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The 70 UC Santa Cruz students who locked themselves inside Kerr Hall for three days left a "huge mess" and will face possible criminal or campus sanctions, a campus spokesman said Sunday night.
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Investgators determine prison riot due to partial lockdown, not food
Investigators have concluded that bad food wasn't the primary cause of a fiery riot at a Kentucky prison in August.
Dozens of asylum seekers injured in Australian immigration detention centre riot
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Iran's Mousavi tells government to end intimidation
Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said on Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place.
Lockdown Not Bad Food Sparked August Prison Riot
Bad food was not the primary cause of a prison riot in central Kentucky in August.
Thousands throng rival Nicaraguan rallies, Ortega backers mass
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Pennsylvania out of prison space; Minnesota could end up with inmates
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Mubarak vows not to tolerate attacks on Egyptians
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Crime graph down, accident rate up in West Zone
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Report: Lockdown caused prison riot
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More than 50 protesters arrested at UC Davis
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Greek police clash with protesters in Athens
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Violence flares at Greek marches
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20:12 Greeks march on anniversary revolt
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Orascom Telecom unit in Algeria attacked
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Bennett pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
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Top cop recalls booze-fuelled 'horrors'
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Cash handout stunt horrifies French minister
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