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Toll climbs in Ecuador prison riot 'massacre'

By AFP

Cuenca - The body count from simultaneous riots at four prisons in Ecuador rose to 79 Wednesday as family members arrived to claim the remains of loved ones killed in hours of full-out gang warfare that left inmates decapitated and burnt.

Ecuador prison riot toll rises to 79

By AFP

Guayaquil - At least 79 inmates died in simultaneous riots blamed on gang warfare at four prisons in Ecuador, officials said Wednesday.

At least 75 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots

By AFP

Guayaquil - At least 75 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.

At least 50 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots

By AFP

Quito - At least 50 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots at three jails in Ecuador, where rival gangs frequently clash in overcrowded prisons.

Sri Lanka frees prisoners after pandemic sparks deadly jail riot

By AFP

Colombo - Sri Lanka freed hundreds of prisoners and said it would release thousands more after a riot sparked by anger over coronavirus cases at one of its many overcrowded jails left nine inmates dead and 113 wounded.

Eight shot dead in Sri Lanka prison coronavirus riot

By AFP

Colombo - Sri Lankan prison guards shot dead eight inmates and wounded at least 71 others in a riot sparked by anger over rising coronavirus infections, officials said Monday.

Portland mayor teargassed at protest against federal crackdown

By AFP

Portland - The mayor of Portland was teargassed Wednesday night as he met with demonstrators protesting against police brutality and the deployment of federal troops into US cities ordered by President Donald Trump.

India uses drones to disinfect virus hotspot as cases surge

By AFP

Ahmedabad - Indian authorities used drones and fire engines to disinfect the pandemic-hit city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, as virus cases surged and police clashed with migrant workers protesting against a reinforced lockdown.The western city of 5.

Police clash with residents in locked-down Paris suburbs

By AFP

Paris - Police fought running battles in at least five suburbs of Paris overnight with residents who accused officers of using heavy-handed tactics to enforce France's strict coronavirus lockdown.

Riot in Colombia prison over virus fears leaves 23 dead

By AFP

Apo - Rioting that swept through a crowded prison overnight in the Colombian capital Bogota left 23 inmates dead Sunday amid rising tensions over the spread of the coronavirus in the penitentiary system.

Greece on high alert on anniversary of teen shooting

By AFP

Athens - Authorities in Greece were on high alert Friday in case annual rallies commemorating the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy 11 years ago once again turn violent.

Thousands riot in Papua, parliament building torched

By AFP

Manokwar - Riots broke out and a local parliament building was torched in Indonesia's restive Papua region on Monday, as thousands protested against the weekend detention of dozens of Papuan students.

Indonesia says top officials marked for death amid deadly riots

By AFP

Jakarta - Four Indonesian officials, including its chief security minister and the president's top intelligence advisor, were targeted in a failed assassination plot that may be linked to deadly riots in Jakarta, police said Tuesday.

Hundreds of prisoners start fires, wound staff in Ukraine riot

By AFP

Odessa - A major riot involving 500 prisoners broke out at a penitentiary in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on Monday with the inmates setting fire to buildings and wounding seven staff members, officials said.

Thirty-two dead in Tajikistan prison riot

By AFP

Dushanbe - At least 32 people were killed in a prison riot in Tajikistan, including 19 members of the Islamic State jihadist group and three guards, authorities said Monday.

Prison riot in Tajikistan leaves 32 dead

By AFP

Dushanbe - A riot at a prison in Tajikistan has left 32 people dead, including 24 members of the Islamic State militant group and three guards, authorities said Monday.

Indian politician gets life over 1984 anti-Sikh riots

By AFP

New Delhi - A veteran Indian politician was given a life sentence on Monday over anti-Sikh riots in 1984 that killed nearly 3,000 people following the assassination of then-premier Indira Gandhi.

Two killed in India violence linked to dead cows: police

By AFP

New Delhi - A violent mob rampaged through villages in northern India on Monday after the discovery of suspected cow carcasses, setting vehicles ablaze and murdering two people including a senior police officer.

Pussy Riot links member's 'poisoning' to African murder probe

By AFP

Moscow - Russian punk group Pussy Riot on Wednesday linked the suspected poisoning of member Pyotr Verzilov with his attempt to investigate the deaths of three Russian journalists in Africa.

Prison riot in Venezuela leaves 11 dead, 28 wounded

By AFP

Barquisimeto - A prison riot in northern Venezuela has left at least 11 people dead and 28 others wounded, a rights group said Friday, the latest tragedy to hit the country's desperately overcrowded detention facilities.

Prison riot in Venezuela leaves 11 dead: rights group

By AFP

Caracas - A prison riot in northern Venezuela has left at least 11 people dead and 28 others wounded, a rights group said Friday, the latest disaster to hit the country's desperately overcrowded detention facilities.

Police hostage crisis at Indonesia jail over: officials

By AFP

Kampungsengon - A hostage crisis involving Islamist prisoners at a high-security jail outside Jakarta has been resolved nearly two days after a deadly riot broke out at the prison, Indonesian officials said Thursday.

Gang clashes in South Carolina prison leave seven dead, 17 injured

By AFP

Bishopville - Seven inmates were killed and 17 injured in clashes between rival gangs over "contraband and territory" at a maximum security prison in South Carolina, in the deadliest outbreak of prison violence in the United States in a quarter century.

At least six police killed in Mexico prison riot: officials

By AFP

Coatzacoalcos - Seven people including at least six police were killed Sunday in a prison riot in eastern Mexico, authorities said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the country's jails.

Riots in Indian cities on eve of Hindu queen film release

By AFP

Ahmedabad - Hindu hardliners rampaged through several Indian cities Wednesday protesting a controversial Bollywood film on the eve of its cinema debut, as violent mobs clashed with police, torched vehicles and vandalised malls.

Brazil authorities put down third prison riot in a week

By AFP

S - Brazilian authorities on Friday put down the third prison uprising this week at a penitentiary in the state of Goias, which was shaken by deadly gang fights earlier in the week, officials said.

A hundred inmates on the loose after deadly Brazil prison riot

By AFP

Rio De Janeiro - Nearly a hundred escaped inmates remained at large from a state penitentiary in Brazil Tuesday after a deadly riot between rival gangs left nine prisoners dead, all of them burned and two decapitated, officials said.

Rubber bullets are not safe: study

By AFP

Paris - About three in every 100 people injured by rubber bullets died as a result, according to a review of recorded casualties published Tuesday, calling for alternative crowd control measures.

Overturned pail sparks deadly riot at overcrowded Philippine jail

By AFP

Manila - A riot sparked by a bucket of water that was accidentally overturned left one dead in a Philippine jail notorious for its brutal overcrowding, an official said Saturday.

New book recounts murder of AFP reporter during US civil rights movement

By AFP

Washington - It was the evening of September 30, 1962 when Agence France-Presse reporter Paul Guihard arrived at the campus of the University of Mississippi.

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Cars damaged in a riot in the Maruti Suzuki Factory.

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Left image shows second male suspect [Suspect C] pictured in the bottom left-hand corner of the image striking the car; right image shows same male pictured from behind (note: he is the person in the middle).

Scotland Yard press release