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No charges for police in shooting death of unarmed Madison teen, more protests scheduled

​No charges will be filed against the police officer involved in the shooting death of unarmed 19- year-old Tony Robinson in Madison in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, said District Attorney Ismael Ozanne at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

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Suspected trafficking ring leader surrenders to Thai police

An alleged leader of a human trafficking ring in southern Thailand surrendered himself to the police on Monday, local media reported.

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British police arrest 15 people in anti-austerity protest near Downing Street

​British police have arrested 15 people in an anti-austerity protest near Downing Street over the weekend, the Metropolitan Police said Sunday.

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Australian police to no longer work alone due to threat of terror attacks against officers

​Victorian police officers will be required to work with a partner at all times, and wear bulletproof vests, under new rules issued to guard against potential terror attacks against Australian police officers.

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Baltimore mayor asks U.S. Justice Department to investigate police practices

​Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Wednesday asked the U.S. Justice Department to conduct a civil rights investigation into the city police practices after the death of 25-year-old African-American man Freddie Gray thrusted the city into the vortex of a heated national debate over police brutality in minority neighborhoods.

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New U.S. attorney general visits Baltimore after unrest

​Newly sworn-in U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday visited Baltimore, Maryland, for the first time since rioting convulsed the city late April in a bid to help ease tensions.

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Protests spread in U.S., demanding justice, against overuse of police force

Thousands of people marched in Baltimore, the largest city of U.S. State of Maryland as well as New York City on Wednesday over death of Freddie Gray, demanding justice and protesting overuse of police force.

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Over 150 injured in teachers' protest in Brazil

Over 150 people were injured on Wednesday in a confrontation between protesting teachers and the police in southern Brazil.

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Egypt sentences 69 MB loyalists to life jail for church arson

​An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced 69 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group to life in prison over burning a church in 2013, state-run MENA news agency reported.

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Obama says no excuse for Baltimore violence, calls for nation "soul searching"

​U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday there was no excuse for that kind of violence that occurred in Baltimore in the past days, calling for the country to do some "soul searching" as the race-related riots convulsed the largest city of U.S. State of Maryland.

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Escalating violence convulses U.S. city after black man's death, state of emergency declared

Thousands of U.S. National Guard soldiers and police forces began mobilizing Monday evening toward Baltimore, Maryland, after Governor Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency in response to escalating violence.

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Maryland governor declares state of emergency amid escalating violence following black man's death

Maryland governor Larry Hogan Monday evening declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to address the escalating violence and unrest in Baltimore City following the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died after he was injured in police custody.

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Collapsed pedestrian bridge kills 7 in Nigeria: police

At least seven people lost their lives in northwest Nigeria's Kano State on Sunday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed, the police said on Monday.

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Kenyan police launch manhunt for 2 terror suspects as college is closed

​Kenyan police on Sunday launched a major manhunt for two suspected terrorists who are believed to be on a mission to kill students of local medical college in Western region.

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Egypt court sentences 22 pro-Morsi defendants to death

​An Egyptian criminal court sentenced to death 22 defendants over storming a police station in Giza governorate and killing an officer in 2013, state-run MENA news agency reported.

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Germanwings flight canceled after bomb threat

​A Germanwings flight in Cologne/Bonn airport was canceled after it received a bomb threat, the airline announced on Sunday.

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Nigeria allays fear over military deployment for general elections

The deployment of military personnel for the general elections in Nigeria will not interfere with the electoral process, the government said Thursday.