Mixed Reports of the US Embassy Riots in Belgrade

On Thursday, rioters set fire to the US Embassy in Belgrade. News sources are mixed, however, as to the significance of this event. The BBC's coverage highlights what they view as the reluctance of Serb authorities and gendarmes to crack down on the violence. "Gangs of...

Violence in Kenya Ahead of Talks

"Police fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse dozens of supporters of President Mwai Kibaki, hours before former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was due in Kenya to mediate the deadly dispute over Kibaki's re-election. "Kibaki is our president!" the supporters shouted in...

Troops clash with Venezuelan protesters

"CARACAS, Venezuela -- Soldiers used tear gas, plastic bullets and water cannons to scatter tens of thousands who massed Thursday to protest constitutional reforms that would permit Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely. Led by university...

Violence Erupts at Jerusalem Holy Site

"The situation grew especially volatile after some 150 protesters barricaded themselves inside the Al Aqsa mosque at the complex. But police did not enter the mosque. The protesters began to leave about 90 minutes after they holed up inside the building, following...

Protests dog Asean leaders' talks

"Philippine police have detained three protesters out of several hundred who refused to disperse near the tightly guarded venues of the Asean summit. The activists, protesting trade liberalisation advocated by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), burned an...