Protesters against bus fare hikes clashed with police on Monday evening, turning the downtown area of this Brazilian city into chaos.
Turkish police on Sunday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Ankara as nationwide protests against the pro-Islamic government led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved on.
Several Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers on Monday morning seized a building in a residential area at the northern edged of Kabul International Airport and launched firing and rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack against the airport and the nearby U.S. and Afghan army military compound.
As Turkish unions went on strike on Wednesday, thousands of workers gathered in Kizilay Square of Ankara to protest over the police crackdown on the Gezi Park unrest.
The White House said on Tuesday that it welcomed Turkey's apology for use of excessive force to crack down protesters.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the police can take DNA samples from people under arrest without a warrant.
A fresh suicide bombing in a police precinct occurred on Monday morning.This was the first time that such incident happened in a police precinct after the last one in April 2011.
At least five civilians and an Indian policeman were wounded Tuesday in a grenade attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
French police on Monday made a global appeal for assistance via International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to locate a diamond necklace stolen last week during the Cannes film festival.
An Abu Sayyaf suspect was captured by combat police forces during a pre-dawn raid Monday in a hideout in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, police said on Tuesday.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said there are strong indications that the attack in southeast London that killed one man is a terrorist incident, during a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.
A blast rocked Monday night in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur, leaving one dead and three others wounded, police said Tuesday morning.
Eleven runaway suspected terrorists linked to a deadly attack on April 23 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been captured, local police sources said on Monday.
Thursday night's protests outside of the Spanish Congress ended with 15 arrests and 29 people suffering light injuries after ending with some scenes of violence.
Italy's awaited new government took office on Sunday amid hopes of urgent reforms against recession and fears of civil disorder, as two police officers and a passerby were shot and injured during what was supposed to be a day of celebration.
Australia, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A man and his wife have been killed in a house fire in north Brisbane in Australia's Queensland, the state police confirmed on Friday.
A postgraduate student in Shanghai has died more than two weeks after he drank water that was allegedly poisoned by his roommate.
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