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Cape Town protests against attacks on immigrants

Hundreds in Cape Town have attended a protest against the wave of xenophobic violence that has gripped parts of South Africa recently. Demonstrators

South Africa

South Africa: 11 arrested, suspected of violence against immigrants

Johannesburg police arrest 11 men, suspected of involvement in the recent bouts of violence against immigrants.

South Africa

South Africa 'rainbow nation' violence driving immigrants out

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have spurred immigrants to flee the country. Several have been killed, businesses have been stripped and their

South Africa

Zuma tries to reassure migrants after xenophobic attacks

Foreigners in South Africa queue up in a makeshift camp to leave the country and escape the wave of anti-immigration violence. Saturday saw tightened

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South Africa

Foreigners flee xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Foreign nationals in South Africa are seeking protection as xenophobic attacks hit at least nine provinces. In Verulum, KwaZulu Natal, people have

South Africa

Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa sparks concern across borders

South African police fired rubber bullets to disperse clashes between nationals and foreigners in Johannesburg on Friday, as xenophobic violence

South Africa

South Africans march against xenophobia

Brazil

Brazilian police in deadly drug shootouts draw fire from NGOs

A symbolic empty coffin buried at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for a boy named Eduardo, represents the latest child death in gunfire

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro: Protesters stage mock burial over killings in city's shantytowns

Dozens of people have taken part in a march and symbolic burial in Rio de Janeiro, to protest against violence in the city’s shantytowns. It comes

USA

Video of vicious teenage beating as crowd looks on goes viral in US

USA

Ferguson shootings: Debate on race relations reignites in US

Fifty years after the historic Selma to Montgomery marches, the debate on race relations in the US has flared up once again. A few dozen

Sport

Worcester City defender Khan sees red

If you thought Cristiano’s Ronaldo’s retaliation at Cordoba last month was wild, watch this bizarre incident between Worcester City’s Shab Khan and

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Feyenoord supporters wreak havoc in Rome

Italy

Football violence in Rome prompts outcry over damage to historical monuments

Hundreds of drunk fans of Dutch club Feyenoord clashed with riot police near the Spanish Steps in Rome ahead of Thursday’s evening Europa League game

Italy

Feyenoord fans riot in Rome ahead of Europa League clash

At least 22 Feyenoord fans have been arrested in Rome and eight charged after trouble flared before the Dutch side’s Europa League clash with

Democratic Republic Of Congo

DR Congo scraps plans for census after days of violent unrest

Democratic Republic of the Congo has scrapped plans for a national census before next year’s presidential elections. An electoral reform bill that

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Third day of unrest in DR Congo as rights group says over 40 people have died

For the third day running, violence has erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo as police clashed with demonstrators denouncing electoral

Turkey

Turkey suicide bomb claimed for 2013 killing of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan

Tuesday’s suicide bomb attack on a police station in Istanbul has been claimed by the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) a

Switzerland

Left-wing extremists run riot in upscale Zurich, Switzerland

Dozens of masked extremists have clashed with riot police in Zurich, Switzerland, one of Europe’s wealthiest cities. Police fired rubber bullets

Pakistan

Pakistan: deadly violence at Imran Khan 'shut down' protest

An opposition protest by supporters of cricket hero turned politician Imran Khan has descended into violence in Faisalabad as demonstrators clashed with security forces and pro-government activists.