The unrest lasted three days.

Order in Pakistan could break down irretrievably.

There's a riot! Hey, Elmo's done off.

What Sparked the Yan Zhou Unrest?

Violence in the Middle East makes matters worse.

As social tensions increase, political turmoil will follow.

In the fall, there will be incidents at German and Italian universities as well.

I hope you know that we are not creating chaos.

When commotion breaks out among the women, the guards intervene.

Indeed, civil unrest is already on the rise across the developing world.

There are fires in the steppes of Russia, food riots in Africa.

If they do not, unrest will become more likely.

Riots and political protests would have broken out earlier, too.

The intensity at which a civil disturbance becomes a civil war is contested by academics.

There is some evidence that social unrest follows from inequality.

The United Kingdom had mass riots in London just two summers ago strikes and demonstrations have paralyzed Paris on a regular basis

Everyone I ask seems to think these are worse. LondonRiots

From the Western regions the unrest quickly spread to Central and Southern Ukraine.

Political turmoil punctuated by coup d'états that saw the removal of their president elects before the end of their terms.

Likewise, France witnessed riots in Vaux en Velin, near Lyon, 20 years ago.

This map by radio futurologist James Cridland ( JamesCridland) shows just how far the riots have spread.

As soon as the post election unrest occurred, my byline started appearing on the front pages.

The year began with rising food, oil, and commodity prices, giving rise to the specter of high inflation.

Yes, Haiti's economic collapse is fueling rioting and deaths, but the lies were not Aristide's.

Then massive turmoil erupted in the Middle East, further ratcheting up oil prices.

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In the Middle East, only in Yemen is unrest likely to bring about another regime change.

In March 2004, there were terrible riots all over the province as it then was of Kosovo.

The incident is just a reflection of their condition, and, in the long run, larger scale outbursts are likely to take place.

But he stressed that it would not accept conditional assistance or help from countries that sponsored the insurgency.

In Ukraine that means not only violent unrest, but economic decline and renewed repression.

The Czech players pointed their hockey sticks at the Russians like guns, and their victory provoked anti Soviet riots back home.

The urban disturbances in France have been called the most severe since the riots by students and workers in 1968.

In their eyes, the tumult of 1989 proved that reform and opening were leading to chaos and collapse.

The frustrated middle classes, together with traditional sectors, stage demonstrations and riots, and vote out unresponsive governments.

And at that time disruptions began in the Eastern stands and on the running lanes, stated the head of the CDC.

On the Going Undergound blog, Annie Mole wrote that last night's looting made her feel ashamed to be a Londoner

This violence is mainly caused by cartels that have begun using Central America to smuggle drugs into the U.S.

Commenting on the excessive police response, other users compared the Ferguson unrest to the Bolotnaya protests in Russia.

More ominously, Muslims were often considered a Fifth Column within India, plotting to divide the country further. Such suspicions frequently boiled over into religious riots, in which Muslims bore over 90 of the casualties.

Nevertheless, one wonders why the evidence that inequality causes social unrest is not stronger.

The uncertainty and disorder that have plagued Egypt for the last 18 months are fueling increasing lawlessness in Sinai.

For if the reformers are incited into demonstrating and street chaos ensues, the security forces will have a handy excuse for a crackdown.

Such suspicions frequently boiled over into religious riots, in which Muslims bore over 90 of the casualties.