricade inside a pub.

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MSNBC

LulzSec hackers who 'wreaked havoc' at Sony, CIA jailed in UK

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.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Computer Security

Mail on Sunday

Chaos in Turkey as police use tear gas and water cannons to put down rioters protesting over Syria

Dozens of demonstrators were faced with tear gas and water cannons by police in Istanbul today as they protested against the Turkish government's policy towards Syria.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Terrorism

MacLeans

Pussy Riot mad as hell in Moscow

Yekaterina Samutsevich is a member of arguably the most famous musical ensemble ever to come out of Russia, but when not wearing a fluorescent balaclava and shouting, she's easy to miss in a crowd.

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, Religion, Orthodox Church, Prison, Punk, Bikini Kill

Wed May 15, 2013

Knoxville News Sentinel

Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison

Turkish university students, who were protesting the explosions that killed tens of people in Reyhanli near the border with Syria last week, clashed with riot police at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Turkey, Activism