The World : New Riots in Panama City

Riot police dispersed hundreds of rock-throwing who had joined in new anti-government protests in Panama City, while a group of armed men set fire to a building owned by the publishers of an opposition newspaper as the police looked on. Authorities later ordered Radio Mundial, a privately owned opposition station, closed for allegedly inciting public disorders. Witnesses said several students were hurt. It was the second day of protest after Panama’s state of emergency was lifted Tuesday--the same day government supporters attacked the U.S. Embassy to protest last week’s Senate resolution calling for the ouster of Panama’s military chief, Gen. Manuel A. Noriega.