Greece Sacks Police Chief After Train Tragedy Protests

Greece said on Saturday it had sacked its national police chief, days after clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in the wake of the country's deadliest train tragedy.

Sweden's Top Cop Has 'No Explanation' Why Country Is Overrun with Crime

As once-peaceful Sweden is grappling with a major crime wave that includes murder, gun violence and bombings, at a level unwitnessed by its peers and neighbors, the country's police chief Anders Thornberg admitted that "this is a society we don't want".

Car fires "tradition" in France: About 700 cars burned on New Year's Eve, 490 people detained

 

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Israeli military veterans warn against Netanyahu's far-right partners' control over key posts

Senior Israeli military officials and veterans have voiced concerns over possible control over key posts by the ultra-nationalist partners in the new coalition government led by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.

Pristina intimidates Serb population under West’s passive eye — Russian ambassador

 

The authorities of the unrecognized republic of Kosovo are intimidating the Serb population under the West’s passive eye, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said on Friday.

EU to deploy police in Albania to handle immigration

The European Union and Albania agreed on Monday to allow European police to deploy on Albanian territory to handle immigration issues.

Car Accident Outside London's Museum Has No Terror Background : Police

An incident that involved a car ramming into pedestrians outside the Natural History Museum in London is not treated as a terror attack, London's Metropolitan Police said on Saturday.

15 Officers Injured as Mob of 150 People Goes on Rampage in Germany

A mob of about 150 people, some “rather drunk and aggressive young people,” went on a rampage in the city of Magdeburg in Eastern Germany. The crowd threw bottles and stones in “a massive and targeted attack” that injured fifteen officers.

Hate crimes spiked in U.K. after controversial EU vote, gov't stats show

The United Kingdom's controversial departure from the European Union this year was followed by a rise in hate crimes, according to a new government report.

United States Can No Longer Act as Policeman for the Planet - Donald Trump

The United States can no longer act as the policeman of the world, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said at the first US presidential debate.

North Carolina: Charlotte hit with second night of violence

One person was shot dead on Wednesday in a second night of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials said, as police in riot gear fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a demonstration against the fatal police shooting of a black man who officers said had refused their orders to drop a handgun.

Shooter from Dallas said that he wanted to kill white police officers

One of the shooters who opened fire on a police officer in Dallas, said during negotiations that he wanted to kill more white police officers. The victims of this incident were five guards.

Rio wants armed forces in streets during Olympics

Rio de Janeiro's government has revealed plans to deploy national armed forces in the city's streets to guarantee public safety during the Olympic Games in August.

US police fatally shoot nearly 1,000 civilians in 2015 (report)

A total of 965 American civilians were shot and killed by US police in 2015, and black unarmed men were six times as likely as whites to be shot dead by police, a report said Sunday.