Washington DC protesters topple statue of Confederate general

Protesters have toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the US capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth – the day marking the end of slavery in the US. Cheering demonstrators jumped up and down as the 11ft statue of Albert Pike — wrapped with chains — wobbled on its high granite pedestal before falling backwards. Protesters then set a bonfire and stood around it in a circle as the statue burned, chanting: “No justice, no peace!” and “No racist police!”....