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Pakistan 'Day of Love' protests over film turn deadly

Pakistan Protest

Protests by tens of thousands of Pakistanis infuriated by an anti-Islam film descended into deadly violence on Friday, with police firing tear gas and live ammunition in an attempt to subdue rioters who hurled rocks and set fire to buildings in some cities.

 

Attempted Murder Charges for Man for Attack on Cartoonist

Danish authorities say a Somali man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder for an attack on an artist whose cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad ignited riots and outrage across the Muslim world.

 

China says another 319 detained over Xinjiang riot

Police in western China have detained another 319 people suspected of being involved in deadly ethnic unrest between Muslim minority ...

 

China: Executions for Rioters Behind Killings

Communist Party official says state will seek the death penalty for those responsible for killing the 156 people who were victims of riots on July 5.

 

China President Hu Leaves G8 Early Amid Rioting

China President Hu Leaves G8 Early Amid Rioting

China's president cut short a G8 summit trip to hurry home Wednesday after ethnic tensions soared in Xinjiang territory, with sobbing Muslim women scuffling with riot police and Chinese men with steel pipes and meat cleavers rampaging through the streets.

 

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