Riots

A judge in Portland, Oregon denied a motion aimed at throwing out a lawsuit launched against Joey Gibson and members of his alt-right activist group Patriot Prayer. The lawsuit alleges that Gibson and his group are responsible for a riot that took place outside a bar in the city May 1st.

The columnist's comments came under fire from England's former chief prosecutor, who said police should speak to him.

At least six people were killed and more than 200 injured as demonstrators contested President Joko Widodo's re-election.

Emmanuel Macron's presidential address was watched by more than 21 million people—a greater number than tuned in for France's World Cup Final victory last July.

Security forces were set to send in a dozen VBRGs, which had previously been deployed in Kosovo and the Ivory Coast; each VBTG can carry a 7.62 mm machine gun, a 40 mm grenade launcher and a bulldozer-like blade.

A government spokesperson said Macron was open to dialogue, but would not change course with regard to his policies.

More than 22,000 police and security agents are set to put the city on lockdown, with 33 protests against the summit planned.

The FBI arrested the leader and two members of a Southern California white supremacist group, the Rise Above Movement, for inciting political riots.

A shopping center was set alight during the unrest.

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The frequency and magnitude of urban rioting that the United States experienced between 1964 and 1967 were sources of consternation for President Lyndon B. Johnson and for the American public.

The police commander instructed officers to prepare for protests starting April 19.

"You can riot if you're white and your team wins, but if you're black and being killed, you can't speak out," said Hawk Newsome from Black Lives Matter.

There's a smash-and-grab underway in broad daylight, and it's not at the Quikmart in Ferguson or Tom's Liquor at Normandie and Florence in L.A. It's in Washington.

Some were accused of offences ranging from throwing missiles at the police to damaging property.

Conservative author Ann Coulter told reporters Wednesday she no longer planned to speak at the university on Thursday.

Two teenagers built a drug-dealing empire with Silicon Valley technology and gangland muscle.

Photos from the April 15, 1968 issue of Newsweek provide a behind-the-scenes look at the nationwide riots following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.

Dating back to the face-off between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, political violence has had a role in American elections.

Sylville K. Smith, 23, was carrying a stolen handgun which he refused to drop when he was killed, police said. 

The water cannons were purchased by his predecessor for the Metropolitan Police after the London riots.

Fans clash with French riot police as some 90,000 spectators descend on Marseille.

The unrest followed a day of protest marches over labor law reforms that turned violent.

Despite recent victories Trump might fall short of the majority of delegates required.

The move comes six months after the death of a black man in police custody sparked riots.

A moment-by-moment retelling of the crucial Civil Rights event is happening on Twitter

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras had to rely on opposition parties to pass a bill consenting to the eurozone bailout

Anti-establishment protesters threw dozens of petrol bombs at police in front of parliament.

"The people of Baltimore deserve better," said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

Gray's death was ruled a homicide.