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Bomb attack injures 8 in northern Afghan city

At least eight people were wounded after a bomb targeted a local leader in Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz on Tuesday, police said.

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10 killed, 150 injured in riots in N. Indian state so far: police

At least 10 people have been killed and 150 injured as protests by the Jat community in the northern Indian state Haryana demanding Other Backward Classes (OBC) status entered the eighth day on Sunday, said police.

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Tens of thousands rally in major U.S. cities to protest conviction of former New York policeman

Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in more than 30 American cities to protest the conviction of Peter Liang, a former New York police officer of Chinese descent. ​

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Aussie police meet need for speed

​Australian authorities have got the need for speed after highway patrol officers receive a new Ford Mustang V8 pursuit vehicle, local media reported on Friday.

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Indonesia on alert for cyanide attack

Indonesia is anticipating all forms of terror attacks, including the use of cyanide to poison military and police personnel, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, has said.

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HK LegCo security panel passes motion for condemnation against Mong Kok riot

Hong Kong's Legislative Council' s (LegCo) Security Panel Tuesday passed a motion for the condemnation against Mong Kok riot.

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Indonesia nabs 33 plotting attacks against airport

Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people from radical Islamic groups who were plotting attacks against a Jakarta airport and other targets, the national police chief said yesterday.

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Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo's alleged money handler detained

Mexican police have arrested Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia, also known as "La Patrona," the alleged money handler for the infamous drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Loera, police sources confirmed Tuesday.

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Indonesia pursues network of alleged terrorists killed in recent shootout in eastern region

The Indonesian police are intensifying efforts to pursue the racialist network of gunmen involved in a shootout with officers that killed a cop and two attackers in Sulawesi, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

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Trains must have collided at "very high speed": German official

The trains must have collided at a "very high speed" and clashed head on, said German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Tuesday after visiting the scene of the train accident which killed at least 9 people.

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Hong Kong chief executive condemns riot, supports police to restore order

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying Tuesday morning severely condemned an overnight riot that caused at least 48 police officers injured and supported the police to restore social order.

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Hong Kong overnight riot injures at least 48 police officers

Some 300 rioters clashed with Hong Kong police after a clearance operation on illegal hawkers from late Monday to Tuesday morning.

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37 killed in fresh military operations in Afghanistan: gov't

​About 34 Taliban insurgents and three Afghan army personnel have been killed during military operations on Sunday, the country's Defense Ministry said on Monday.

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China on public safety alert for Lunar New Year

On Sunday, the eve of the Lunar New Year, Shanghai downtown resident Wei said he was the 6,403rd person to promise on instant messaging app WeChat not to set off fireworks this year.

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Aussie police dismiss recent threats against schools as hoax

The threats made to Australian schools over the past several days appeared to be hoax calls from overseas "designed to cause unnecessary disruption," local authorities said on Tuesday.

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13 students drown off beach in western India

At least 13 students drowned when swimming off a beach in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Monday, while several others remained missing, said police.

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Thousands of criminal cases neglected due to improper file storage in Japan's Osaka

​About 5,000 criminal cases were neglected over years as evidence and files on the cases were abandoned in police stations of Japan's Osaka prefecture, local media reported on Monday.