World news about “Clashes and riots” published by euronews.
Old divisions resurface in Ukraine as government supporters and opponents clash Supporters and opponents of the Ukrainian government have clashed in Kiev as both sides held rival demonstrations. Police intervened as scuffles broke out… 18/05/2013
Row sparks sectarian violence at Alexandria in Egypt It started as a row between two young men in Egypt’s second city of Alexandria. It then became a family feud and finally mushroomed into clashes between… 18/05/2013
Bolivian strike continues with clashes There have been violent clashes in the Bolivian capital La Paz between wokers and police. The country’s largest trade union has been on strike since May 6 to… 17/05/2013
Violence at PSG celebrations in Paris turn into political football Parisians are assessing the damage after a night of football celebrations descended into chaos and violence. Up to 15,000 fans had gathered near the Eiffel… 14/05/2013
Paris police chief bans celebrations after PSG football fans turn violent Celebrations for football team Paris Saint-Germain winning the league will not be allowed again says the city’s police chief, after the revelry descended into… 14/05/2013
Varied title celebrations for Barca and PSG Manchester United were not the only ones across Europe to celebrate their title winning exploits on Monday. Barcelona paraded their La Liga trophy through the… 14/05/2013
Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti released without charge Jerusalem’s leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohammed Hussein has been released without charge after six hours of questioning by Israeli police. The Grand… 08/05/2013
Clashes in Turkey ahead of PKK pullout Pro-Kurdish protesters have thrown petrol bombs and firecrackers at police in the Turkish district of Cizre. It came just hours before an agreed pullout of… 08/05/2013
Bangladesh: clashes over blasphemy law – nocomment More than 20 people have been killed in the Bangladeshi capital after police clashed with Islamic activists who were calling for a new anti-blasphemy law. 06/05/2013
Dozens killed in Bangladesh protest over blasphemy law More than 20 people have been killed in the Bangladeshi capital after police clashed with protesters demanding a new blasphemy law. Authorities estimate… 06/05/2013
Clashes mar International Workers’ Day in Turkey Several people have been injured in clashes between police and protesters in Istanbul. Chanting ‘Long live May Day’ protesters attempted to defy a… 01/05/2013
Clashes over Bangladesh building collapse – nocomment There were clashes between thousands of garment factory workers and police in Savar, Bangladesh which left at least 100 injured. Police responded with sticks… 01/05/2013
Street clashes in Bangladesh after building collapse Anger against those responsible for a building collapse that killed hundreds in Bangladesh has boiled over into street clashes. Police with tear gas, water… 28/04/2013
China blames ‘terrorist’ for deadly clashes in troubled Xinjiang At least 21 people have been killed in fierce fighting in China’s troubled far-west region of Xinjiang. A confrontation involving knives, axes and a gun… 24/04/2013
Street clashes follow gay marriage vote in Paris Protesters opposing the passage of France’s same-sex marriage bill clashed with police in Paris and other major cities late on Tuesday night. Many of… 24/04/2013
Deaths as Iraqi forces raid Sunni camp At least 23 people have been killed during a raid by Iraqi security forces on a Sunni Muslim protest camp near Kirkuk. Dozens more were left injured after a… 23/04/2013
Indians protest against rape – nocomment Hundreds of people protested in Delhi after a five year-old girl was kidnapped and raped. Protestors are furious against the police who, they thought, had… 22/04/2013
Bahrain: protesters clash with police on the eve of Grand Prix One day before the eyes of the world are on Bahrain, protesters there are using the opportunity to draw attention to their demands for political… 21/04/2013
Clashes outside Turkey Ergenekon trial At least three people have been injured as police clashed with supporters of 275 defendants in a four-year conspiracy trial in Turkey. Those on trial are… 08/04/2013
Mursi condemns deadly Cairo violence against Coptic Christians Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has condemned the violence, which erupted outside Cairo’s main Coptic Cathedral yesterday. One man was killed and more than… 08/04/2013
One dead and more than 80 wounded in Cairo sectarian conflict Fresh sectarian violence in Cairo on Sunday, left one person dead and more than 80 wounded, Egyptian state media reported. The 30-year-old who was killed… 08/04/2013
Palestinian prison death sparks protests Violence between Palestinians and Israeli security forces has broken out in Hebron after a high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in jail from… 02/04/2013
Refugees clash in Turkey – nocomment Syrian refugees threw stones and damaged administrative buildings during clashes at a camp in southeastern Turkey. Police used tear gas and water cannon to… 29/03/2013
Bangladeshi police clash with opposition protesters in Dhaka – nocomment Suspected opposition supporters let off small homemade bombs in Bangladesh’s capital on Wednesday, during a nationwide general strike called by government… 28/03/2013
Shocking scene of violence in CairoResidents living in Cairo’s Moqattam district react as anti-Mursi protesters clash with Muslim Brotherhood members near the Muslim Brotherhood’s national… 23/03/2013
Forty hurt in clashes on the streets of Cairo Running battles and burning cars – these are becoming the common images of a post revolution Egypt. The latest round of violence erupted as several thousand… 23/03/2013
Violent clashes near Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Cairo An estimated 3,000 people protested near the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters in the Egyptian capital, clashing with hundreds of supports of the Islamist… 22/03/2013
West Bank anti-Obama protest – nocomment As US President Barack Obama met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the second day of his Middle East trip, hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank and… 22/03/2013
Ten killed in violent clashes in Myanmar Scenes of devastation were described by locals after violent clashes involving hundreds of people erupted in a small town in central Myanmar. Ten people… 21/03/2013
Another fight in Ukrainian parliament – nocomment Parliament was briefly suspended in Ukraine after fists flew in a row over use of the Russian language between the president’s party and a far-right… 20/03/2013
More clashes in Cairo over football court ruling Clashes between Egyptian security forces and football fans in Cairo continued late into Saturday night leaving two people dead and scores injured. The… 10/03/2013
Protests fail to stop traffic on the Suez Canal A fire on the quay side at Port Said has failed to disrupt shipping on the Suez Canal. Protesters also untied speedboats hoping they would drift into the… 09/03/2013
Clashes in Jerusalem as tensions rise prior to Obama visit After Friday prayers in Jerusalem clashes broke out between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters just outside the al-Aqsa Mosque. Police… 08/03/2013
Goodyear plant closure protest – nocomment Protesters demonstrating against the impending closure of a Goodyear tyre-manufacturing plant at Amiens North clashed with police, throwing punches and… 08/03/2013
Chile student protesters clash with police Students clashed with police during protests over the education system in the Chilean capital Santiago. Seventeen people were arrested. Police used water… 08/03/2013
Third night of violence shakes Egypt Discontent in Egypt has spread to Cairo, where stone and bottle-throwing youths have taken to the streets. Police and demonstrators have clashed in the… 06/03/2013
Tensions remain in divided Egypt Clashes erupted in Cairo on Sunday when security forces attempted to re-open Tahrir Square to traffic after several months of being shut by… 03/03/2013
More deaths in Bangladesh war crimes violence Violent clashes in Bangladesh over the past three days have left at least 60 people dead. The protests have been triggered by a death sentence issued… 02/03/2013
Bangladesh: deadly clashes over war crimes sentence – nocomment A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced an Islamic party leader to death for crimes committed during the nation’s 1971 war for independence. The… 01/03/2013
Bangladesh: deadly clashes after Islamist politician gets death penalty At least 30 people have been killed in Bangladesh in clashes with supporters of an Islamist politician. The death toll includes three police officers… 01/03/2013
Kurds protest in Turkey on anniversary of Ocalan capture – nocomment Kurds clashed with police in the southeastern Turkey during protests to mark the 14th anniversary of the capture of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader… 16/02/2013
Tunisia: anger at Belaid killing – nocomment Demonstrators and riot police clashed on the streets of Tunis as crowds tried to reach the Tunisian Interior Ministry to protest over the assassination of… 08/02/2013
ArcelorMittal workers scuffle with police over job losses – nocomment Police fired tear gas against demonstrating ArcelorMittal workers who had come to protest in front of the European parliament against job cuts and plant closures in Europe. 07/02/2013
Violence erupts during anti-government protests in Egypt – nocomment Thousands of protesters denouncing Egypt’s Islamist president marched in the cities of Cairo and Alexandria on Friday. Demonstrators clashed with security… 02/02/2013
Egyptian riot police officer defies anti-Mursi protestersA riot police officer stands in front of anti-Mursi protesters during clashes in Simon Bolivar Square, which leads to Tahrir Square, in Cairo. REUTERS/Mohamed… 31/01/2013
Violence flares on Cairo streetsA protester against Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi shows expended shotgun cartridges that he said was fired by riot police during clashes along Qasr Al Nil… 28/01/2013
Inside troubled Port Said – nocomment Four people were shot dead and hundreds injured in Egypt’s Port Said on Sunday during the funerals of 33 protesters killed at the weekend, part of a wave of… 28/01/2013
Northern Ireland: behind the flag riots It all began on the night of December 3. A fight over a flag in a province officially at peace for years but where street violence has never really… 07/01/2013
Constitution ‘divisive’ says Egyptian opposition’s Hamdeen Sabahy Stability is in short supply in Egypt. The election of the Muslim Brotherhood and the recent vote on a new constitution has split the country and many are now… 03/01/2013
Protesters demand better laws for the protection of women in New DelhiDemonstrations rallied several hundred people in New Delhi on Thursday, with protesters demanding better security for women after the brutal gang rape of a… 28/12/2012
Indian protesters demand death penalty for suspects in gang rape case – nocomment Demonstrations escalated in New Delhi on Sunday, as fresh protests erupted over the gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus… 24/12/2012
Syrian rebels prepare jihad against Assad – nocomment Young Syrian rebels are trained by former Syrian commando Abu Hamza, who served 12 years in the Syrian military. Training includes drilling them in martial… 18/12/2012
Clashes during Hamas’s 25th anniversary – nocomment Clashes between Palestinian security and hundreds of Palestinian protesters in West Bank. Demonstrators were celebrating Hamas Islamic group’s 25th… 15/12/2012
Violent protests ahead of Egyptian referendum – nocomment Pro and anti Mursi protesters clash in Alexandria in the run-up to the referendum on the Constitution. 14/12/2012
Argentina: clashes over acquittal in sex slavery case – nocomment Violent clashes broke out in Buenos Aires on Wednesday between riot police and demonstrators protesting against the acquittal of 13 people accused over the… 13/12/2012
General strike goes out of hand in Bangladesh – nocomment Police clashed with protesters in Bangladesh’s capital on Thursday, as opposition parties enforced a general strike, demanding that the government restore an… 13/12/2012
Clashes in Gaza after teenager is killed by Israeli soldiers – nocomment Violence continues in Hebron, as the funeral takes place for a Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday evening. The 17 year-old had… 13/12/2012
Egyptian demonstrators attack palace barricades – nocomment Opposition groups have called for marches to the presidential palace today to protest against the hastily arranged constitutional referendum planned for… 11/12/2012
Loyalists protests spark violence in northern Ireland – nocomment Loyalists were protesting in Belfast over the decision to limit the flying of the Union flag to designated days only on official buildings. The police were… 11/12/2012
Fans brawl at wheelchair basketball match Supporter violence in Turkey sank to an all-time low this weekend when police were forced to use tear gas to disperse brawling fans during a wheelchair… 10/12/2012
Deployment of Lebanese army in Tripoli – nocomment The Lebanese army was deployed in the northern city of Tripoli after days of clashes between the pro-Assad Shi’ites and groups of Sunni protesters. Tensions… 10/12/2012
Spanish health care workers march against more austerity reforms – nocomment Plans to privatize Spain’s main hospitals and general measures to reduce public spendings were at the heart of Sunday’s protests in Madrid. Thousands of… 10/12/2012
Protesters call for early elections in Bangladesh – nocomment Protesters march and burn tyres on the streets of the Bangladeshi capital calling for early polls and a neutral caretaker government. 09/12/2012
Police protect gay activists from radical opponents in Ukraine – nocomment Police prevent clashes between gay protesters and radical anti-gay activists during unsanctioned gay protest in Ukaine’s capital Kiev. 09/12/2012
Greece : student protest rally in Athens – nocomment A student protest rally in Athens to commemorate the death of a teenager by police fire in 2008 ended with minor clashes on December 6. 07/12/2012
Egypt: rivals clash in street battles – nocomment Protesters chanting “leave, leave” and holding up Egyptian flags with “no to the constitution” written on them clashed with pro-Mursi activists in street… 06/12/2012
Egyptians march against President Mohamed Mursi – nocomment Several thousand protesters gathered in what they dubbed “last warning” protests against President Mohamed Mursi, who recently angered opponents with a decree… 05/12/2012
Night clashes in MariborProtesters clashed with police in Slovenia’s second largest city Maribor in a demonstration against budget cuts in the financially troubled Alpine state… 04/12/2012
Protestors clash with police as Mexico swears in new president – nocomment Hundreds of protestors clashed with police in Mexico City Saturday as Enrique Pena Nieto was sworn in as Mexico’s new president for a six-year term. 03/12/2012
Clashes erupt near former Bahrain protest hub – nocomment Clashes erupted near the heavily guarded Pearl roundabout in Manama when thousands of protesters tried to march to the symbolic birthplace of the Shia-led… 28/11/2012
Milk farmers protest in Brussels – nocomment Farmers have driven tractors in the EU institutions area Luxembourg Square, coming from France, Germany, Netherlands, and of course Belgium to protest about… 27/11/2012
Thai anti government clashes in BangkokTens thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday to pressure the unpopular government to step down. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom. 24/11/2012
Lime against batons in French protestA French riot gendarme is pictured covered with lime amid clashes with protesters refusing to evacuate land that will become a new airport in… 23/11/2012
clashes in greece – nocomment Greek workers protested during a meeting of Greek and German officials in Thessaloniki. The protesters tried to attack a German diplomat in a protest over… 16/11/2012
Prison riot in Sri Lanka – nocomment 27 people were killed and 43 people injured during a riot in Sri Lanka’s biggest prison in Colombo. The inmates managed to take control of part of the prison… 10/11/2012
French suburbs: 30 years of tensions Seventeen years after “la Haine“ - Mathieu Kassovitz’s iconic film about life in the French suburbs - and 30 years after the first riots in those suburbs, the… 09/11/2012
Greek workers invade ministry building – nocomment A group of municipal workers briefly invaded a government ministry building on Wednesday, ahead of a vote in the Greek parliament on new painful austerity… 08/11/2012
Clashes between riot police and South African miners – nocomment Hundreds of miners from the Anglo-American platinum mines in northwest South Africa, gathered at a stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday to prevent a trade union… 28/10/2012
Scuffles between police and Air France workers at Paris airport – nocomment Striking Air France workers have clashed with police inside Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris while demonstrating against job cuts. 28/10/2012
A group of people watch clashes in LimaResidents living near the La Parada wholesale market watch the clashes between riot police officers and workers, through the fences of their homes in Lima… 28/10/2012
Bahrain rocked by anti-government clashesAn anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail at riot police during clashes in the village of Mameer, south of Manama, Bahrain. Seven Bahrainis have… 22/10/2012
Kosovo: clashes over privatisation – nocomment Kosovo police used pepper spray to disperse a crowd of about 100 protesters trying to stop a privatisation deal from being signed inside the government… 18/10/2012
Demonstration turns violent in Bogota – nocomment A demonstration in Colombia’s capital Bogota, to demand changes to the economic policies of President Juan Manuel Santos, turned violent when hooded… 13/10/2012
Egypt: clashes between pro and anti Morsi supporters – nocomment Clashes broke out between protesters in Cairo after chants against the new Islamist president. Activists called Friday’s protest to demand more action from… 13/10/2012
Streaker-demonstrator in AthensA naked protester runs past the parliament in Syntagma Square in Athens during a violent protest against the visit of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel… 10/10/2012
Anti-Merkel protests turn violent in Athens – nocomment A peaceful protest of around 40,000 people turned violent when masked youths attacked a police barricade in parliament square. 10/10/2012
Greek police clash with shipyard workers – nocomment Police clashed with scores of protesting shipyard workers on Thursday after they forced their way into the grounds of Greece’s Defence Ministry in central… 04/10/2012
Madrid anti-austerity clashes – nocomment Dozens of people were arrested and injured after anti-austerity protesters clashed with riot police in Madrid. 30/09/2012
Athens: clashes over austerity – nocomment Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles in central Athens after an anti-government rally, called as part of a general strike in… 27/09/2012
Sydneyh: Anger at ‘Prophet Mohammed’ video – nocomment Hundreds of people protested violently in the centre of Sydney to protest against the film “Innocence of Muslims” that has sparked anti-US riots and protests… 15/09/2012
Deadly hate protests follow smears of Mohammed Violent protesters in Muslim cities around the world have been blaming the United States for a film made there which they say insulted the Prophet… 14/09/2012
Crowd attack US embassy in Cairo – nocomment Heavy security was in place around the United States Embassy in Cairo on Thursday, after a crowd attacked the building to protest against an anti-Islamic film… 13/09/2012
EU Parliament spat: ‘Why can’t you understand?‘ Jose Manuel Barroso’s State of the Union address to the European parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday prompted a lively reaction, not just towards the … 12/09/2012
Police clear Occupy Hong Kong camp – nocomment Police cleared a few remaining Occupy Hong Kong protesters from an open-air plaza beneath HSBC’s Asian headquarters, nearly a year after the anti-capitalists… 11/09/2012
SA police shoot striking miners – nocomment At least 34 protesting workers where killed when South African police opened fire on striking miners at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine 16/08/2012
Clashes in Colombia – nocomment Members of the Nasa tribe surrounded soldiers at their camp in the municipality of Toribio, 305 kilometres southwest of Bogota. The soldiers were forced to… 18/07/2012
Kurdish protesters clash with police – nocomment Scores of demonstrators clashed with police in southeast Turkey ahead of a rally organised by a pro-Kurdish political party. 15/07/2012
Protests turn violent in Israel – nocomment 85 Israelis were arrested in Tel Aviv June 24, when a protest over social justice spun out of control. Demonstrators clashed with police, smashed bank windows… 25/06/2012
Quebec student rebellion The ‘city that never sleeps’ label pretty much fits the Canadian city of Montreal for its unrelenting and increasingly noisy student protests, with support… 25/05/2012
Canadian students tuition fee protestsA police officer charges at a protester during a demonstration against tuition fee increases in Montreal, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Olivier Jean 24/05/2012
