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World News Project » Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots http://worldnewsproject.org Everything You Need to Know About What's Happening in the World Fri, 24 May 2013 21:49:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 IHT Rendezvous: Riots Dent Image of Sweden’s Classless Social Model http://worldnewsproject.org/1252717/iht-rendezvous-riots-dent-image-of-swedens-classless-social-model/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1252717/iht-rendezvous-riots-dent-image-of-swedens-classless-social-model/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:23 +0000 By HARVEY MORRIS http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/riots-dent-image-of-swedens-classless-social-model/ Sweden and its Scandinavian neighbors are proud of their tradition of tolerance, prosperity and tranquillity. But almost a week of rioting in Stockholm suburbs populated predominantly by immigrants is threatening that image.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1252717/iht-rendezvous-riots-dent-image-of-swedens-classless-social-model/feed/ 0 World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: Gay Pride Rally Banned http://worldnewsproject.org/1251739/world-briefing-europe-ukraine-gay-pride-rally-banned/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1251739/world-briefing-europe-ukraine-gay-pride-rally-banned/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:58 +0000 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/world/europe/ukraine-gay-pride-rally-banned.html A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine’s first gay pride demonstration.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1251739/world-briefing-europe-ukraine-gay-pride-rally-banned/feed/ 0 World Briefing | Asia: India: Power Failures Set Off Protests http://worldnewsproject.org/1251874/world-briefing-asia-india-power-failures-set-off-protests/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1251874/world-briefing-asia-india-power-failures-set-off-protests/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:00 +0000 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/world/asia/india-power-failures-set-off-protests.html A blistering heat wave in north and western India has caused widespread electricity cuts and led residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1251874/world-briefing-asia-india-power-failures-set-off-protests/feed/ 0 World Briefing | Europe: Sweden: Riots Continue in Immigrant Neighborhoods http://worldnewsproject.org/1249185/world-briefing-europe-sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1249185/world-briefing-europe-sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:23 +0000 By REUTERS http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/europe/sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods.html Hundreds of young people burned cars and attacked police officers this week in three nights of riots in immigrant neighborhoods of Stockholm, Sweden’s capital.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1249185/world-briefing-europe-sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods/feed/ 0 World Briefing | Europe: Sweden: Riots Continue in Immigrant Neighborhoods http://worldnewsproject.org/1249184/world-briefing-europe-sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1249184/world-briefing-europe-sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:23 +0000 By REUTERS http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/world/europe/sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods.html Hundreds of young people burned cars and attacked police officers this week in three nights of riots in immigrant neighborhoods of Stockholm, Sweden’s capital.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1249184/world-briefing-europe-sweden-riots-continue-in-immigrant-neighborhoods/feed/ 0 Chinese Bear Bile Farming Draws Charges of Cruelty http://worldnewsproject.org/1246297/chinese-bear-bile-farming-draws-charges-of-cruelty/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1246297/chinese-bear-bile-farming-draws-charges-of-cruelty/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:43:56 +0000 By ANDREW JACOBS http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/world/asia/chinese-bear-bile-farming-draws-charges-of-cruelty.html An extract from the gallbladder of bears is believed to have medicinal benefits, but animal welfare advocates aim to convince Chinese consumers of the barbarity of bile farming.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1246297/chinese-bear-bile-farming-draws-charges-of-cruelty/feed/ 0 7 Muslims Sentenced to Prison for Myanmar Violence http://worldnewsproject.org/1246139/7-muslims-sentenced-to-prison-for-myanmar-violence/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1246139/7-muslims-sentenced-to-prison-for-myanmar-violence/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 22:50:36 +0000 By THOMAS FULLER http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/world/asia/7-muslims-sentenced-to-prison-for-myanmar-violence.html A prominent Muslim questioned why Muslims had been prosecuted when human rights groups agreed that most of the violence had been carried out by Buddhists.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1246139/7-muslims-sentenced-to-prison-for-myanmar-violence/feed/ 0 At War Blog: ROTC Returns to CUNY More Than Four Decades After Removal http://worldnewsproject.org/1243401/at-war-blog-rotc-returns-to-cuny-more-than-four-decades-after-removal/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1243401/at-war-blog-rotc-returns-to-cuny-more-than-four-decades-after-removal/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 23:24:49 +0000 By DON GOMEZ http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/r-o-t-c-returns-to-new-yorks-city-college-more-than-four-decades-after-removal/ Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to attend a ceremony welcoming the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to the City University of New York.
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At War Blog: Why National Guard and Reservist Suicide Numbers May Be Misleading

]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1243401/at-war-blog-rotc-returns-to-cuny-more-than-four-decades-after-removal/feed/ 0 Jakarta Journal: Suharto’s Indonesian Legacy, 15 Years Later http://worldnewsproject.org/1240234/jakarta-journal-suhartos-indonesian-legacy-15-years-later-2/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1240234/jakarta-journal-suhartos-indonesian-legacy-15-years-later-2/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:02:48 +0000 By JOE COCHRANE http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/suhartos-indonesian-legacy-15-years-later.html Suharto, the army leader turned president, resigned 15 years ago on Tuesday, and his legacy stirs conflicting emotions among Indonesians.
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]]> http://worldnewsproject.org/1240234/jakarta-journal-suhartos-indonesian-legacy-15-years-later-2/feed/ 0 Jakarta Journal: Suharto’s Indonesian Legacy, 15 Years Later http://worldnewsproject.org/1240231/jakarta-journal-suhartos-indonesian-legacy-15-years-later/ http://worldnewsproject.org/1240231/jakarta-journal-suhartos-indonesian-legacy-15-years-later/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:02:48 +0000 By JOE COCHRANE http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/suhartos-indonesian-legacy-15-years-later.html Suharto, the army leader turned president, resigned 15 years ago on Tuesday, and his legacy stirs conflicting emotions among Indonesians.
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