Riots

The 23rd annual COLCOA French Film Festival in Los Angeles, taking place September 23-28 at the Directors Guild of America, has landed the U.S. premiere of Amazon Studios’ Oscar contender “Les Misérables” for its opening night. The film directed by Ladj Ly, w…

My 3-year-old has an uncanny ability to bust me on curse words. The whole ride home from school he ignores my questions about his day, dinner preferences, upcoming activities but then, sure as sh ... sugar: What did you just say, Mommy? he asks sweetly. Oh …

Palestinians shout slogans during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence in the southern Gaza Strip October 12, 2018.(Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters) Arab anti-Zionism runs deeper than disputes over borders, water, and settlements.In 1929, Arab clerics and …

In 1929, Arab clerics and politicians provoked riots across Palestine by accusing Jews of plotting to take control of Jerusalems al-Aqsa Mosque. This month marks the 90th anniversary of those riots but they are not a bygone. Palestinian Authority and Hamas le…

Even the local government seems torn between describing the protests as a growing menace and a contained exercise. Soon after the State Department issued a warning to American travelers visiting Hong Kong, officials here said the city remained a welcoming pla…

A local court has framed charges against five persons accused of killing a youth whose death was a trigger for the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots in 2013. District and Sessions Judge Sanjay Kumar Pachori has framed charges under Sections 302 (murder), 147 (riotin…

In the wake of violent clashes in Hong Kong on Sunday, during which a live gunshot was fired for the first time since protests began in early June, Chinese state media used its harshest rhetoric yet to condemn the unrest and warned that Beijing could soon int…

League Of Legends developers Riot Games have this week agreed to settle one of the class action lawsuits levied against them, paying up to the women who sued them for gender discrimination. Hooray for those women getting what they consider to be a fair settle…

In the modern sneaker game, riots are something of a slightly-distant memory. Weve come a long way from the days of the notorious 2011 Air Jordan 11 Concord drama. That said, can you blame sneakerheads for raising a little hell over 99-cent pairs of shoes? L…

Protesters face riot police during a standoff at Yuen Long MTR station, in Hong Kong, on Aug. 21, 2019. TYRONE SIU/Reuters Support for protesters in Hong Kong has come from an unexpected place: internet users in mainland China who are turning to encrypted …