Conflicts / Tags / Shops

CONFLICTS / NEWS Fri Mar 14, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- Protesters set fire to vehicles and shops in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Friday, as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out, a witness told CNN. Roughly 1,000 people hurled rocks and concrete at security forces, demolishing military trucks an.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon May 14, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- A strike in the Pakistani city of Karachi has closed shops and cleared transport from the roads after two days of violence left 41 people dead. The strike was called amid some of the worst street battles in recent years, triggered by the suspension of.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Fri May 23, 2008 @ 8:23am neoform

BBC News -- Violence against foreigners in South Africa spread to Cape Town overnight with people assaulted and shops looted. "Groups within the crowd started to loot shops owned by Zimbabweans and other foreigners," police spokesman Billy Jones told AFP news agen.. Read More