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• Egyptian policeman killed by Sinai gunmen

  Egypt's Interior Ministry says gunmen have opened fire on a security convoy in central Sinai, killing a police lieutenant and seriously injuring ... 

• Afghan commandos kill 22 insurgents

  Afghan commandos killed 22 insurgents on Monday during an operation to capture a Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan, police and the U.S. 

• Mob assaults Tunisia police station, 1 dead

  A mob of alleged religious conservatives attacked a Tunisian police station and clashed with security forces Friday, leaving one person dead and two ... 

• Afghan officials say bombs kill 4 in south

  Afghan officials say two separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan have killed four people, including a district police chief. A spokesman ... 

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  Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman during polio drive

  Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks ... 

• Greece: Police station attacked in gold protest

  Authorities say a police station has been attacked in a village in northern Greece where frequent protests have broken out against plans to develop ... 

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  UK teen police commissioner steps down over tweets

  She was hired to teach local police about British youth — but it was 17-year-old Paris Brown who said she learned a lesson after her scandalous tweets ... 

• Bomb attached to donkey kills Afghan policeman

  An official says a bomb attached to a donkey has exploded, killing a policeman and wounded three civilians. Local government spokesman Sarhadi Zwak ... 

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  Egypt steps up campaign against TV satirist

  Egyptian authorities on Tuesday stepped up a campaign against a popular TV comedian accused of insulting the president, threatening to revoke the ... 

• Bomb-laden truck kills 7 at Iraqi police station

  A suicide bomber drove a fuel-laden truck into a police station in central Iraq on Monday, killing seven policemen, officials said. The morning attack ... 

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  In Pakistan underworld, a cop is said to be a king

  A corrupt, low-level cop with a healthy dose of street smarts rises to control hundreds of illegal gambling dens in Pakistan's largest city. By doling ... 

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  Ex-Pa. state trooper kills wife, self in market

  A former state trooper killed his estranged wife with a shotgun inside a central Pennsylvania supermarket Thursday and then killed himself, days after ... 

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  Bomb explodes near Acropolis in central Athens

  A bomb exploded outside a Greek ship owner's house near a crowded pedestrian area under the Acropolis in central Athens on Wednesday night, causing ... 

• Belgian police kill terrorism suspect in shootout

  Belgian police have seized an arsenal of weapons they say was found at the home of a suspected terrorist whom they killed in a shootout. Belgian media ... 

• US to invest $1.2 million for Ghana police academy

  The United States embassy in Ghana's capital says the U.S. is investing over $1.2 million to construct a training center for the marine unit of the ... 

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  Suicide attackers kill 5 Afghan policemen

  Eight suicide bombers struck a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least five officers, a security official said. 

• Afghan local policeman kills 5 colleagues

  A member of Afghanistan's government-backed militia program has shot and killed five of his colleagues, an official said Friday. The shooting occurred ... 

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  Study finds nearly 2 in 3 hate crimes unreported

  Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks ... 

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  NYC cop: Payback likely after stop-frisk testimony

  A New York City police officer testified Wednesday that he's already been labeled a rat and expects more retaliation from colleagues for testifying ... 

• UK: Senior editor at The Sun charged over payoffs

  The deputy editor at The Sun tabloid in Britain has been charged with authorizing thousands of pounds in illegal payoffs to government officials, ... 

• 2 injured in shooting at German police station

  A man has opened fire at a police station in Germany as he was taken to be fingerprinted, shooting two police officers in the leg before he was ... 

• Greek anarchists claim bombing, threaten attacks

  A militant anarchist group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a package shipping firm in Greece, and is threatening further attacks on ... 

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  AP EXCLUSIVE: Police blamed in Egypt revolt deaths

  The highest-level inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters in Egypt's uprising has concluded that police were behind nearly all the killings ...