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'Plug your ears and run': US police sound-cannon use challenged in U.S. court

Originally developed for the military, sound cannons are now used by many police departments.

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Gay rights march halted by Havana police

Gay rights activists organised an unauthorised march down eight blocks of one of Havana's main thoroughfares before they were stopped by police.

Spain

Police in Spain seize 2.7 tonnes of hashish

A three-year joint operation by Spanish and Italian police has resulted in the seizure of 2.7 tonnes of hashish in the Spanish region of Andalusia.

France

Extra police on duty as French capital braces for May Day protests

Shops and businesses in the French capital are bracing themselves ahead of May Day demonstrations, with 7,000 police on duty amid fears of violence

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USA

Minneapolis police officer found guilty in shooting death of unarmed woman who called 911

Mohamed Noor took the stand in his own defense last week, telling jurors he believed Justine Damond was armed and was within point-blank range of his partner, Matthew Harrity.

France

Will France's new 'suicide prevention units' reduce police deaths?

To battle a spike in suicides among its police force, the French government has opened "suicide prevention units" to help police officers. But will they be enough to turn the trend around?

United Kingdom

UK police ask rape victims for social media content on mobile phones

Campaigners have pledged to fight a move by British police to ask crime victims to hand over their mobile phones and social media passwords to investigators.

China

Fake Lego manufacturers apprehended in China

Toys - including an imitation Star Wars set - which were copied from Lego blueprints were seized, a police statement said.

USA

Eight injured after driver ploughs into pedestrians in California

Police say incident appears to have been deliberate.

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Georgia: Police clash with protesters against hydropower plant

Georgian police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a protest by residents of a mountainous region against the construction of a hydropower plant.

World News

'Her life was a shining light': Tributes paid to journalist Lyra McKee

Lyra Mckee, 29, was a celebrated young journalist who had signed a two-book deal with publisher Faber and Faber.

France

French police demand better working conditions after spike in suicides

Twenty-eight French police officers committed suicide so far this year, double the amount recorded over the same period last year.

USA

Armed Columbine-obsessed teenager found dead

The body has been found of an armed teenager said to be obsessed with the Columbine school shootings 20 years ago

United Kingdom

Could fixing poverty be the key to reducing knife crime in the UK?

There are calls for a shift in the government's mindset to deal with increasing knife crime in London.

World News

Violent clashes in Algeria protest

Eighty police officers injured and hundreds arrested in the latest anti-government protests in Algeria

World

Italian police officer alleges colleagues beat up man who later died

An Italian police officer has told a court in Rome he watched colleagues beat a 31-year-old man who later died in custody.

Albania

Albania: armed robbery and deadly shootout at Tirana airport

A robber was killed but others escaped with ‘millions of euros’ stolen as the money was being loaded onto an Austrian Airlines flight.

Romania

Police search for 130 kg of cocaine washed ashore Romanian coast

The cocaine is believed to come from a boat carrying more than a tonne of the drug that capsized last month.

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Brazilian radio show robbed live on the internet

A Brazilian radio show was broadcasting live when a robbery took place inside one of its studios in Sao Paulo on Tuesday night.

France

Union blasts 'pee on a policeman' lyrics for 'inciting terrorism'

The song tells the story of a child who would do anything to not go to school.