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Rioting ? primarily youths attacking police and looting stores ? has spread from parts of London into other major cities, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol.

U.S. markets were poised to open higher Tuesday as futures rose based on anticipated action from the Fed.

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Carling Cup matches have already been postponed due to the instability in the country.

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Sony Corp said on Tuesday deliveries in Britain of compact discs and DVDs could be affected after its sole warehouse for content products in the country caught fire in north London.

World stocks sank sharply for a 10th session running on Tuesday, racking up a 20 percent loss since early May, and gold hit another record high as investors continued to dump riskier assets in highly volatile markets.

The rioting that trembled London over the weekend has spread to at least eight new districts on Monday and Tuesday, including cities of Liverpool and Birmingham, Britain's second-largest city.

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The riots, currently, have continued for the third consecutive day and have spread to other parts of UK.

Rioting and looting spread across London on Monday as hooded youths set buildings and cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and hurled bottles and stones at police in a third night of violence in Britain's worst unrest in decades.

The London riot, now in its third day, is going strong as violent rioters go against police and loot the city. Birmingham and Liverpool are reporting riots breaking out as well. Windows have been smashed, polices vans attacked, and cars set on fire in Hackney. Trains have stopped providing service at Hackney Central Station, whie buses are not operating in Lewisham or Peckham.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron will cut a vacation trip short and return to London overnight to chair an emergency meeting regarding the mounting riots in the country, following the first incident in Tottenham on Saturday. Police cars and several business places have been set ablaze as the civil unrest continues to spread across London.

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The riots that started in Tottenham have moved across London, then to Birmingham. They have now hit Liverpool.

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As the London riots continue to grow, violence and unrest has moved north to Birmingham, England.

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Retail stores have been the main focus of rioters' ire in London. Many high streets are under attack, as rioters break windows to steal electronics and clothing.