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Two unidentified aggressors shooting in Aktau in broad daylight

Aktau police is searching for the criminals involved in the shooting on October 1.

Two unidentified aggressors shooting in Aktau in broad daylight
Facebook won't remove murder page: Australia police

Australian police said on Monday that social media site Facebook had refused to take down a page containing offensive material about the man accused of murdering Irish woman Jill Meagher.

Facebook won't remove murder page: Australia police
Police fire rubber bullets at Madrid protest
Police fire rubber bullets at Madrid protest

Spanish riot police fired rubber bullets and baton-charged protesters Tuesday as thousands rallied near parliament in Madrid in anger at the economic crisis, in clashes that left more than 60 people injured.

Police fire rubber bullets at Madrid protest
Samples of new car plates. Photo by Shynar Ospanova©
Kazakhstan adopts new car plates

New car plates will be issued as part of registration or re-registration of vehicles: Kazakhstan Road Police.

Kazakhstan adopts new car plates
Paris police ban anti-Islam film demo near Grand Mosque
Paris police ban anti-Islam film demo near Grand Mosque

Paris police have banned two demonstrations planned for Saturday, including one in front of the city's Grand Mosque, to protest against a US-made anti-Islam film.

Paris police ban anti-Islam film demo near Grand Mosque
Dutch police swamped after teen's Facebook party goes viral
Dutch police swamped after teen's Facebook party goes viral

Riot police went into action in a sleepy Dutch town late Friday to contain thousands of party-goers who turned up after a teenager's birthday invite on Facebook went viral.

Dutch police swamped after teen's Facebook party goes viral
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PHOTO: Four terrorists suspected of attacking Atyrau Interior Department eliminated in Kazakhstan

Four criminals have been eliminated in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, in an anti-terrorist operation on apprehension of the suspects of attack on patrol police officers and Atyrau Interior Department.

PHOTO: Four terrorists suspected of attacking Atyrau Interior Department eliminated in Kazakhstan
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Arizona police start enforcing new immigration law

Police in Arizona can now start asking crime suspects about their immigration status, as a contested law that raised fears of profiling of Hispanics took effect in a state bordering Mexico.

Arizona police start enforcing new immigration law
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Atyrau police checks all Daewoo Nexia and VAZ cars after attack on Interior Department

Atyrau police is checking all white Daewoo Nexia and VAZ cars that the criminals could have used to perform an attack on Atyrau Interior Department.

Atyrau police checks all Daewoo Nexia and VAZ cars after attack on Interior Department
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Two militarymen were wounded in attacks on Atyrau Interior Department

A group of unknown persons attacked Atyrau Interior Department on September 14 and 15 wounding two police officers.

Two militarymen were wounded in attacks on Atyrau Interior Department
Protesters blow whistles against New York police
Protesters blow whistles against New York police

New Yorkers blew whistles Thursday in protests against the police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy aimed at getting guns off the streets.

Protesters blow whistles against New York police
Police wait to interview key Alps shooting witness, 7
Police wait to interview key Alps shooting witness, 7

Police were on Monday waiting to question a young British girl seen as the key to solving the mystery of a shooting on a lonely forest road that left three members of her family and a cyclist dead.

Police wait to interview key Alps shooting witness, 7
US suspends Afghan police recruit training
US suspends Afghan police recruit training

US special forces in Afghanistan have suspended training for about 1,000 Afghan police recruits to vet existing members, the military said Sunday, after a surge in insider attacks on NATO.

US suspends Afghan police recruit training
Violence breaks out at massive Chile student protest
Violence breaks out at massive Chile student protest

Clashes broke out Tuesday in Santiago between police and tens of thousand of demonstrators demanding education reform.

Violence breaks out at massive Chile student protest
British plans to arrest Assange accidentally revealed
British plans to arrest Assange accidentally revealed

British police accidentally let slip their plans to arrest Julian Assange should he leave the Ecuadoran embassy in London, with pictures of their notes appearing in newspapers Saturday.

British plans to arrest Assange accidentally revealed
Mexico police shoot at US embassy car
Mexico police shoot at US embassy car

Mexican federal police shot at a US diplomatic car as they chased criminals south of Mexico City on Friday, in a chaotic incident that left two US embassy employees wounded.

Mexico police shoot at US embassy car
Israel arrests teen girls over hate attack on Palestinians
Israel arrests teen girls over hate attack on Palestinians

Jerusalem police arrested two 15-year-old girls on Monday, bringing to seven the number of Jewish teenagers arrested in connection with a brutal hate attack on young Palestinians last week.

Israel arrests teen girls over hate attack on Palestinians
Shell paid Nigeria millions to guard oil facilities: group
Shell paid Nigeria millions to guard oil facilities: group

An oil industry watchdog said Monday that Shell paid Nigeria's military and police $65 million over two years to secure company facilities, alleging the firm had bankrolled forces widely accused of rights abuses.

Shell paid Nigeria millions to guard oil facilities: group
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Severed head, foot found in Canada

Canadian police found Thursday the head from what is believed to be a woman's dismembered body in eastern Ontario province near Toronto, after retrieving a severed foot from the same river.

Severed head, foot found in Canada
S.African police in deadly clash with striking miners
S.African police in deadly clash with striking miners

An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as police clashed with miners armed with machetes in the most violent day of the weeklong standoff.

S.African police in deadly clash with striking miners