Rioters in the UK looted shops, torched cars and buildings, and attacked police stations in four nights of violence that spread from London to other cities. Rioting erupted Saturday night two days after the fatal shooting by police of Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old black man, and went on to include the cities of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham Police arrested more than 1,000 people, and British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that curfew measures and restrictions on social media websites will be considered.
World markets have slid as volatility shook stocks around the globe. New fears of a debt crisis in France surfaced, causing European stocks to drop once again, when concerns over the financial health of French banks gained pace and faith in Wall Street dissipated. The recent market swings across time zones have highlighted how shaky markets are due to growing concerns over the global economy and debt levels in the US and Europe.
A US military helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan on August 6, killing 31 US special operation troops, most of them from the elite Navy SEALs unit that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, along with seven Afghan commandos. It was the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war.
Africa
Fighters pull back overnight from Mogadishu as spokesperson says there would be
no pull out from other regions.
Despite reports that Muammar Gaddafi's son was killed in a NATO air strike in Libya, footage appears to
show him visiting local hospital.
Americas
Riot police break up protests after thousands march peacefully in Santiago to demand
education reforms.
Two American men can go ahead with civil lawsuit over
allegations they were tortured in Iraq at the hands of US forces.
Asia-Pacific
Indonesian security chief says Umar Patek captured in Pakistan in January, helped lead US to
Osama bin Laden.
Central & South Asia
US drone 'kills 23 in training camp strike', according to Pakistani officials.
lanted bomb followed by suicide attack kills at least five and injures another 30 in northwest
Pakistan.
Europe
Yulia Tymoshenko blamed for "systemic
violations" of court rules in politically charged trial over abuse of office in Ukraine.
Andrzej Lepper, who rose from pig farmer to deputy prime
minister, is found hanged in his party office in Warsaw.
Middle East
Syrian envoy to UN slams Western 'hypocrisy' as US tightens sanctions and Assad admits 'mistakes' by
security forces.
Committee to discuss socio-economic reform, after hundreds of thousands protest across Israel over high cost of living.
55
Republican, 26 Democratic congressmen about 20% of US House of Representatives
to visit Israel
by summers end. The Democratic delegation will be followed by two Republican
ones, bringing a total of 55 Republicans
81 Congressmen to Visit Israel in Coming Weeks
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