Political riots

Ten cars were set on fire in Istanbul’s Başakşehir district on Nov. 8 by unknown attackers.

All of the cars were severely damaged after they were set alight on the European side district.

Dozens of masked men rushed barricades at Hong Kong's main pro-democracy site Oct. 13, triggering clashes as demonstrators tried to push them back and police struggled to contain the chaos.

Two people, in two separate incidents, were mistaken as protesters and were attacked and left in a serious condition

Fearing a police crackdown, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters bowed to government pressure and said they would lift a blockade of key government buildings

Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders vowed to call off talks with the government Friday unless "organised attacks" on supporters stop, as ugly and chaotic scenes broke out at previously peaceful demonstrations in the city.

Tensions rose in Hong Kong on Oct. 2 as the government urged demonstrators to "disperse peacefully as soon as possible" after police were seen unloading boxes of rubber bullets.

Hong Kong's embattled leader called Tuesday for an immediate end to street demonstrations that have drawn tens of thousands and paralysed parts of the city, but protesters refused to move until China grants genuine democracy.

Hong Kong democracy protesters defied volleys of tear gas and police baton charges to stand firm in the centre of the global financial hub

Hong Kong police fired repeated volleys of tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protests and baton-charged the crowd blocking a key road in the government district

Syntagma metro station will be closed from 4 p.m. on Friday due to a concert that will be held in the square to mark the one-year anniversary of rapper Pavlos Fyssas’s murder by a Golden Dawn member.