Various charities and private groups are organising drives to provide necessities such as food, toiletries and medicine in areas heavily affected by looting

Twenty pharmacies in KZN have been looted and damaged, while one was burned down and several others closed their doors as a precaution

Most protests in SA are peaceful despite the majority of images we see, and democracy is not served by such media distortions, writes Jane Duncan

David Cameron has pledged a "zero tolerance" crackdown on gangs after riots despite a deepening row with police chiefs over plans for US help.

A United States street crime expert has warned that solving the problem of rioting was more complex than just arresting people.

Dozens of protesters clashed with police in Bulgaria’s capital on Wednesday when an anti-government rally turned into a riot, police said.

Hundreds of students threw fire bombs at police in the north of Greece on Monday in a third day of riots sparked by the fatal shooting of a teenager.

Nigeria’s religious fault line was in the spotlight on Tuesday after riots in the central city of Jos claimed hundreds of lives.

Heavily-armed police used sjamboks and their new water cannon – immediately dubbed “purple rain” because of the dye in the water to disperse crowds in Adderley Street, Cape Town,…