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8 hrs ago | Guy Fawkes' blog

Guidogram Going Out Shortly

No, why bother going over the past few days "news" and tittle-tackle, that would mean I was behind Geedo Selma and Patty Bouvier - Theresa May and Anne Milton Krusty the Clown - Nigel Farage Charles Montgomery Burns - Gobby Gove Kent Brockman - Adam Boulton Dr Nick Riveria - Jeremy Hunt Barney Gumble - Ken Clarke Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby - Boris ... (more)

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12 hrs ago | Little Green Footballs

Geller-Spencer Allies "English Defence League" Riot in Britain

EDL leader Stephen Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, with EDL supporters outside The Queens Arms pub in Woolwich The drunken racist British yahoos known as the English Defence League took to the streets and rioted yesterday following the attack on a soldier in London: Woolwich: Riot Police Contain EDL Supporters .

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Related Topix: Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Trent Franks, US Senate, Senator Ted Cruz, Representative Michele Bachmann

13 hrs ago | International Business Times

Stockholm Under Siege: Riot Police Braced for Fifth Night of Violence

Police said their priority was providing access to fire services, who came under barrages of missiles from youths throwing stones Three police officers were injured as hundreds of youths rampaged in the suburbs of Stockholm for a fourth night in succession, burning down a restaurant and torching more than 40 cars.

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Related Topix: Fredrik Reinfeldt

15 hrs ago | Burmanet

Democratic Voice of Burma: Rohingyas face riot charges for refusing to register as 'Bengali'

Nine Rohingyas, who were arrested late last month for refusing to register as "Bengalis" at a displacement camp in western Burma, will be prosecuted for instigating riots, according to a state official.

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Related Topix: Burma, Southeast Asia, World News

18 hrs ago | New Media Journal

Sweden Stunned by Third Night of Rioting

Hundreds of youths set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in suburbs of Stockholm Tuesday night in Sweden's worst disorder in years.

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Related Topix: Fredrik Reinfeldt

19 hrs ago | The Independent

Sir Paul McCartney appeals to Russian government as Pussy Riot member declares hunger strike

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Paul McCartney, The Hangover

19 hrs ago | Daily Mail

Pussy Rioter Maria Alyokhina goes on hunger strike after being blocked from parole hearing

Protest: Maria Alyokhina, pictured last year, has gone on a hunger strike after a court blocked her from attending her parole hearing One of the two jailed members of Pussy Riot has gone on a hunger strike after being barred from her own parole hearing.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Vladimir Putin

19 hrs ago | WJZW-FM Washington

Paul McCartney Shows Support for Jailed Russian Rockers After One Begins Hunger Strike

Paul McCartney has once again spoken out in support of the jailed members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot after one of the imprisoned musicians, Maria Alyokhina , began a hunger strike Wednesday in protest of her treatment at a recent parole hearing.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Paul McCartney, Prison

22 hrs ago | Russia Beyond the Headlines

Authorities to punish sacrilegious acts to carry a jail sentence

A bill introducing sentences of up to three years in prison for acts that insult religious feelings makes headway in the Russian parliament.

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Related Topix: Prison, Vladimir Putin

23 hrs ago | CNN

British PM seeks answers after hacking death

Prime Minister David Cameron will convene an emergency meeting of Britain's civil emergency committee on Thursday, looking for answers in the aftermath of the daylight hacking death of a man thought to be a British soldier by two attackers.

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23 hrs ago | The Star Online

Analysis - Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Tunisia, Muslim Brotherhood, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali

Wed May 22, 2013

Seattle Times

Ukrainian journalists disrupt government session

Ukrainian reporters on Wednesday disrupted a government session chaired by the prime minister, suggesting his family members could be the next victims of official inaction after police in Kiev stood by while pro-government activists attacked two journalists covering an opposition protest.

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Related Topix: Journalism

Connecticut Post

Afghan students protest women's rights decree

Afghans chant slogans during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May, 22, 2013.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai

BBC News

Man dead in suspected terror attack

A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot and wounded by police in Woolwich, south-east London.

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Related Topix: Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Terrorism

Voice of America

Transitional Justice Elusive in Arab Spring Nations

Egyptian riot police take up positions outside the building where former president Hosni Mubarak is being tried in connection with the killing of Arab Spring protesters.

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Related Topix: Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

News24

Journalist jailed over anti-Muslim film

A Pakistani Muslim demonstrator throws a tear gas shell back towards riot police during their attempt to reach the US embassy during a protest against an anti-Islam film in Islamabad.

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Related Topix: Religion, Islam, World News, Pakistan, Turkey, Middle East

Hollywood Reporter

Imprisoned Russian Pussy Riot Member Declares Hunger Strike

Alekhina, 24, was due for a parole hearing Wednesday but forbid her lawyer from attending when told she would not be allowed to attend.

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AlertNet

Seven Muslims in Myanmar jailed over death of Buddhist monk

Muslim men accused of murdering a monk, believed to be the first killing in the March unrest, are escorted by police out of court in Meikhtila April 24, 2013.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

Pussy Riot member declares hunger strike in prison

An Arizona restaurateur's online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation - and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Restaurant Management

The St. Petersburg Times

Abrupt End for Approved Gay Rally

Sergey Chernov / SPT Two demonstrators at last week's Rainbow Flashmob, which was shut down by City Hall 13 minutes after it began.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian