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Mexican policeman escaping drug violence denied Canada refuge

When a senior policeman from the violence-plagued Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez had his life threatened by drug gangs, he moved to Canada seeking refugee status. But Canadian authorities say he should be protected by his own government and want to send him and his family back to Mexico. Related articles by Zemanta Mexico Car Bomb Marks New Level Of Violence (news.sky.com) Mexico blames drug cartel for deadly car bomb (reuters.com) Mayor: car bomb used in attack on Mexican police (dailycaller.com)

French police accused of brutality.

They are supposed to protect the citizens of their country, but instead France's police force is facing multiple allegations of brutality and racism. Amnesty International say that French authorities failed to investigate numerous allegations of unlawful killings, racial abuse and excessive use of force. One of those cases was a 69-year-old Arab man who died in police custody. Al Jazeera's Estelle Youssouffa meets his friend, who says he will not rest until justice is done. Related articles by Zemanta Man convicted of insulting Sarkozy (calgaryherald.com)

News Update: Teenage Girl Punched in the Face by Seattle Police Officer;...

A 19-year-old teenage girl was punched in the face by a Seattle police officer Tuesday afternoon after a jaywalking incident that ended in a video-taped altercation recorded by an onlooker, and was released earlier today. Related articles by Zemanta Police Confrontation with Jaywalkers in Seattle (milkandcookies.com) Police officer punches female teenager for jaywalking (thegrio.com) More Citizen Video Impact: Seattle Policeman Punches Woman In Face In Jaywalking Incident Caught On Video (themoderatevoice.com)

Van Der Sloot Confesses to Killing 21-year-old

Peruvian police say the Dutchman Joran van der Sloot has confessed to killing a young woman in his Lima hotel room last week. Van der Sloot confessed during an interrogation. He is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway Related articles by Zemanta Dutchman confesses in Peru murder: police (cbc.ca) Joran van der Sloot Murdered Stephany Flores Over Natalee Holloway Connection (riehlworldview.com) Van der Sloot confesses to Peru slaying (msnbc.msn.com)

Fighting rages in Jamaica

Supporters of an alleged drug lord in Kingston, the Jamaican capital, are engaged in fierce gun battles with the security forces. Several police stations came under attack,and the government has imposed a state of emergency in parts of the city. The attacks came after Jamaica said it would extradite Christopher "Dudus" Coke, the alleged drug lord, to the United States, where he faces drugs and arms trafficking charges. The extradition of Coke threatens to further destabilise a country already rife with drugs-related violence. Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports. Related articles by Zemanta Take in 'Dudus' .....Police tell lawyers to turn over Tivoli strongman (news.smallshop.com) The women behind the dons (news.smallshop.com) Tough response to anarchy -Gov't places capital under limited State of Public Emergency (news.smallshop.com) Jamaica to extradite drug suspect (news.smallshop.com) PM prejudiced Dudus case, says Phillips (news.smallshop.c...

New twist in Spanish hotel tragedy

It's emerged the father of two childen found dead in a Spanish hotel room is an alleged paedophile who'd just been extradited. .