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Justin Bieber. ©REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Justin Bieber stopped for traffic offense, again

Justin Bieber was stopped for running a stop sign and driving without a license Wednesday, in the Canadian teen sensation's latest run-in with traffic police.

Justin Bieber stopped for traffic offense, again
Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy©
High-ranking police officers pick up fight in Pavlodar

Two high-ranking police officers have had a fight in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.

High-ranking police officers pick up fight in Pavlodar
©REUTERS/Andres Stapff
Twitter plea for pot costs Canadian his job

A Toronto area mechanic who posted a Twitter message seeking marijuana to alleviate boredom at work this week got an unexpected reply -- from police with an apparent sense of humour.

Twitter plea for pot costs Canadian his job
Kirill Denyakin
Denyakin's case to be reviewed in U.S. in fall

A hearing on the case of Kirill Denyakin murdered in Portsmouth in 2011 will be held in the U.S. on September 14.

Denyakin's case to be reviewed in U.S. in fall
US man held after 'Facebook murder' of wife
US man held after 'Facebook murder' of wife

A US man was being quizzed by police on Thursday after gunning down his wife and posting a gruesome picture of her dead body on Facebook.

US man held after 'Facebook murder' of wife
Police clash with vandals in Sao Paulo
Police clash with vandals in Sao Paulo

Brazilian riot police fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse extremist protesters who ransacked bank branches, shops and a car dealership in central Sao Paulo.

Police clash with vandals in Sao Paulo
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Scottish Police probe claims of abuse at Catholic school

Scottish police on Monday confirmed they were investigating claims of physical and sexual abuse at one of Scotland's best known Catholic boarding schools.

Scottish Police probe claims of abuse at Catholic school
Venezuela celebrates birthday of late leader Chavez
Venezuela celebrates birthday of late leader Chavez

Hugo Chavez died five months ago, but that hasn't stopped his hand-picked successor from holding week-long festivities honoring the late Venezuelan leader's birthday.

Venezuela celebrates birthday of late leader Chavez
Senegal police chief suspected of drug trafficking
Senegal police chief suspected of drug trafficking

Senegal's top police chief and former drug buster is suspected of drug trafficking and was dismissed from his job Thursday as police launched an investigation.

Senegal police chief suspected of drug trafficking
Driver in deadly Spain train crash faces probe
Driver in deadly Spain train crash faces probe

Spanish police were waiting Friday to question one of the drivers of a train that derailed, killing at least 80 passengers, amid media reports it was travelling at twice the speed limit.

Driver in deadly Spain train crash faces probe
©REUTERS/Luciana Whitaker
Attacks in Mexico's Michoacan state leave 22 dead: official

Heavily armed men clashed with federal police in six towns in Mexico's Michoacan state, leaving 22 people dead in the bloodletting.

Attacks in Mexico's Michoacan state leave 22 dead: official
Tight security after French riots sparked by veil row
Tight security after French riots sparked by veil row

France's interior minister said Sunday security forces would remain in place "as long as necessary" after a second night of violence in the Paris suburbs sparked when police stopped a woman for wearing a veil.

Tight security after French riots sparked by veil row
Dead pigs dumped at Australian cemetery's Muslim graves
Dead pigs dumped at Australian cemetery's Muslim graves

Australian police on Wednesday said they were investigating after the remains of two pigs, including their heads and entrails, were dumped at the Muslim section of a cemetery.

Dead pigs dumped at Australian cemetery's Muslim graves
Police attacked with petrol bombs in fresh NIreland unrest
Police attacked with petrol bombs in fresh NIreland unrest

Police were attacked with petrol bombs and a French press photographer assaulted during a fifth night of violence on the streets of east Belfast..

Police attacked with petrol bombs in fresh NIreland unrest
LA vows show of force after Zimmerman-linked violence
LA vows show of force after Zimmerman-linked violence

Los Angeles' mayor announced the deployment of extra police Tuesday to prevent more violent protests over the Trayvon Martin trial.

LA vows show of force after Zimmerman-linked violence
Call for calm as Belfast suffers third night of trouble
Call for calm as Belfast suffers third night of trouble

Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson on Sunday called for peace as a police officer was hurt in the third night of disorder in Belfast.

Call for calm as Belfast suffers third night of trouble
Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©
Almaty administration presents 95 new cars to police

Almaty Akim (Mayor) Akhmetzhan Yessimov has passed new patrol vehicles to the city's policemen.

Almaty administration presents 95 new cars to police
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British counter-terror police probe mosque 'nail-bomb'

British counter-terror police were on Friday investigating reports of an explosion outside a mosque in central England that witnesses said left nails scattered over the ground.

British counter-terror police probe mosque 'nail-bomb'
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Australian police probe surrogate boy abused by dads

Australian police Wednesday described as "depraved" the case of a six-year-old boy obtained by his gay male parents via a surrogate and then sexually abused by them and others.

Australian police probe surrogate boy abused by dads
Police clash anew with Istanbul protesters
Police clash anew with Istanbul protesters

Turkish police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon as they dispersed several thousand demonstrators who had gathered anew in central Istanbul in the latest flare-up of protests.

Police clash anew with Istanbul protesters