French police ransacks mosque

In the aftermath of the Paris attack, the French police has resorted to forcibly searching Muslims' houses and have not even spared mosques, reports France 24.

In their fury and rage the French police ransacked a suburban mosque despite be4ing offered the key to the mosque by the mosque leader. And the action of police can be well understood as Fethi Chouder, who also serves as a vice mayor, was outside the mosque when the police searched it on Monday night. 

Since the November 13 attacks in Paris, nearly 300 searches have been carried out all over France as part of the anti-terrorism effort. Contacted by France 24, criminal lawyer Martine Moscovici explains that the methods used by police during this search are not in any way illegal. 

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Dragged Mozambican taxi driver handcuffed to police van dies in South Africa

You may not believe it but this gory indcident happened right infront of the bystanders in full day light - and no one helped.

Screen shot of the dragged driver behind police van

A video footage taken by a bystander shows a 27 old Mozambican taxi driver, allegedly handcuffed to the back of a police van and dragged through the streets in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg.

The video shows a large crowd gathering, as uniformed policemen tie him to a van, dragging him as they drive away. Two policemen are seen holding the dragged driver by his feet - but when the van sped, they left him being dragged on the road. He was later taken into custody, where he died, local media report.

The driver was only accused of parking his vehicle incorrectly.

The opposition Democratic Alliance party (DA) called for the officers involved to be suspended and for a thorough investigation to be carried out.

"The fact that it was police who were the vigilantes in this case shows that we cannot trust the [South African Police Service] to uphold the law," said provincial parliamentarian Kate Lorimer, AFP reports.

It may be added that there was outrage last August when police shot dead 34 striking miners at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa's North West province.

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Traversée de Paris a la Nage 'Race across Paris' denied to French swimmers

As France’s swimmers gave a stunning performance at the London Games, the Paris police authorities put the brakes on an attempt to revive a once-popular swimming race through the capital. Organisers remain determined to make it happen next year.

Traversée de Paris a la Nage [Photo: Parisalanage]

The “Traversée de Paris a la Nage” [swim across Paris] was due to take place on September 2 for the first time in nearly 70 years.

But the Préfecture de Police de Paris (PP) pulled the plug on the event on Monday August 7, deeming the river water to be “of manifestly insufficient quality for swimming” despite “significant improvements in recent years.”

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Shocking Video of beating Female Protester in Egypt

The protests can turn ugly and noisy. But when it comes to beating female protesters publicly, dragging them in streets, tearing their clothes and revealing their modesty, it is shameful, disgusting and more shameful.

A video footage being shared on YouTube is capture of one such shameful act by the law enforcing agencies, which shows Egypt's military police viciously clubbing a woman, repeatedly kicking her head and then stomping on her semi-naked chest.

You may watch the video below, but viewers' discretion is requested as it contains graphic content.

The gory event has triggered a wave of outrage in Egypt and protesters threaten to become more violent. 

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Police dismantle two anti-Wall Street protest camps

The Times of India

Hundreds of riot police flooded into downtown Los Angeles and Philadelphia on Wednesday to clear anti-Wall Street protest camps in mostly peaceful operations that saw dozens arrested. 

It is reported that dozens of officers in helmets formed lines to seal off an area around the City Hall park camp, while others began arresting around a dozen protesters and leading them away in plastic handcuffs. 

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Sherry Rehman named Pakistan envoy to USA

Full Story: The Times of India 24 Nov

Former information minister Sherry Rehman was named as Pakistan's new envoy to the US after the current envoy, Husain Haqqani, resigned Tuesday. Haqqani in the wake of the "memogate" scandal.

Sherry rehman - the new Pakistani Envoy to USA

Sherry Rehman, an MP from the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party, also heads the Jinnah Institute, an Islamabad based think tank. Talking to the media after her appointment, Rehman said that she would work hard to present Pakistan's case at international forums.

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New Zealand police searching for illegal recordings of PM

Full Story: Yahoo News 23 Nov

New Zealand police Wednesday began searching four media organizations three days before national elections to seize evidence related to a recording of Prime Minister John Key that he says was illegally obtained.

Police say the search warrants will be executed Wednesday and Thursday. They are seeking copies of the recorded conversation between Key and an ally, interviews with the cameraman who recorded it and footage from the scene, reports Yahoo News Wednesday.

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