World news about “Interethnic conflicts” published by euronews.
N Korea pressures South by shutting key industrial zone North Korea has closed access to a joint factory zone with South Korea jeopardising a crucial source of commerce and investment. The Kaesong industrial zone… 03/04/2013
Deadly ethnic violence erupts in Myanmar Myanmar has declared martial law in four central towns following unrest between Buddhists and Muslims that has left at least 20 people dead. Agitated crowds… 22/03/2013
Bonus interview with Robin Liddell 14/06/2012
Inter-ethnic tensions in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ethnic violence is a genuine fear for lots of Macedonians. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has seen a growing mistrust between Albanian and… 14/06/2012
Sectarian violence in MyanmarAn ethnic Rakhine man holds homemade weapons in front of houses that were burnt during fighting between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in… 11/06/2012
Tension increases after deaths of Indian soldiersTwo Indian soldiers have been killed and one wounded in an alleged gunfight with troops from Pakistan. A spokesman for the Indian army claimed the body of… 08/01/2013
Syria violence continuesThe 21-month old revolt against four decades of Assad family rule rumbles on in Syria. Violence has continued across the country including in Syria’s… 20/12/2012
Happy ending for orphaned Myanmar puppyAmid the flood of photos that pass through a newsroom every day, there are occasionally those that capture both the eye and the imagination. That was… 15/11/2012
Tensions high after sectarian fighting in TripoliThree people including a Sunni Islamist commander have been killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli as fighting continues to spill over from Syria. Lebanese… 25/08/2012
Dozens slaughtered in Kenyan villageAttackers armed with machetes and spears have killed at least 48 people in ethnic clashes in south-eastern Kenya. Most of those who died were women and… 23/08/2012
Death toll soars as Syria strife ignites Lebanon tensionsMore blood has been spilt in Lebanon amid sectarian tensions over the uprising in Syria. At least eight people have now been killed with the army seemingly… 22/08/2012
Boko Haram blamed for eight deaths in NigeriaNigerian police say that radical Islamist sect Boko Haram have struck again, killing eight people in a spate of attacks. The shootings all took place in and… 21/04/2012
Nigerian oil unions suspend strikeFollowing days of protest, Nigeria is expecting a calmer weekend after unions suspended strike action over the government’s removal of a fuel subsidy. Tens… 13/01/2012
Myanmar frees political dissidentsMyanmar has freed some of its most prominent political dissidents as it takes another small step towards democracy. Among those released were Buddhist monk… 13/01/2012
Myanmar frees more political prisonersMyanmar has released more political prisoners, including leading dissidents, in a move that may bring the end of Western sanctions closer. Officials in the… 13/01/2012
Myanmar government and Karen rebels agree ceasefireDecades of fighting have ended after the government in Myanmar signed a ceasefire with ethnic rebel group the Karen National Unit. The administration’s… 12/01/2012
Nigeria: 50 dead as emergency declaredNigeria announced a state of emergency in the northeast of the country on Saturday, as at least 50 people were killed during clashes between ethnic groups… 01/01/2012
Serb man shot dead in MitrovicaThree Serbs were shot during a clash last night in the divided Kosovan city of Mitrovica. One of the victims, Sava Mojsic, was killed. Doctors say he was shot… 10/11/2011
Ethnic clashes in Bulgaria leave five injuredFive people, including three police officers, have been hurt in clashes between Bulgarians and members of the Roma community. The fighting broke out in the… 25/09/2011
China Protests to Japan Over Uighur TourChina has protested over claims that nearly ten thousand people are missing after ethnic rioting earlier this month. It has called in Japan’s ambassador… 29/07/2009
Uighur leader says nearly 10,000 missing after riotsNearly 10,000 people are missing after ethnic rioting in China this month, according to the exiled leader of the Uighur community. Rebiya Kadeer made the… 29/07/2009
