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Tear gas, arrests as Kenya opposition stages protests
The government of President William Ruto has vowed to take a tough stance over the demonstrations, which opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed would go ahead despite not receiving police authorisation
Iran: Over 100 arrested nationwide over mystery poisonings
In the wave of cases since late November, schoolgirls have suffered fainting, nausea, shortness of breath and other symptoms after reporting 'unpleasant' odours on school premises, with some being treated in hospital
Fatal shooting erupts at Georgia party with over 100 teens, 2 killed
Investigators have been piecing together what transpired at the Douglasville home. No arrests have been made in the shooting, and it is unclear whether more than one person carried out the shooting
Minnesota police arrest five after fatal Mall of America shooting
Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges announced the arrests in connection with the Friday night shooting in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington and said all would face murder charges
Iran steps up arrests of activists, journalist in crackdown as Mahsa Amini protests rage
The arrests come on top of severe internet restrictions and blocking of sites, including Instagram and WhatsApp, which activists say is aimed at preventing details of the protests from reaching the outside world
31 killed, several arrested: How Iran's protests continue to spread a week after woman's death in hijab arrest
The protests over the death of an Iranian woman are the biggest in the Islamic Republic since the November 2019 unrest over fuel price rises, and are marked this time by the presence of large numbers of women
Agnipath protests: 46 arrested for arson at Secunderabad Railway station; role of army coaching centres suspected
It was reported that the academies instructed the Army aspirants that they would get a solution if they take the matter to the notice of Central government by indulging in violence (at railway stations) like in Bihar
Sri Lanka crisis: Police under pressure to arrest Rajapaksa loyalists involved in attacks on protesters
Police have arrested some 230 people on charges including violation of curfew, attacking the public and causing damages to public and private properties since 9 May
Birbhum killings: Four arrested from Mumbai brought to Kolkata by CBI
These were the first arrests made by the central agency after taking over the probe
Arrest of Floridian Christian Emmanuel Sanon in Haiti president's killing deepens mystery over assassination
The 62-year-old pastor, unknown in Haitian political circles, suggest he was duped by those responsible for the death of Jovenel Moïse
Mexico declares end of war on drugs; govt won't use army to capture cartel kingpins, says President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared Mexico's war on drugs over, saying his govt would not prioritise using the army to capture cartel kingpins
Ahead of Telangana polls, unaccounted cash worth Rs 10 crore seized at toll plaza; 2 held
Unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 10 crore was seized and two persons arrested in this connection in Telangana's Adilabad district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred Friday evening at Pipparawada toll plaza bordering Maharashtra
Gutkha scam: CBI searches Chennai residences of top GST official and Central Excise personnel
Searches were also conducted at the residence of S Sridhar, former additional commissioner, System and Central Excise Intelligence, DGCEI, in Chennai. The premises of Valavaen, an Indian Revenue Service officer, in Chennai were searched in connection with the Gutkha scam, the officials said.
18 Indian fishermen to face Pakistan judicial magistrate after being held for fishing in country's territorial waters
The 18 fishermen will now join hundreds of others lodged in jails in Karachi before they are released either on completion of sentences or through any goodwill gesture announced by the Pakistan government.
CBI arrests four in connection with gutkha scam, including govt officials and MDM gutkha manufacturers
The gutkha scam arrests come a day after the CBI searched over 40 locations in Tamil Nadu, including the premises of Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijayabasker and DGP TK Rajendran, prompting calls for their resignation.
Reuters journalists jailed for seven years for violating Myanmar Official Secrets Act; activists condemn sentencing
The arrest of Myanmar Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo has sparked an outcry among the international community as an attempt to muzzle reporting on last year's crackdown by Myanmar's security forces on the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine state.
Kerala Police arrest two more in Kannur for having links to Islamic State
Two more persons suspected of having links to the terror group Islamic State were arrested, police said.
Kerala police arrests three men with suspected Islamic State links in Kannur
Three men with suspected links with the Islamic State terrorist group were arrested in the district on Wednesday, police said.
Attack on Sushil Modi's car: Six suspected RJD supporters held; Tejashwi Yadav denies party involvement
Six suspected RJD supporters were arrested in connection with the attack on Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi's car in Vaishali district on Tuesday night.
Three Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for intruding into territorial waters
Rameswaram: Three fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing off Neduntheevu near the Lankan coast, the sixth such incident this month.