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.
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.
29 July 2013
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.
27 July 2013
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.
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.
22 July 2013
Dead pigs dumped at Australian cemetery's Muslim gravesAustralian 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.
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.
15 July 2013
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.
03 July 2013
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.
24 June 2013
Police check of veiled woman sparks clashes near Paris Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an angry crowd in a town on the outskirts of Paris where clashes erupted on Wednesday night after they questioned a woman wearing a full facial veil, which is banned in France.
14 June 2013
Spanish police leverage Twitter to fight crime Spain's national police has built up an army of over half a million followers on Twitter, using them to help swoop on fugitives and get tip-offs on drug dealers in an open dialogue that has helped bring the force closer to the people.
US man held for China French school sex abuse: police An American teacher at a top French school in Shanghai has been detained on suspicion of child molestation, local police said, confirming reports from school officials and parents.