UNITED KINGDOM

London Riot Photos Show Terrifying Scene as Violence Continues

Rioters turned against their fellow countrymen Tuesday night, as the chaos and violence continues in the British capital.

Facebook has done it again - weeks after it joined hands with Skype to beat Google+ Hangouts, the world's No.1 social networking site has launched Facebook Messenger, a free mobile app for iPhone and Android users that allows them to send and receive real-time messages from their Facebook contacts.

Violence, rioting and looting continue in London on Tuesday night, as police and citizens struggle with how to respond to the ongoing crisis.

Apple has done it again - after blocking rival Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia, the technology giant managed, Monday, to get a preliminary injunction (or temporary restraining order) from a German court that prevents Samsung from selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the whole of Europe (excluding the Netherlands).

As a frightened nation asks itself "when will this violence end?" some have started the healing process. Others, however, continue on the looting spree that has shocked the capital since Saturday night.

The rioting that has engulfed London and several other cities should have come as no surprise, given the huge numbers of unemployed and idle British youth.

To stop the four day-long riots in London, police and politicians are considering a number of crowd control methods never before used in the United Kingdom.

A lawmaker called on Tuesday for BlackBerry's instant messaging service to be suspended after rioters used it to mobilize in London and other British cities.

As the chaos in Britain goes into its third day, Internet rumors have claimed that in addition to the widespread destruction, people were having their clothes stripped by looters as police attempted to contain the violence.

Smartphone makre RIM has said it will help police investigate BlackBerry users who have used its messenger service to aid the London riots.

BRC stated that retail shops of every size and type have lost business to the rioters.

A 26-year-old man became the first fatality of the London riots this week after he was shot in a car in Croydon, south of London, police said on Tuesday.

The fact is, as the current disturbances clearly demonstrate, that Britain is a hard, grim and rough nation that has long been scarred by social inequalities, violence, drug abuse, gang warfare, racial tension, the collapse of manufacturing and, now, an economic crisis that threatens to tear the country asunder.

Following three nights of rioting and looting in London, some police, politicians and media organizations singled out Blackberry's messaging network as being a useful aid for UK troublemakers.

Gang warfare, drug trafficking, high unemployment and teenage pregnancy have blighted Tottenham for many years.

A 26-year-old man who was shot in a car in Croydon, south of London, during disturbances this week has died, becoming the first fatality of riots sweeping Britain, the BBC reported on Tuesday.

Would-be rivals to Apple's iPad have more of a chance in Europe than they do in the United States, but they need to cut prices fast to grasp the opportunity, IT research firm Forrester said on Tuesday.

The London riots and looting have continued for the third consecutive day.

Following a surprise U.S. debt rating downgrade by S&P?s last Friday, now attention turns to other AAA-rated countries, which are at the risk of similar downgrade.

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