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Navalny supporters jailed for penal colony protest

By AFP

Moscow - A Russian court has handed week-long sentences to several supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after they travelled to his penal colony to demand he receive proper medical treatment.

Sri Lanka arrests 'Mrs World' over assault

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Colombo - Colombo police on Thursday arrested the current "Mrs World" on charges of assault over an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the head of the new "Mrs Sri Lanka".

Jordan in security sweep, army cautions king's half-brother

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Apo - A top former Jordanian royal aide was among several suspects arrested Saturday as the army cautioned a half-brother of King Abdullah II against damaging the country's security.

UK police under fire after crackdown on vigil for murdered woman

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London - Police in London drew widespread criticism on Saturday after handcuffing mourners at a vigil for a woman who was murdered after setting out to walk home, in a case that has sparked a national debate about violence against women.

Russian police detain dozens of opposition deputies at forum

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Moscow - Russian police on Saturday arrested around 200 opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a Moscow conference as authorities tighten the screws on Kremlin critics ahead of parliamentary elections.

UK police under fire after crackdown on vigil for murdered woman

By AFP

London - Police in London drew widespread criticism on Saturday after handcuffing protesters at a vigil for a woman who was murdered after setting out to walk home, in a case that has sparked a national debate about violence against women.

UK policeman in elite unit charged with murder of woman

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London - London police on Friday charged a fellow officer with kidnap and murder, hours after confirming a body discovered in woodland was that of a missing woman in a high-profile case that has shocked Britain.

Elite London police officer arrested on suspicion of murder

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London - An officer in London's diplomatic protection branch was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder, police said, as investigators searching for a missing 33-year-old woman discovered human remains.

Italy arrests 'forger' over links to 2015 Paris attack

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Rome - Italian police said Monday they had arrested a 36-year-old Algerian on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group and helping the authors of the November 2015 Paris attacks.

Italy arrests 'forger' over links to 2015 Paris attack

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Rome - Italian police said Monday they had arrested a 36-year-old Algerian on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State group and helping the authors of the November 2015 Paris attacks."The investigations have made it possible to ascertain...

Senegal clashes kill one after opposition leader arrest

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Dakar - Senegalese police clashed with supporters of arrested opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Thursday, leaving one person dead in the south of the country, a police official said.

Two charged with supplying bomb that killed Maltese journalist

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Valletta - Two men have been charged in Malta with providing the bomb that killed anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Thousands protest in Georgia after opposition leader arrested

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Tbili - Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in Georgia on Tuesday after the arrest of an opposition leader, deepening a political crisis that erupted after disputed elections last year.

Thousands protest in Georgia after opposition leader arrested

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Tbili - Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in Georgia on Tuesday after the arrest of an opposition leader, deepening a political crisis that erupted after disputed elections last year.

Wife of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' arrested at US airport

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Washington - US authorities arrested the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, the Justice Department said.

Georgia police detain dozens of pro-opposition protesters

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Tbili - Police in Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Friday detained dozens of pro-opposition demonstrators demanding snap polls, as a political crisis sparked by last year's elections deepened.

New Zealand-Australia row erupts over 'terrorist' dual national

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Wellington - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern angrily accused Australia Tuesday of shirking its responsibility for a dual national arrested in Turkey with alleged links to the Islamic State militant group.

Myanmar military widens coup dragnet as scores protest at university

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Yangon - Hundreds of teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university Friday as the military widened a dragnet against officials ousted in a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions.

Dutch government says won't bow to curfew riot 'scum'

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Den Haag - Cities across the Netherlands were calmer on Tuesday after three nights of rioting against a coronavirus curfew as authorities vowed to crack down on the unrest, blaming "scum" for the looting and arson and deploying a huge police presence on the stree...

Dutch police arrest nearly 200 in new curfew riots

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Den Haag - Dutch police arrested at least 184 rioters after protests against a coronavirus curfew turned violent for a third night, police said Tuesday, in the worst unrest to hit the Netherlands in four decades.

Dozens detained protesting against Nepal parliament's dissolution

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Kathmandu - Police used batons and water cannon Monday to disperse hundreds of people protesting in Kathmandu against the dissolution of Nepal's parliament.Political tensions have been rising in the Himalayan nation since Prime Minister K.P.

Alleged drug lord dubbed 'Asia's El Chapo' arrested in Amsterdam

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Den Haag - The alleged ringleader of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted men has been arrested in the Netherlands, with Australian authorities pushing Sunday for his extradition to face trial.

Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys troops after riots

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Tunis - Tunisian authorities said Monday they had arrested more than 600 people and deployed troops after a third consecutive night of riots, mostly by young people in working class districts of several cities.

S.Africa police arrest thousands for not wearing masks

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Johanesburg - South African police have arrested more than 7,000 people caught without face masks in public since the end of December, the government said on Wednesday.

French national arrested in Bali for meth, guns possession

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Denpasar - A Frenchman has been arrested on the Indonesian resort island of Bali for alleged possession of illegal drugs and guns, police said on Wednesday.

China starts prosecution of Hong Kong 'speedboat fugitives'

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Bejing - Chinese authorities have started prosecuting 12 Hong Kong activists caught while allegedly fleeing the city by boat for Taiwan, officials said Wednesday.

Indonesia arrests senior JI leader linked to Bali bombings

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Jakarta - Indonesia has arrested a senior leader of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network for an alleged role in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings, a police spokesman said.

Detention of two Canadians in China lawful, Beijing says

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Bejing - China's detention of two Canadians for two years on spying charges is lawful, Beijing said Thursday when asked whether the pair would be freed if a Chinese tech boss held in Vancouver returns home.

Baby among five killed as car runs down shoppers in Germany

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Trier - A baby was among five people killed when a car tore through a pedestrian shopping street in the southwestern German city of Trier on Tuesday, police said, after arresting the driver.

Crime family targeted as three held over Dresden museum heist

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Berlin - German police on Tuesday arrested three suspects and raided properties over a spectacular heist a year ago in which more than a dozen pieces of diamond-encrusted jewellery were snatched from a state museum in Dresden.