Egypt postpones all soccer matches following Cairo deaths

A soccer fan is seen near a police car, which was set on fire by fireworks, during clashes between in front of a stadium on the outskirts of Cairo

A soccer fan is seen near a police car, which was set on fire by fireworks, during clashes between soccer fans and security forces in front of a stadium on the outskirts of Cairo February 8, 2015. Twenty-two people were killed in clashes outside a Cairo football stadium on Sunday, the public prosecutor’s office said. Witnesses said people had been crushed in a stampede when police used teargas to break up a crowd trying to enter the stadium from which they were barred. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper

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Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters fight running battles with police in the streets as they recapture territory held by cops

A pro-democracy protester who gave his name as Jackie waits at a hospital to be treated for a head injury sustained during clashes with police in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong

A pro-democracy protester who gave his name as Jackie waits at a hospital to be treated for a head injury sustained during clashes with police in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong police use tear gas on protesters

Protesters walk through tear gas used by riot police against protesters after thousands of people blocked a main road at the financial central district in Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014. Authorities launched their crackdown after the protest spiraled into an extraordinary scene of chaos as the crowd jammed a busy road and clashed with officers wielding pepper spray. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Indonesia police fire teargas ahead of court verdict on election

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's supporters try to shield themselves as police fire tear gas during a protest near the Constitutional Court in Jakarta August 21, 2014.  REUTERS-Beawiharta

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto’s supporters try to shield themselves as police fire tear gas during a protest near the Constitutional Court in Jakarta August 21, 2014. REUTERS-Beawiharta

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Police fire tear gas, stun grenades at Missouri protesters

A protester takes shelter from a cloud created by smoke bombs and tear gas on Wednesday, in Ferguson, Mo. People took to the streets of the St. Louis suburb in response to the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown.

A protester takes shelter from a cloud created by smoke bombs and tear gas on Wednesday, in Ferguson, Mo. People took to the streets of the St. Louis suburb in response to the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown. David Carson/AP

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