A shelter-in-place order has been issued near Minneapolis in the US state of Minnesota after targeted shootings overnight, local authorities said. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said on Saturday morning local time that "targeted shootings" took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, two neighbouring cities near Minneapolis.

Riot police were seen on the streets of Portadown in Northern Ireland on Thursday (June 12) as anti-immigrant violence moved to a different part of the British-run province. Rioters attacked police in Portadown with petrol bombs,

PORTADOWN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -Rioters attacked police with petrol bombs, rocks and fireworks in the Northern Irish town of Portadown on Thursday, a Reuters witness said, as a fourth night of anti-immigrant violence moved to a different part of the British-run province.

There will be a large policing operation across Northern Ireland this weekend following days of serious violence which saw homes, police officers and a leisure centre targeted during anti-immigration protests.

Authorities in Kenya have arrested a senior police officer responsible for the cell where a blogger died, leading to widespread protests in the capital, Nairobi, that left dozens injured

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan authorities arrested a senior policeman on Friday in connection with the death of a blogger in police custody last week, the police watchdog said, in a case that has sparked violent protests and shone a spotlight on police misconduct.

Outrage over the death of a Kenyan blogger in police custody sparked protests in the capital Nairobi this week after doctors refuted a police claim that the activist died in his cell from a self-inflicted head injury.