Police beat mourners in new wave of unrest in Iran
(AP) AP - Iranian police fired tear gas and beat protesters to disperse thousands chanting "Neda lives!" Thursday at a memorial for victims of post-election violence held at the gravesite of the woman whose death made her an icon of the pro-reform movement,
2009-07-30 22:55:29 by JohnD2722 Tags Policeunrestwave
Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest
(AP) AP - The brawl between Han Chinese and Uighurs in southern China was scarcely covered by state media, but accounts and photos spread quickly via the Internet and became a spark that helped ignite deadly riots thousands of miles away in the Uighur homeland
2009-07-08 01:11:43 by Masks292 Tags Internetlatestplaysroleunrest
Iran Unrest Shifts Power Dynamics - Washington Post Times Online. Iran Unrest Shifts Power Dynamics. Washington Post. Alireza Beheshti, a close aide to opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, speaks to supporters during a gathering near Ghoba mosque in Tehran on Sunday. (Associated Press) Comments that
2009-07-02 00:11:15 by LucianoK2183 Tags DynamicsIranPostUnrest
Sunoco fire - Reuters Straits Times. NYMEX-Crude ends up on Nigeria unrest, Sunoco fire. Reuters. * Fire strikes Sunoco's Marcus Hook, Pa., refinery * Nigeria militants hit infrastructure, threaten more NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures settled almost 5 percent
2009-05-18 15:39:04 by NattyD1272 Tags CrudeendsfireNigeriaNYMEXReutersSunocounrest