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Police ramp up security at Aust'n university after gangs target Chinese students

A spate of attacks on Chinese students at Australias most prestigious university has prompted police to ramp up its security presence at the Melbourne campus.

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Australian police ask state gov't for tougher gun-crime penalties

​Skyrocketing gun crime in the Australian state of Victoria has forced police to call on the local government to impose tougher penalties on offenders.

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Weapons haul, police shootings prompt questions over New Zealand gun laws

Lawmakers have called for a review of New Zealand's gun regime after police announced the seizure of a massive haul of automatic weapons in the same week four police officers were shot and wounded.

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Man surrenders after four New Zealand police officers shot

​New Zealand Police on Thursday ended an overnight standoff with a man who allegedly shot and wounded four police officers during a drugs operation.

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More New Zealand schools targeted by suspected overseas threats

More threats were made against New Zealand schools Thursday a day after bomb hoax calls -- possibly from overseas -- disrupted six schools.

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Int'l police probe after bomb threats to New Zealand schools

​Bomb threats telephoned to six New Zealand schools on Wednesday might have come from overseas, a senior New Zealand Police officer said.

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7 militants killed in clash with police in east Pakistan

At least seven militants were killed and five others fled during an armed encounter with police in Pakistan's east Punjab province early Wednesday morning, local media reported.

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India PM holds high-level meeting on airbase attack

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level meeting Sunday night with his cabinet security team on the militant attack on an airbase.

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Britain's counter-terror police search home after Tube stabbing in E London

Britain's counter-terror police on Sunday searched a residential address in east London following "a violent unprovoked knife attack" at a subway station on Saturday.

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Japanese gov't tight-lipped on shrine explosion

​The Japanese government remained tight-lipped Tuesday following a possible explosion a day earlier at the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, stating that investigations were continuing.

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Role of police in peacekeeping acknowledged at UN headquarters

​The heads of police from UN peacekeeping missions on Monday gathered at UN headquarters in New York to discuss ways to improve their support to UN peacekeeping.

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Pro-, anti-Erdogan campaigners clash at Brussels protest against Ankara bombings

​Police used tear gas to break up a clash between pro- and anti-Erdogan campaigners at a Sunday protest in Brussels against the Ankara bombings, local media reported on Monday.

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Police removed from Ecuadorian Embassy in London where Julian Assange sought refuge

​Metropolitan Police announced that police guards from outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange staying, were removed on Monday.

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5 people arrested in Sydney terror-related raids

​Five males aged 16 to 24 were arrested in dawn raid in Sydney on Wednesday in relation to the fatal shooting of an employee outside New South Wales police headquarters last Friday.

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Suspect of south China's serial blasts confirmed dead

Police in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou on Friday identified the suspect of serial blasts on Sept. 30 and confirmed he had been killed in one of the blasts.

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British police investigating child sex abuse claims involving ex-PM

​Britain's four police forces have been investigating separate claims of historical child sexual abuse involving former Prime Minister Edward Heath, British police have said.

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Mexican federal police head fired after "El Chapo" escape

​The head of the Intelligence Division of Mexico's Federal Police, Ramon Eduardo Pequeno, has been fired due to the escape of Sinaloa cartel leader, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera.