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New riots erupt in Amsterdam after ban on mass demonstrations
Tengrinews.kz - On Monday evening, new riots erupted in the center of Amsterdam following a ban on mass demonstrations, according to Euronews.
12 November 2024
Nearly 130 people died in a prison escape attempt in Congo
Tengrinews.kz - At least 129 people have died during the suppression of a prison riot and an attempted escape in the capital of the Democratic
04 September 2024
Enraged cabbies unite worldwide against Uber in 2015
From London and Paris to New Delhi and Sao Paulo, traditional taxi drivers united worldwide against Uber in 2015, a year that saw riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.
21 December 2015
Curfew in Sri Lanka resorts as religious riots spread
Sri Lanka's police extended a curfew across two popular coastal resorts Sunday to contain religious riots that left at least 41 people wounded and heightened tensions between Muslims and Buddhists.
16 June 2014
4,000 Chinese nationals await Vietnam evacuation
Thousands of Chinese nationals are awaiting evacuation from riot-hit Vietnam, state-run media said Monday, as Hanoi moved to stifle fresh protests over a territorial dispute between the two countries.
19 May 2014
Philippine, Vietnamese join anti-China street protest
Several hundred Filipino and Vietnamese protesters united in a march in the Philippine capital on Friday, demanding that China stop oil drilling in disputed South China Sea waters.
17 May 2014
One dead, 100 hurt in anti-China riot in Vietnam
Anti-China riots at a steel plant in Vietnam left one Chinese worker dead and 100 injured, officials said Thursday, as unrest triggered by an escalating territorial dispute spreads across the communist country.
15 May 2014
Police, protesters wage 'war' in deadly Kiev clashes
Riot police launched a fresh assault on protesters in central Kiev early Wednesday, escalating a bloody standoff that has already left at least 18 people dead in a dramatic turning point for Ukraine's three-month political crisis.
19 February 2014
Defiant Thai protesters besiege government headquarters
Thai opposition demonstrators besieged the seat of government Monday in defiance of authorities who have vowed to reclaim the zone this week so Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra can return to work at her headquarters.
17 February 2014
Anti-devaluation protest in Almaty
Initially around 50 people gathered in front of the Republic Palace in Almaty. As time went by the number was nearing 200 people.
16 February 2014
Wolves in sheep clothing: possible involvement of foreign forces in Kiev
The press office of the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior posed a video of the shocking warfare-like protest.
23 January 2014
Dozens wounded as Ukraine police break up rally
Dozens of protesters were reported wounded in Ukraine's capital early Saturday when police brutally dispersed demonstrators calling for President Viktor Yanukovych's ouster after he failed to salvage an EU deal.
30 November 2013
Disabled former miner uses Molotov cocktail against ArcelorMittal in Karaganda
One of the disabled walked to the second floor of the building and cast a bottle of Molotov cocktail in the corridor soaking the carpet of the floor with the kerosene from the bottle. After that he put a match to it and started a fire.
17 October 2013
380 arrested in Moscow race riot
Moscow police arrested more than 380 people Sunday during a race riot in which nationalists outraged by a murder blamed on a migrant smashed shop windows and assaulted security guards.
14 October 2013
165 arrested, instigators face 7 years; Almaty Mayor makes statement
Mayor of Almaty city Akhmetzhan Yessimov held the second emergency meeting of Almaty police chiefs over the incident near Prime Plaza.
01 September 2013
Witnesses speak about mob violence in Almaty
Reports and opinion of those who witnessed the mob violence near the Prime Plaza in Almaty from various angles.
01 September 2013
107 arrested, 16 seriously wounded in mob violence in Almaty
The police has detained 107 participants of the mob violence near Prime Plaza trade and entertainment center in Almaty.
01 September 2013
13 injured in concert disorders in Almaty
At least 13 people have been injured in mass riots at the parking lot of Prime Plaza trade and entertainment center in Almaty Kazakhstan.
01 September 2013
Mob raging in Prime Plaza mall in Almaty
A disappointed mob is raging at Prime Plaza trade and entertainment center in Almaty at the crossing of Sain and Raymbek streets,
01 September 2013
Tight security after French riots sparked by veil row
France's interior minister said Sunday security forces would remain in place "as long as necessary" after a second night of violence in the Paris suburbs sparked when police stopped a woman for wearing a veil.
22 July 2013