Up to 100 youths rioted for two straight nights in a heavily immigrant suburb of Stockholm , throwing bricks, setting fire to buildings and vehicles and attacking the local police station.
Cases of arson are also reported in neighbouring Tensta.
Youths start riot after being denied entry into a school dance. Only two people have been detained.
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Greek riot police have clashed with protesters in the capital Athens demonstrating over the government’s decision to request an aid package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
War veterans protesting against proposed cuts in their state benefits have clashed with police and set fire to a government building in Sarajevo.
Endless Student Strike - Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - One of the largest universities in the Caribbean closed Wednesday as hundreds of students clashed with security guards during a 48-hour strike to protest budget cuts and changes to the academic program at the University of Puerto Rico.
The university’s Rio Piedras campus, its largest, will remain closed indefinitely, interim Chancellor Ana Guadalupe announced.
She said she made the decision after 19 guards were injured in the clash.
N. Queensland, Australia. Riot party.
Spears and rocks were hurled at a police car during a riot last Saturday night, north Queensland police have alleged.
The chaos erupted on Mornington Island when six police went to a booze-fuelled house party.
Police have alleged six party-goers used fishing spears and rocks to smash their Toyota Land Cruiser and attacked two male officers.
A police spokesman said one officer was punched in the head while another received injuries when rocks struck his chest and legs.
Soldiers and police in riot gear advanced on the two main rally sites held by anti-government protesters in the Thai capital on Saturday, vowing to clear one of them by nightfall.
