Six dead in knife attack in Britain - Xinhua

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Days of riots have calmed down in Britain, but social media remain in focus.

As British Prime Minister David Cameron has said when addressing the parliament: "Everyone watching these horrific actions will be struck by how they were organized via social media." Full story

British PM signals new, tough line on policing

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- In response to the riots which struck London and other English cities last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron Sunday announced a tougher approach to policing.

Cameron said in an interview with the weekly newspaper The Sunday Telegraph that there would no tolerance for even petty crimes on city streets, copying an idea called "zero tolerance" which first surfaced in the United States in the late 1990s. Full story

Photo: Over 1,000 charged for riot-related offences in London