Largely peaceful protests dwindled early on Friday in Charlotte, North Carolina, as police chose not to enforce a curfew prompted by two nights of riots that engulfed the city after a black man was shot dead by a police officer.
Indian and foreign technology companies including global outsourcing firm Accenture closed offices and told staff to stay at home in the technology hub of Bengaluru on Tuesday after riots over the diversion of water from a river.
Authorities reimposed a curfew in parts of India-administered Kashmir following fresh clashes on Monday between protesters and Indian security forces hours after the government announced an end to a 52-day lockdown.
Indian-controlled Kashmir imposed a curfew and blocked mobile phone services to stop people from gathering in the streets and stage violent protests over the killing of a young separatist commander by security forces.
Tens of thousands of mourners attended the funeral of a top rebel commander as tensions intensified in Indian-administered Kashmir, with authorities imposing a curfew on large parts of the disputed region.
The death toll from caste riots in northern India has risen to 19, a state government official told AFP on Monday, adding that the protests had eased overnight.
Indian authorities imposed a curfew and issued shoot-on-sight orders in a northern state neighbouring New Delhi Saturday, after spreading caste protests left at least one person dead ...
