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Two police officers were shot and wounded in an “ambush” on Thursday in the US city of Ferguson, spurring a manhunt for the perpetrators, according to media reports. "We could have buried two police officers," said St. Louis county police…

An uneasy calm prevailed at Namtara village under Rajkanika block in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, as the men folk disappeared from the village, fearing backlash from the police. As many as 9 men and women, who were injured in police action…

At least six people were arrested for attacking policemen during an anti-liquor protest in Namatara village near Rajkanika of Odisha’s Kendrapara district yesterday. The protesters had ransacked a wine shop and set a police jeep on fire…

One Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in a forested area of Odisha's Kalahandi district on Sunday, police said. The exchange of fire took place in Golamunda police station area, around 500 kms from state capital…

Nine armed Maoists surrendered in Odisha's Koraput district on Saturday, police said. The rebels were members of the Koraput Division of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist.…

Retired ASP of Jeypore, Shri Khetra Mohan Majhi passed away today at a private hospital in Visakhapatnam. He was suffering from several ailments for long. He is survived by three sons and two daughters. His mother, who is a widow, is still…

Three men were killed and two injured in a drug-related shooting in the US city of Houston. Police said they found three bodies Wednesday, two in their 20s and the third in his 50s, at a home in southeast Houston, Xinhua reported. A…

NGO Child Line, in association with Assam Police, Wednesday rescued 19 children from the railway station in Guwahati from a group of traffickers. All the children rescued from the station in Paltan Bazar area are between six and 15 years…

An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) have been suspended over an incident of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's security breach, said twin city Police Commissioner R.P. Sharma Friday. ACP S.K.…

Swiss police searched HSBC bank's office in Geneva as part of an inquiry into alleged money-laundering, a media report said Wednesday. Prosecutors said they were investigating "HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA and persons unknown for suspected…