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‘Black May Riots’ in Indonesia: Anti-Chinese Violence That Shook the World

From May 13 to 16, 1998, Indonesia experienced anti-Chinese riots that shocked the world; riots also known as the “Black May Riots.” Under pressure from international public opinio...

25 years later, Cincinnati looks back at racial tension and progress made since riots

Years of mounting racial tension and police intervention shooting deaths brought the city of Cincinnati to the brink in April of 2001, culminating in multiple nights of rioting and...

May Day in L.A. Brings Marches, Road Closures and a Call for an “Economic Blackout”

Demonstrators will travel through downtown Los Angeles demanding labor protections, immigration reform, and higher taxes on the wealthy The post May Day in L.A. Brings Marches, Roa...

May Day protests ramp up in LA as agitators descend on federal building

There's gridlock and tension in downtown Los Angeles as May Day demonstrators flooded streets near a federal building Friday, blocking lanes and confronting law enforcement.

Coast to Coast Crazy: Wild Highlights From May Day Protests

Riots over Star Ferry fare increase kill 1 as 1,800 arrested – SCMP archive

These articles were first published on April 8, 1966. Quiet day explodes into violence by SCMP reporter After a quiet but tense day, Kowloon and New Kowloon last night were again i...

Saturday Links: Thousands Walk Out of Work, School During May Day Protests

The NWS issued a hazard warning, alerting beach-goers to potential sneaker waves and rip currents; Oakland police arrested two people suspected of organizing sideshows; and thousan...

May Day protest footage from around the U.S.

Americans took to the streets on Friday for May Day, also referred to as International Workers' Day. The day commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Affair, when a Chicago protest for an e...

State Security Agents Disrupt May Day Celebrations

Tinashe Sambiri– May Day events in Mashonaland West were overshadowed by tension and alleged intimidation, after suspected state operatives reportedly … Continue reading "State Sec...

May Day 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate

May Day! May Day!! May Day!!! The desperate calls from Chicago, United States workers in 1886, taken up by workers of the world, now sounds more desperate. But the world seems to h...

May Day ralliers protest outside ICE detention facility in downtown Los Angeles

Thousands took to the streets in Los Angeles on Friday to participate in May Day rallies for workers' rights. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Luzdelia Caballero has more.

Mayhem breaks out between anti-ICE protesters, police at Newark’s Delaney Hall — as mayor declares curfew

Mayhem broke out at continuing anti-ICE protests at Newark’s Delaney Hall Saturday night, as police fired tear gas and moved protesters away following tension that included a “tug...

Events that Changed Australia: May 13

The ordinary suburbs of Melbourne became the backdrop for brazen executions, drive-by shootings, and daylight ambushes.

M.O.V.E. 41 Years Later: The Ghost of Brotherly Love

*Forty-one years later, I can still hear the helicopters. I was a 9-year-old student in West Philadelphia when the city I called home transformed into a war zone. Long before Ameri...

May Day 2000 – Anti-capitalist celebrations

May Day 2000 – Anti-capitalist celebrations: May Day has been celebrated in Europe since ancient times as the beginning of Summer, with festivities, dancing and more, but also beca...

'Chinese gang turf wars' could be behind red and black paint attacks on row of houses across Britain that have left resi...

Residents of Lowfield Road in Kilburn, north-west London, were left 'traumatised' earlier this week when they awoke to find their homes looking like a 'murder scene'.

Fears over half term 'linkup' in Southend after bank holiday chaos erupted in Brighton and Hackney as murder probe launc...

The hottest Bank Holiday on record yesterday saw chaos unfold in Hackney where someone was allegedly shot at an unofficial 'day party', while panic unfolded in Brighton after an ap...