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Hong Kong seem to be heading to a 'Tianenmen-like' situation with thousands of protesters thronging the streets. Chinese media had already warned of potential terrorism rising in the country and even accused the US of supporting the riots. A video posted on t…

The greater bearish sentiment gets the better A survey of stock-market sentiment managed by the American Association of Individual Investors found that traders are now the most bearish on equities since December.The AAII Bull/Bear Ratio plun…

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Israeli police clashed with Palestinians on Jerusalem's holy site, known to Muslims as the Al Aqsa Mosque compound. #ABCNews#Israel#Palestine#Jerusalem#AlAqsaMosque#Riot

* Once in a lifetime duty for every Muslim who can afford it * Worshippers seek end to conflict amid regional tensions * 200 survivors of New Zealand attacks made trip this year By Ahmad Elhamy ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Two million Muslims …

These days, Moscow looks as though it is under occupation by enemy troops. Tens of thousands of security personnel in full gear have been blocking off main streets in the city centre. Local residents have been unable to go almost anywhere without being stoppe…

ALTAMIRA, Brazil (Reuters) - Odijane Mota still cannot make sense of her son Efraim’s gruesome death in a Brazilian jail. The 22 year old was one of dozens of inmates killed during prison riots in the northern Brazilian city of Altamira last week, and she s…

Ferguson, Missouri, was the site of riots five years ago after Police Officer Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. Sparked ostensibly by one fatal abuse of power, the unrest was fueled, it became clear in subsequent reporting, by mor…

A Brazilian prison inmate whose attempt to escape jail dressed as his own teen daughter went internet-viral has been found dead in his cell of an apparent hanging. Rio de Janeiro state authorities reported on Tuesday that Clauvino da Silva, 42, hung himself…

Two shooters opened fire in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio on Saturday and Sunday, killing 29 so far in less than 24 hours. The FBI is investigating an anti-immigrant manifesto believed to have been written by the El Paso shooter, 21-year-old Patrick Crusiu…