Man accused of trying to assault deputy (Mankato Free Press)

2 September 2008, 12:23 pm

During an arrest, a Mankato man grabbed a pen from a deputy 's shirt and attempted to stab him.... read more

Stories from The Times (Times of Malta)

2 September 2008, 12:46 am

No talks with Moscow unless troops are withdrawn - Ivan Camilleri, Brussels European Union leaders yesterday gave Russia a few more days to withdraw its military presence from Georgia, warning that it would suspend talks...... read more

Stories from The Times (Times of Malta)

25 August 2008, 12:29 am

Ministry probe over inmates who act as middlemen - Mark Micallef The Home Affairs Ministry has launched a probe into the prison director's practice of having two inmates act as intermediaries for the rest of the...... read more

Officer accused of prank resigns (Mankato Free Press)

22 August 2008, 12:37 pm

Steven Patrick Boyle, 23, of Austin is accused of pulling a prank where he faked the arrest of an 18-year-old woman, then having her flash her breasts to avoid arrest.... read more

Swaziland: Country's Police Arrest Trade Union Leader (AllAfrica.com)

22 August 2008, 4:32 am

The last remaining absolute monarchy in Africa has again showed its contempt for democratic opposition and dissent by instructing Swazi police to arrest Jan Sithole, the general secretary of the Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU).... read more

media library (Global Witness)

19 August 2008, 9:05 am

London, 31 July 2008 - In the latest incident in what is emerging as a pattern of harassment and intimidation of anti-corruption campaigners in Gabon, national police attempted to arrest 5 people on Tuesday at a meeting of the Gabonese Civil Society Forum Against Poverty (FOSCPG) in Libreville.... read more