Riots

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Police arrested dozens of people in South Africa's commercial capital Johannesburg on Monday after rioters looted shops, burned tyres and blocked road junctions - the second outbreak of urban rioting in a week. Police were un…

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 2, 1979. The Janata Party blamed vested interests, including some political organisations, for the recurrence of communal trouble in parts of the country. The national executive of the party…

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Mr. Kennedys assassination on June 6, 1968, in Los Angeles. He death punctuated a tumultuous year for the United States. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated just two months earlier, and the riots …

Boston Police Commissioner William Gross greets children at the lead of the 49th Boston Pride Parade honoring equal rights for all persons and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, in Boston, Mass. on June 8, 2019.  (Photo: Cj Gunther, EPA-EFE) BOST…

First, let me address the New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles directly: you people suck. Deeply. Let this mom just have her sweetly silly mom-joke license plate. Keep in mind that the mom, Wendy Auger of Rochester, NH, has had her PB4WEGO license plate…

A court in Moscow has considered prosecutors' request to take a 1-year-old boy from his parents over allegations that they took him to an unauthorized protest, a case that has caused public outrage. Interested in Russia? Add Russia as an interest to stay up…

In 1999, a music festival in upstate New York became a social experiment. There were riots, looting, and numerous assaults, all set to a soundtrack of the eras most aggressive rock bands. Incredibly, this was the third iteration of Woodstock, a festival origi…

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 …

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…