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France

Violent clashes break out with 300 protestors and police near Nantes

The gendarmes were stopping demonstrators who wanted to rebuild a squat which was destroyed by 2,500 police this week.

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Police officer by day, artist by night. The Turkish police officer with a gun and a brush

Ahmet Sula's 30-year career as a police officer has inspired some of his work

France

Police and activists clash at protest camp in western France

Nearly 2,500 military police have been sent to evacuate the site in Notre Dame des Landes

Germany

Police continue investigation while tributes pour in for Muenster victims

Reports indicate suspect was a local German citizen

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Germany

German police help man to break up with his girlfriend

Police officers in Germany received an unusual call for help this week from a man dealing with relationship troubles.

France

Watch live: France holds memorial service for ‘hero’ police officer

France pays tribute to the police officer who was killed after trading places with a hostage held by an Islamist militant.

France

Tributes pour in for police officer who traded places with hostage

Tributes were paid to Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, the French police officer who died after swapping himself for a hostage during an Islamist attack

United Kingdom

Police spies helped create employee ‘blacklist’ for UK companies

Workers who complained of safety violations were reported by police spies and prevented from getting another job in the construction industry, an investigation has uncovered.

USA

Austin suspect recorded 'confession'

The suspect serial Austin bomber recorded a "confession" on a cell phone before blowing himself up, but the message gave no clue as to motive.

USA

Texas serial bomber blows self up as police close in

The suspect had carried out a bombing campaign for three weeks, according to police

France

Police question Sarkozy over alleged Libyan campaign financing

French police are questionning former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, over alleged Libyan contributions to his 2007 presidential campaign.

United Kingdom

Over 400 UK schools receive hoax bomb threat

A number of schools in England have received emails containing fake bomb threats, believed to have come from the US.

United Kingdom

Police catch driver carrying fake Homer Simpson driving licence

A driver in the UK tried to pass off a licence with the name, address and picture of Homer Simpson when he was pulled over by police.

Colombia

Colombia seizes 5 tonnes of cocaine in banana shipment

It's Colombia's country's biggest drugs bust so far this year, worth around 350 million euros.

USA

Frances McDormand's alleged Oscar thief arrested

A Hollywood partygoer posted a video on Facebook of himself holding and kissing the statuette.

Slovakia

Anger over journalist's murder piles pressure on Slovakia's government

As Slovaks protest over corruption and the murder of an investigative reporter, several key allies of Prime Minister Robert Fico have already resigned, including his culture minister.

United Kingdom

Far-right terror threat ‘growing and underestimated’ in UK – police ch

The outgoing head of UK counter-terrorism policing reveals that four right-wing extremist terror plots were thwarted in the past year, along with 10 Islamist conspiracies.

United Kingdom

Chicken emergency: Police called over KFC closures in UK

Security forces have urged the public not to contact them over the fried chicken 'crisis' that has forced hundreds of KFC outlets to close

USA

Two police officers killed in Ohio shootout

A suspect was wounded and taken into custody after the incident, which happened when officers were responding to a 911 call

China

Van catches fire and ploughs through Shanghai pedestrians

The van hit 18 people and injured three critically in a busy part of Shanghai.