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U.S. House approves Capitol riot probe

The U.S. House voted Wednesday to pass the legislation that will create an independent commission to probe the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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Brazilian prison has 2nd riot at beginning of 2018

Inmatesofalow-securityprisoninmidwesternBrazilcarriedoutariotonThursday,thesecondriotintheprisonatthebeginningofthisyear,localauthoritiessaid.Accordingtotheauth

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Violent clashes in Athens on anniversary of student's killing by police

Clasheswithanti-riotforcesendedaseriesofralliesorganizedbystudentunions,left-wingpartiesandanti-establishmentgroupsinthecenterofAthensonWednesdaytomarkthenintha

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Death toll rises to 16 after prison riot in northern Mexico

ThedeathtollfromTuesday'sriotattheCadereytaprisoninnorthernMexicoroseto16onWednesday,theprosecutor-generalofthestateofNuevoLeonannounced.Inapressconference,Bern

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At least 37 killed, 14 officers injured in Venezuela prison riot

Atleast37inmateshavediedinaprisonriotinAmazonasState,southernVenezuelaonWednesday,accordingtoofficials.Thehours-longriotbetweeninmatesandpoliceofficershappenedi

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Brazil drug gangs spark prison riot, 56 dead

Drug gangs sparked a prison riot that killed 56 people, with decapitated bodies thrown over prison walls in the bloodiest violence in more than two decades in Brazil's overcrowded penitentiary system, officials said on Monday.

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At least 60 dead in Brazilian prison riot

​At least 60 people were killed in a prison riot which lasted 17 hours in the northern city of Manaus, authorities said on Monday.

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Police name suspect in Gorontalo prison riot

The Gorontalo Police have named Edi Nurkamiden the sole suspect in a recent riot at Gorontalo Penitentiary; Edi is accused of provoking inmates to attack security personnel and take over the prison.

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Mong Kok riot charges against 10 Hongkongers dropped due to lack of evidence

​Ten defendants charged over the Mong Kok riot walked free on Thursday – including a former member of now-defunct student activist group Scholarism – with the city’s prosecutors citing a lack of evidence as reason for withdrawing the allegations.

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SCMP: Riot gear to be kept in police vehicles following criticism of police preparedness for Mong Kok riot

Riot gear including tear gas canisters and rifles will be loaded onto police vehicles during each deployment in the wake of the Mong Kok riot, the Posthas learned.

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Hong Kong official brands "Fishball Revolution" as misleading term for riot

​Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said on Saturday that it is wrong to use the term "Fishball Revolution" to justify the mob violence in Mong Kok during the Lunar New Year holiday.

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Mexican rights body opens investigation into deadly prison riot

Mexico's National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH) has opened a case into the riot at the Topo Chico prison in Monterrey in which 52 people died and 12 others were injured, the CNDH announced Thursday.

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At lest 2 killed in riot in Brazilian prison

At least two inmates were killed on Sunday in a riot at a prison in southeastern Brazil, said local civil defense services.

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Inmates, authorities reach deal after Brazilian prison riot

Rebellious inmates and authorities reached an agreement Monday afternoon after four inmates were killed in a prison riot in the southern city of Cascavel in Parana state, local press said.

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Myanmar president calls for cooperation in exposing riot instigators

Myanmar President U Thein Sein Monday called on the people to cooperate with the government in exposing instigators of the recent sectarian riot that took place in the second largest city of Mandalay.

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27 suspects arrested over riots in Singapore's Little India

Singapore's authorities arrested 27 suspects from South Asia over a rare riot happened on Sunday evening in an ethnic neighbourhood

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Riot in local district "grave incident": Singapore PM

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on early Monday that the riot in a local district involving hundreds of foreign workers on Sunday evening was "a very grave incident."