Unrest

(Reuters) – Thousands of employees at Foxconn’s flagship iPhone plant in China have quit since last week, as the major Apple supplier battles the latest bout of labour unrest that …

Europe’s Energy Crisis Could Plunge Poorer Countries Into Blackouts, Unrest For Years Jack McEvoy on November 8, 2022 Energy-starved Europe has stockpiled natural gas to mitigate its energy shortages, meaning …

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian security forces deployed at universities in several cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, stepping up efforts to quell more than two weeks of protests ignited …

(Reuters) -Iran curbed access on Wednesday to Meta Platforms’ Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the last remaining social networks in the country, amid protests over the death of a woman …

By Andy Bruce and Kate Holton RUNCORN, England (Reuters) – Britain’s prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on Margaret Thatcher, judging by her photo ops echoing famous images …

By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s wealthiest nations face rising risks of civil unrest over the winter, including street protests and demonstrations, due to high energy prices and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that unrest in Iraq after powerful Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr quit politics was “disturbing” and called for “dialogue” to ease …

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Dyshika McFadden, 28, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of civil disorder, was sentenced …

A Parma man has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit arson related to the destruction of a parking booth during the May 30, 2020, demonstrations and civil …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Steven Pennycooke, 36, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison, three years of supervised …

By Joyce Lee SEOUL – For years, a separate class of South Korean shipyard workers – hired through contractors – say they endured wages barely one-third regular workers’, got no …

ROCKFORD — A man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for setting fire to a store in Rockford during a period of civil unrest in 2020. SEAN CARDENAS, 22, …

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister on Saturday summoned an emergency meeting of political party leaders after protesters stormed the president’s house in the commercial capital Colombo amid growing anger …

CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Marquis Frasier, 29, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. …

By Olzhas Auyezov and Mark Trevelyan ALMATY -Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Sunday there were casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers after rare protests in the Central Asian …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Mashaq White, 24, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to nine years and two months in prison, followed by three years …

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for setting fire to a Chicago Police Department vehicle during a period of civil unrest …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Elmakayes, 26, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release by …

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Michael Sloan, 27, of Cleveland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese to 43 months, or more than three …

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Steven Pennycooke, 36, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted after trial of a single count of possession of a firearm by …

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Governments must target fiscal support to vulnerable populations hit hardest by rising energy and food prices, and now facing growing food insecurity as a result …

          LOS ANGELES – A West Hills man was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for starting a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant …

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Anessa Renee Fierro, 28, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. …