Though British top officials blame criminal aspirations for the nights of riots in the UK, locals from the violence-struck areas say the government’s budget policy is forcing youths towards crime. Prime Minister David Cameron talked tough on Wednesday, branding pockets of society “sick”, and pledging to reform them. “Whatever resources the police need, they will get. Whatever tactics the... 

Italian trade unionists have protested against the government’s planned austerity measures amid budget talks between Premier Silvio Berlusconi and trade union representatives. Trade unions in Italy expressed their worries that the government’s tougher economic measures might heavily cut down on pensions, salaries and social welfare services. “We don’t want to pay for this crisis.... 

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera Chilean police have clashed with over 50,000 students who have taken to the streets of the capital Santiago to protest against the education policies of President Sebastian Pinera’s government. Tuesday saw tens of thousands of people in the streets demanding a reform in the education policy of the government which requires the students to pay high fees,... 

The deputy mayor of London, Kit Malthouse, said Met Police have made over 450 arrests liked with the violence and disturbances across London, among which 100 have been charged. Defending the performance of the London Metropolitan police in the last three nights of massive violence in the capital, Malthouse said: “It was a very stretching night. I feel for all those people who have woken up this... 

London riots have spread to other British cities of Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, and Kent, threatening to engulf the entire country. London experienced the worst night of violence Monday, as looting spread across Peckham, Ladbroke Grove, Ealing, Catford, Chalk Farm, East Dulwich, Bethnal Green, Lewisham, Manchester, Clapham and Croydon, where one person was shot and injured. Met... 

United Kindom, London: Riot police tackle a mob after a number of cars are set alight in Hackney, north London on August 8, 2011. More than 200 people have been arrested and 35 officers injured during three nights of violent street riots in London. London’s police force is bracing itself for another night of violence, as the ongoing unrest became steadily worse on Monday with new pockets of violence... 

At least 38 people have been killed after Syrian tanks launched an offensive on another rebel town on Sunday. The attack came as the UN appealed for an immediate halt to violence in the country. Syrian troops stormed several other cities on Sunday raising the overall death toll to 69, according to Reuters news agency. Meanwhile, Agence France-Presse reported about 52 victims. Over 100 are reported... 

There were scenes of chaos in the early hours of Sunday morning as sustained looting spread from Tottenham to other nearby areas of Haringey. Chaos reigned in London after Saturday riots over the police fatal shooting of a man as looters attacked the shops damaged during the violence across Haringey area of the city. Officers dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who gathered outside a police station... 

Witnesses tell Newsradio 620 WTMJ and TODAY’S TMJ4 of a mob of young people attacking innocent fair-goers at the end of the opening night of State Fair, with some callers claiming a racially-charged scene. Milwaukee Police confirmed there were assaults outside the fair. Witnesses’ accounts claim everything from dozens to hundreds of young black people beating white people as they left... 

Israeli activists march in a demonstration against the rising cost of living in central Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Israelis are planning to stage massive protests against Tel Aviv’s housing and economic policies over the weekend, the organizers have announced. The organizers say they hope the demonstrations will bring over 200,000 people onto the streets on Saturday, The Jerusalem... 

Police disperse supporters and opponents of Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in front of a court building during her trial in Kiev. A Ukrainian court has ordered the arrest of country’s former Prime Minister and high-profile opposition leader, Yulia Tymoshenko. ­Around 30 police officers surrounded Tymoshenko’s table and escorted the ex-PM out of the court room. After the... 

African immigrants have gone on the rampage in Bari, Italy, blocking roads and a railway line, setting things on fire and attacking police and passers-by with iron bars. The Africans were being housed at an immigration center in the town, which has now been set on fire. They are demanding that they be recognized as refugees and given legal status. Although some of the rioters waved the Tunisian flag,... 

Israelis march in the centre of Tel Aviv on July 25, 2011, to protest against rising housing prices and social inequalities in the Jewish state. Tens of thousands are taking part in nationwide mass protests in Israel to demand the government provide cheaper housing and lower the cost of living. The biggest protest yet, centered in Tel-Aviv, is planned for Saturday night. ­On July 25, 30,000 people... 

At least 231 injured after knife-wielding men attack pro-reform protesters marching to defence ministry in Cairo. More than 231 people have been injured in clashes between groups of armed men and pro-reform protesters marching towards Egypt’s ministry of defence in the capital, Cairo, the country’s health ministry said. Thousands calling for the “downfall” of the country’s... 

Army presses ahead in its campaign to overcome anti-regime revolt, prepares to intervene in Al-Bukamal. The Syrian army on Sunday set its sights on the town of Zabadani near the Lebanon border as it pressed ahead in its campaign to overcome an anti-regime revolt, a human rights activist said. In the east, on the frontier with Iraq, security forces were also reported to be preparing to intervene in...