These may be the dog days of August--traditionally a slow point in the news cycle--but three very big, very different news stories in three very different parts of the world this week have interrupted ...

LONDON — Thousands of extra police officers were stationed on Britain’s streets Friday, as the country faced its first weekend since riots raged through suburbs and town centers, leaving a scarred ...

LONDON (AP) – An inquest jury Wednesday largely vindicated London police over the fatal shooting that set off a wave of rioting across England more than two years ago, finding that officers acted ...

Rats, overcrowding and urgent riot warnings — my day inside a London jail - Britain’s jails are “on the precipice of failure” ...

LONDON (AP) - Britain will not allow a culture of fear to take over the streets, Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Wednesday, saying police have drawn up contingency plans to use water cannons if ...

LONDON (AP) — Sixteen gang members have received prison sentences ranging from 16 months to nine years for their role in Britain’s riots a year ago. The riots lasted from Aug. 7-10, 2011. They were ...

As the U.K. reflects on its recent bout of riots--with analysts searching for lessons and Prime Minister David Cameron declaring a "war on gangs"--Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism is ...

Watching Fox last night I kept hearing fears from a prominent conservative that London-style riots are headed across the pond and will haunt us within the decade due to our entitlement culture. I ...